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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 5326241, member: 622"]
Yeah, such a bragging point!  Some good discussion and completely ignorant comments from Rutgers fans.  Go see:

[URL]https://rutgers.forums.rival[/URL] [X] .com/threads/ru-deficit.288223/  [You know the drill]

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Last year will be 70 million and this is before paying athletes 22 million.

Look at all the money schools are making off these kids.
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I don't know how anyone discusses these numbers with a straight face in a serious meeting.

The presentation and breakdown of these numbers is not intended to be added up.[/I]

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[I]Any analysis that does not put into context the marketing value of Athletics to the rest of the University is incomplete. Like ANY Marketing activity, Athletics is a necessary cost-center, representing an entity that contributes $5 billion+ to the NJ economy every year.
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Maybe 50 million more from BIG at most over time makes this a 42 million hole without expenses increasing. And you want the rest of the student who earned entrance for academics to pay the guys who got entrance because they can run faster more money?
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No the point is (I believe) Rutgers is off the charts on the loss vs. other schools, no?
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Hot take (that I've said before):

Having the highest AD deficit is a good thing and should be promoted.

Rutgers cares so much that they spend $70m for collegiate athletics - a generally regarded public good.
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Don't disagree but is operating at a 50% loss the model and acceptable? I think that the rub for most. That and the fact that we've made no dent while going from $10 million to $60 million in league rev.

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