The all-inclusive Rutgers dumpster fire thread...

[JarHeadJim]

I'll just leave this gem here lol

https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/...oosiers-storybook-national-title-run.html[/UR

Cocaine is a he'll of a drug. Rick James

 

[JarHeadJim]

Shady isn’t leaving until they lead the way.

So never?

 

[Rufus_13th]

Either Urban Meyer is really good friends with Shady or he was paid very well for his comments.

For Raritan Red In Tin Cans (I’m not sure we should insult real knights of old) they must have coaching, players, money to pay said coaches and players, fans that actually care, and add more debt to the more than half-BILLION dollar debt they admit they owe.

I am not so convinced as Mr. Meyer.

They used to be the Queensmen and then the Chanticleers. Kinda cool.

They really know how to crap the bed. They changed the name to Scarlet Knights in the 50s...

 

[dollarbill44]

The B1G is extremely top heavy.. aka tOSU

No way

 

[Orangefizz]

Rutgers is a financial albatross

 

[1776]

The B1G is extremely top heavy.. aka tOSU

They have won the last three national championships with three different teams….the BIG is now the top dog.

 

[JarHeadJim]

As of FebRUary 2nd, 2026, it has been 689 weeks since the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football team was last ranked in the Associated Press Football poll. Keep Choppin.

 

[Hoo's That]

Rutgers is a financial albatross

Just not the way he thinks.

 

[texascpa]

As of FebRUary 2nd, 2026, it has been 689 weeks since the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football team was last ranked in the Associated Press Football poll. Keep Choppin.

That may be true, but nothing wrong with three out of four of those gifs

 

[Rufus_13th]

That may be true, but nothing wrong with three out of four of those gifs

There's a post a few pages back that would suggest maybe not do that.

 

[orangenauburn]

I know this is the bash Rutgers thread but the way things are going on hoops-land other forums may have the all-inclusive cuse hoops dumpster fire thread

 

[ar inj]

I know this is the bash Rutgers thread but the way things are going on hoops-land other forums may have the all-inclusive cuse hoops dumpster fire thread

Have you read the hoops board the whole thing is an Orange dumpster fire, the whole board. Now back to trashing RU

 

[Rufus_13th]

I know this is the bash Rutgers thread but the way things are going on hoops-land other forums may have the all-inclusive cuse hoops dumpster fire thread

 

[dollarbill44]

They have won the last three national championships with three different teams….the BIG is now the top dog.

And it never happened before Rutgers joined. Is that where you're headed with this?

 

[Cusefan95]

Then RU would be in violation if that were enforced. Our stadium bond is a hit to the athletic department. All athletic scholarships at RU are recorded as out of state tuition (even for in state recruits) which makes no sense.
Do you think PSU's athletic revenues were enough to offset the 500 million they are spend in renovations? BTW, UMich is also spending a fortune on stadium renovations. Also there is no financial date for private schools (Northwestern) and the military academies, all of which would fit that AUP that you posted.

Recording all athletic scholarships as out-of-state tuition is fairly standard. I have no idea why.

But assuming you’re correct and other accounting strategies are driving the huge reported losses - that means Rutgers athletics was doomed from moment they jumped to the Big Ten. There were questions if this was going to be a money-losing decision - and their accounting guaranteed it would be since facilities upgrades were required as part of the move. While you seem to be looking at this as a reason to not be concerned - you should be very concerned. There’s no realistic way for Rutgers to ever stop bleeding red from the AD - that means any short term success will be accompanied by articles showing how Rutgers AD is still losing millions. That’ll make sustained success nearly impossible.

 

[HtownOrange]

Recording all athletic scholarships as out-of-state tuition is fairly standard. I have no idea why.

But assuming you’re correct and other accounting strategies are driving the huge reported losses - that means Rutgers athletics was doomed from moment they jumped to the Big Ten. There were questions if this was going to be a money-losing decision - and their accounting guaranteed it would be since facilities upgrades were required as part of the move. While you seem to be looking at this as a reason to not be concerned - you should be very concerned. There’s no realistic way for Rutgers to ever stop bleeding red from the AD - that means any short term success will be accompanied by articles showing how Rutgers AD is still losing millions. That’ll make sustained success nearly impossible.

Spot on.

Fundamentally, any business operation must not spend more than they bring in over time. The concept is easy. The application is difficult because decision makers fail to remove human emotion from the equation. Some go so far as to justify losses on other bases to cover the emotional side of the decision.

Claiming that the AD is a "cost of doing business" to recruit students is a viable basis, but once the cost exceeds the net draw of new students, viability is lost and the basis is destroyed. Compare ND v. Rutgers. ND manages their AD and uses their sports, especially football, to recruit new students from across the nation. Rutgers' AD has apparently little management oversight and does not bring in new students, nor any other new revenue sufficient to cover the costs/expenses of the AD. All private schools and some state schools manage their ADs well.

Congress should legislate that state schools must operate within their AD revenue over time. There will be years when there will be deficits, but there should be years when there is net gain. Over time the break even point must be attained or lean to net revenue.

P.S. I did not use SU as the example as my point is not SU v. Rutgers. SU parallels NDs principles. SU generally pays into SU more often than running in the red.

 

[ImperialOrange]

I'll just leave this gem here lol

Legendary coach says Rutgers could be ‘next Indiana’ after Hoosiers’ storybook national title run

One legendary college coach believes Rutgers could be the next Indiana.

www.nj.com

If Meyer took over as coach maybe they could. They may as well gamble and chuck money at a big time coach and see what happens. Not really going to make their books look any worse.

 

[JarHeadJim]

If Meyer took over as coach maybe they could. They may as well gamble and chuck money at a big time coach and see what happens. Not really going to make their books look any worse.

And I can be the next Huge Heffner!

 

[shandeezy7]

Have you read the hoops board the whole thing is an Orange dumpster fire, the whole board. Now back to trashing RU

Dumpster fire board for a dumpster fire program

 

[ImperialOrange]

And I can be the next Huge Heffner!

I kind of presumed you were?

 

[Chip]

That may be true, but nothing wrong with three out of four of those gifs

So you hate the one on the bottom right where the guy is falling and gets in the way?

Me too.

 

[mathgeek444]

Syracuse football has a record of 69-89 since this thread began.

 

[721Comstock]

Syracuse football has a record of 69-89 since this thread began.

Alll righty then!!

So that means SUNJ can feel free to start The all-inclusive Syracuse dumpster fire thread...
And you can feel free to post over there.


Of course, we have had TWO TEN WIN SEASONS during that timeframe also.

And Rutty?

 

[orangefog]

Alll righty then!!

So that means SUNJ can feel free to start The all-inclusive Syracuse dumpster fire thread...
And you can feel free to post over there.


Of course, we have had TWO TEN WIN SEASONS during that timeframe also.

And Rutty?

That dude must be a math geek to figure that out...oh wait...

 

[JarHeadJim]

Syracuse football has a record of 69-89 since this thread began.