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Message: [QUOTE="NJCuse97, post: 2148205, member: 5058"] I think there are too many lenses to look at this through. Here is what I think is happening. They rendering was created to get big donors on board (again, it wasn't meant to be public). They wanted to see what kind of funds they could raise from that first and foremost. I think they had to acknowledge that they fell well short of their goals (otherwise we wouldn't be having this discussion). They are now at a point where they need to broaden the base of the fundraising to include the rest of the alumni (outside the typical large money donors, alumni and otherwise). As CL mentioned above, the donors can direct the money to any venue/venture they choose, after all it's their money. Typically they will have a pre-selected choice of boxes to direct your donation which includes one to leave it to the school's discretion. I agree there is a donation threshold they are looking to reach in order to make an announcement. As for the school ponying up that money, consider these "Rutgers like" optics: the school just announced a fairly substantial tuition increase. How does it look for the school to raise tuition and then announce a $250 million stadium renovation? Dear parents, your $45k a year just went to $50k so we can fix our stadium. Good luck on that second mortgage. We will not be doing anything to improve your child's education or teaching facilities as funds are just too tight. Think of this viewing angle; without the donors, the roof replacement with the "same 'ole same 'ole" is inevitable. Maybe they are doubling down that saying this out loud will get more people to buy in (we can't let this happen with our current momentum) than opt out. [/QUOTE]

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