Bingo! @rutgersal can say we need a field house and more NIL money. One question is: "which is more important?" It's hard enough to get donations for one, let alone both. Second, how do we raise the money for either in the absence of Phil Knight-type alums? It's a lot easier to fund-raise when you have several large gifts to point to as seed money. At the same time, fans should, to the extent they can, help with donations.
Let's suppose we can't raise money for either. The next-best solution is for us to make up for it through superior recruiting, player development, and game-day management. Yet no matter what Schiano does, @rutgersal seems to consider him above criticism because, after all, he doesn't have e field house or NIL; instead, in @rutgersal's mind, we're to blame for not producing enough money. . In truth, though, Schiano and his staff simply have to find ways to do more with less. If they succeed, they pave the way for greater fan enthusiasm, which makes it a lot easier to produce fans, some of whom will be rich enough to help the program. Success breeds success, but the success has to start with the resources we have.
