since the Julie issue was raised --no one can deny this quote from the article--"Where university officials were forced to hide Hermann from public scrutiny across her last two years, Hobbs is back front and center, leading a department in desperate need of leadership."
$1mm private donation to upgrade weight-room in Hale Center
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http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...s_leaders_connect_with_major_donors_foot.html
story about the donor meeting.....I didn't know it was in a VIP's home. very cool stuff.
story about the donor meeting.....I didn't know it was in a VIP's home. very cool stuff.
Yeah, the real estate investor guy married to the cosmetic executive hosted it. Forget their names. He was pretty disenchanted the last few years. Is Towers in the fold, or did he bail when Flood was let go?
Been saying this for YEARS on the RT, BB an Issues Boards.
It's not an "instead of" thing but more of "for now" thing that will get raves for a very little price tag...
1. better exterior lighting (or at least better aimed spotlights)
2. better landscaping
3. paint the damn thing (we did some photoshop stuff with some different ideas)
ALL 3 could be done in house.
The costs are unbelievable. I think Bama spent millions upgrading their weight room a few years after it was built. Rumors are ND is about to throw 60-80 million at an overhaul of their entire facility (weight room, training facility, indoor practice field) that was built only a decade ago.
Cost of doing business in college football is astronomical.
I have a question that people in this thread might know the answer to....is Jeff Towers still an RU booster? just wondering.
actually Im not. Hobbs was what we needed. Unlike the Pernetti tards my first allegiance is to Rutgers and moving it forward. I fully support Hobbs. Hobbs is the right guy to fundraise and fix this basketball mess that was created by Uncle Bob. First order of business is hiring a new coach to move everything forward with the practice facility
Towers was at the fundraiser in Montclair
This link is interesting...
http://d81ldo19jx3e0.cloudfront.net...mplex/AD_Naming_One-Pgr_Multisport_2-8-16.pdf
Total funded according to document: atleast $4.3m with another $2m tenative.
Anyone know if these naming rights are new or this is a document that existed pre Hobbs?
I find an older version created (1/19/16):
http://d81ldo19jx3e0.cloudfront.net...omplex/AD_Naming_One-Pgr_Multisport_BBall.pdf
Moved to funded between 1/19 and 2/8...
Men's Basketball Head Coach Office $500k
Men's Basketball Assistant Coach Office #1 $150k
Funded in original document...
Administrative Office Suite atleast $1m
Men's Basketball Office Suite atleast $1m
Men's Basketball Lounge atleast $500k
Women's Basketball Lounge atleast $500k
Men's Basketball Head Coach Office atleast $500k
Men's Basketball Assistant Coach Office #1 atleast $150k
Tenative in both documents...
Men's Basketball Locker Room atleast $1m
Women's Basketball Locker Room atleast $1m
http://d81ldo19jx3e0.cloudfront.net...mplex/AD_Naming_One-Pgr_Multisport_2-8-16.pdf
Total funded according to document: atleast $4.3m with another $2m tenative.
Anyone know if these naming rights are new or this is a document that existed pre Hobbs?
I find an older version created (1/19/16):
http://d81ldo19jx3e0.cloudfront.net...omplex/AD_Naming_One-Pgr_Multisport_BBall.pdf
Moved to funded between 1/19 and 2/8...
Men's Basketball Head Coach Office $500k
Men's Basketball Assistant Coach Office #1 $150k
Funded in original document...
Administrative Office Suite atleast $1m
Men's Basketball Office Suite atleast $1m
Men's Basketball Lounge atleast $500k
Women's Basketball Lounge atleast $500k
Men's Basketball Head Coach Office atleast $500k
Men's Basketball Assistant Coach Office #1 atleast $150k
Tenative in both documents...
Men's Basketball Locker Room atleast $1m
Women's Basketball Locker Room atleast $1m
The first one is linked on big ten build site. The document name has a date in it, which gives idea there's other versions. From there Google search magic to find other versions indexed.
Wow!
Remember how little RU was able to fundraise for the stadium expansion.
Hobbs is indeed killing it to secure this much in 2 months.
I guess this is the funding "tracker" I was told would be added to the site.
Hobbs is killing it in fundraising. :cool2:
Hobbs is killing it in fundraising. :cool2:
Wow. So for a cool $125,000, we can have the "Ole Cabbagehead Assistant Wrestling Coach #3 Office."
In all seriousness though, that funding tracker is awesome. Money follows money. They need to show that other people are getting on board, and it will be easier to bring more people into the fold. That was the big issue with Julie's tenure...it never seemed as though anything was happening.
In all seriousness though, that funding tracker is awesome. Money follows money. They need to show that other people are getting on board, and it will be easier to bring more people into the fold. That was the big issue with Julie's tenure...it never seemed as though anything was happening.
It goes well with cauliflower ear.
"Where university officials were forced to hide Hermann from public scrutiny across her last two years, Hobbs is back front and center, leading a department in desperate need of leadership."
Exactly. The AD HAS to be the face of athletics, and any excuses made during the past two years simply don't hold up.
But I am puzzled as to how any Rutgers fan could keep up with the "moved from I-AA to I-A" crap. We NEVER were in I-AA. The NCAA decided to split Division I in the 1970s and we were forced to make a choice. Despite playing mostly teams that would choose I-AA, we chose I-A. And then didn't do a damn thing to justify it for 20 years.
Exactly. The AD HAS to be the face of athletics, and any excuses made during the past two years simply don't hold up.
But I am puzzled as to how any Rutgers fan could keep up with the "moved from I-AA to I-A" crap. We NEVER were in I-AA. The NCAA decided to split Division I in the 1970s and we were forced to make a choice. Despite playing mostly teams that would choose I-AA, we chose I-A. And then didn't do a damn thing to justify it for 20 years.
I look forward to consistent updates on donations via the R B1G Build website. Hope the $ keeps coming in.
