Towers: "I'm With Steve (Politi)," i.e., give the man what he wants...

[RU848789]

SIAP, but here's a tweet from Jeff Towers earlier today. I see no reason why Greg coming back to RU won't happen - it just makes sense. Not based on any inside info, just logic, as Greg is simply asking for things other mediocre B1G programs already have and we need if we want to be a player in the B1G. I hate that we have to spend that kind of money, but we don't have much choice, IMO, unless we want to go back to the AAC.

https://twitter.com/jeff_towers?ref...-knights-football-message-board-forum-104069/

 

[bac2therac]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[superfan01]

Putting slot of pressure in Hobbs

 

[SCILS02]

Atta boy Jeff!!!

 

[Knightmoves]

We want RU FB to win but we don’t want to make the financial investment to do so.

Isn’t that why we are in last place in P5?

It started the day RU went big time many years ago and continues today.

Greg is doing RU a favor by asking for capital investments that are needed to win.

Whether RU hires him or not imo.

 

[knightfan7]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Level of concern for basketball and Olympic sports?

 

[Captain Hogleg]

Level of concern for basketball and Olympic sports?

Why? At this point don't the basketball and wrestling programs have their ivory tower? Barnabas Center is built.

 

[Caliknight]

How much more is Towers committing to donate?

 

[knightfan7]

Why? At this point don't the basketball and wrestling programs have their ivory tower? Barnabas Center is built.

Just wondering how one of the biggest BB fans on the board thinks. I know there was a feeling other sports suffered last time around while Greg made his demands.

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

Why? At this point don't the basketball and wrestling programs have their ivory tower? Barnabas Center is built.

Maybe for now...but the RAC us 42 years old and seating has contracted, not expanded. 30% of the seating or more is pretty crappy.
Not saying the RAC isn't or can't be a great place to play...but for fans its gotten old and unattractive up top.

 

[koleszar]

Just wondering how one of the biggest BB fans on the board thinks. I know there was a feeling other sports suffered last time around while Greg made his demands.

I've seen this concern on the basketball board. My thinking this isn't the Big East and we aren't making $6mil. any longer. At that time there was no choice but to have the have's and have nots. But they turned Rutgers football a money loser, into Rutgers Football a money generator. Now we're back to Rutgers football hemorrhaging money. Changing that should be priority number 1 right now and in the end will benefit all sports.

 

[bac2therac]

Level of concern for basketball and Olympic sports?

Not worried and yes its a reversal of my position from 15 years ago

Why?

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[S_Janowski]

How much more is Towers committing to donate?

Probably a lot is my guess. It’s going to take a lot more than a donation from him and his wife.

If we ever want to consistently be big time in a lot of sports we need buy in from the BOG, more mega donors and thousands more low-mid level supports.

 

[Caliknight]

Probably a lot is my guess. It’s going to take a lot more than a donation from him and his wife.

If we ever want to consistently be big time in a lot of sports we need buy in from the BOG, more mega donors and thousands more low-mid level supports.

Sure will.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

 

[Plum Street]

Just wondering how one of the biggest BB fans on the board thinks. I know there was a feeling other sports suffered last time around while Greg made his demands.

Those other sports stunk before greg and stunk after greg

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Get the bell rolling Heff!!

Those other sports stunk before greg and stunk after greg

Actually a lot of them have gotten or are getting better....Since Greg left.

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

Iirc basketball program was and is making money? Right now maybe the only one?

 

[rsutton86]

How much more is Towers committing to donate?

maybe he can get Murphy and the state to pony up resources and not have politicians jump all over the story once it is published how much we are spending

 

[anon_ivydyf0amkzay]

God we're gonna **** this up, aren’t we?

 

[Plum Street]

Get the bell rolling Heff!!


Actually a lot of them have gotten or are getting better....Since Greg left.

Eh well I thought It sounded good lol

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Eh well I thought It sounded good lol

HAHAHAHA!!!

 

[rutgersal]

Just wondering how one of the biggest BB fans on the board thinks. I know there was a feeling other sports suffered last time around while Greg made his demands.

BB just got a $100M practice facility. They have zero room to complain about anything. It’s time to feed the football cash cow.

 

[RUHouston]

Ok sports fans.. there are those that think we can do better than Greg. Probably, maybe, but not if a guy like Greg is pointing out the obvious about what we need to COMPETE like a Big Boy program.

Enough of the chicken shit “Waa we want everything but holee smolee what? You mean we have to PAY FOR IT?!?” Bullspit attitudes!

It’s time to Sh1t or get off the god damned pot!

Please.

Pay the man and be done with it! If he doesn’t produce then he’ll be held to the same standards as any other coach.

Those that whine Greg didn’t do this, didn’t win that seem to selectively forget that if not for him WE ARE NOT IN THE B1G!!

And, AND it’s syllogistic logic to assume that we wouldn’t have got BETTER in the B1G had he not left for the NFL. I mean sh1t, Elmer Freakin Flood beat MICHIGAN and got to 8 wins WITH Greg’s recruits AND if not for Pernetti saving that class? Let’s not forget the class coming in was BETTER BEFORE he left for Tampa! What if they had stayed? Oh, shoot, there’s those pesky FACTS again!!

Fluckin’ A Bubba!

 

[sct1111]

Towers is probably the only donor that could single handedly pay for his demands on his own.

 

[knightfan7]

Those other sports stunk before greg and stunk after greg

Wrestling stunk after? Women's soccer? Women's basketball.

Other than XC and perhaps volleyball, name a team that hasn't improved when you account for the higher level competition they face week in and week out?

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

Greg has some Big Big Plans
Chris Lane told me.

Get it done Patty Boy

 

[anon_ivydyf0amkzay]

For Rutgers (football especially) it real is time to shit or get off the pot...we wanted and lucked into this conference (it certainly was not achievement driven)...if the institution does not give it a real shot...we should just accept our place move to a different level of competition.

We are in arguably the toughest division in CFB (as tough as the SEC west)...shit or get off the pot RU

 

[suggakane]

maybe he can get Murphy and the state to pony up resources and not have politicians jump all over the story once it is published how much we are spending

really...lol

 

[RU848789]

Not worried and yes its a reversal of my position from 15 years ago

Why?

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Exactly. And the facilities are now there, which is huge. No obvious reason for hoops to not continue its upward trajectory.

 

[RUScrew85]

How much more is Towers committing to donate?

I'm pretty sure he's in.

 

[TommyGunn]

Fluckin’ A Bubba!

A “The Right Stuff” reference?

 

[King of S]

The same Jeff Towers who recommended Ash?

 

[King of S]

Belichick might have hired G.S. But he also let him go 3 weeks later. What does that tell you?

 

[sct1111]

Belichick might have hired G.S. But he also let him go 3 weeks later. What does that tell you?

That's... not what happened.

 

[King of S]

That's... not what happened.

Then what did happen?

 

[Unionst]

Wrestling stunk after? Women's soccer? Women's basketball.

Other than XC and perhaps volleyball, name a team that hasn't improved when you account for the higher level competition they face week in and week out?

Actually volleyball has improved.

 

[RUHouston]

A “The Right Stuff” reference?

Yessir! Gus Grissom!

 

[RUHouston]

Then what did happen?

Greg was never officially hired and then decided to spend time with his family.

 

[RU848789]

This seems appropriate...