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[QUOTE="NewYorker, post: 4560823, member: 7919"]
The Athletic department is recovering from decades of wanting to go "big time" without the necessary financial support or facilities, as well as an unrealistic mandate from the university president that they would be self-funded. Keep in mind that Rutgers did not even have a basketball practice facility until two years ago, and had to spend millions building one, as well. The first year they joined the Big Ten, the conference told them that they had to upgrade several athletics facilities to make them ready for broadcasts from the Big Ten Network. No other Big Ten school had to do this, and they also received a reduced payment from the conference when they first joined (per the Big Team Ten conference which required a phased share of profits when joining). The record-breaking billion dollar Big Time Ten Contract will help to ease the financial burden for Rutgers, as well as other conference members. You have to spend money to make money, as the saying goes, but the press has not shared that narrative because it doesn't sell papers.
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