Everyone be proud of your efforts, special shout-out to a lot of folks - big donors, folks on this board, and or course, Eric Legrand.
Schiano is back solely because of our efforts. We made the difference, congrats and enjoy!
From:
https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/...-rutgers-coach-after-miraculous-reversal.html
Three weeks of talks fractured when Rutgers balked at some of Schiano’s requests in his final counteroffer. Rutgers’ decision to walk away from fans’ top coaching candidate sparked a firestorm. Since then, Rutgers athletics director Pat Hobbs, university president Robert Barchi, athletics committee chairman Greg Brown and the board became the targets of exasperated fans, who slammed shut their checkbooks and said the Schiano fiasco would be the final straw.
Prominent boosters publicly called for Hobbs’ firing. Other top donors threatened to withhold millions of dollars of planned contributions. Season-ticket holders -- already dwindling in number -- and rank-and-file fans also called for Hobbs’ firing and Schiano’s return. They blamed Hobbs -- who amazingly had to be convinced to interview Schiano in the first place.
When a deal couldn’t get done the first time around, several Rutgers insiders say Hobbs tried to sabotage the negotiations by pointing to Schiano’s salary demands ($4 million per year) and a request for use of a private jet to paint Schiano as greedy. That further alienated fans.
The initial failed courtship sparked intense interest in Trenton, with Gov. Phil Murphy intervening while two former governors, Chris Christie and Richard Codey, publicly sparred over Schiano. Murphy elbowed his way into the talks to iron out details and financing for facilities upgrades -- a sticking point on which Schiano would not relent.
It all amounted to a remarkable uprising from a fan base that has been beaten down by losing. And it worked.
Schiano is back solely because of our efforts. We made the difference, congrats and enjoy!
From:
https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/...-rutgers-coach-after-miraculous-reversal.html
Three weeks of talks fractured when Rutgers balked at some of Schiano’s requests in his final counteroffer. Rutgers’ decision to walk away from fans’ top coaching candidate sparked a firestorm. Since then, Rutgers athletics director Pat Hobbs, university president Robert Barchi, athletics committee chairman Greg Brown and the board became the targets of exasperated fans, who slammed shut their checkbooks and said the Schiano fiasco would be the final straw.
Prominent boosters publicly called for Hobbs’ firing. Other top donors threatened to withhold millions of dollars of planned contributions. Season-ticket holders -- already dwindling in number -- and rank-and-file fans also called for Hobbs’ firing and Schiano’s return. They blamed Hobbs -- who amazingly had to be convinced to interview Schiano in the first place.
When a deal couldn’t get done the first time around, several Rutgers insiders say Hobbs tried to sabotage the negotiations by pointing to Schiano’s salary demands ($4 million per year) and a request for use of a private jet to paint Schiano as greedy. That further alienated fans.
The initial failed courtship sparked intense interest in Trenton, with Gov. Phil Murphy intervening while two former governors, Chris Christie and Richard Codey, publicly sparred over Schiano. Murphy elbowed his way into the talks to iron out details and financing for facilities upgrades -- a sticking point on which Schiano would not relent.
It all amounted to a remarkable uprising from a fan base that has been beaten down by losing. And it worked.
