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Caliknight

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If the school were to say, thanks for your money but we can only accept it if it to the science dept., I doubt they would still donate the money.
 
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lighty

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vkj91 said:
Most of their big boosters probably didn't even go there.
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That may be true of most schools as well. It could be true of Rutgers (being the only major college football program in the state) if it ran itself like a big time program. State pride could lead to big donors. It won't with penny pinching leadership though.
 
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GeorgeStreet

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Problem is, lighty, the donated money you're thinking about would only benefit athletics. There is little doubt that success in athletics benefits a college/university overall. But it is an extremely expensive path with very modest returns for the much larger academic side.

What athletic success does, however, is begin to satisfy the personal sense of glory-by-association that many hunger for.
 
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srru86

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RUJohnny99 said:
Reducing faculty hires from 125 to 60 is still growth, not a cut.
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They are cutting back filling of vacancies probably to be replaced by adjuncts. They were not in a major faculty expansion mode.

"The university had planned on hiring 125 new faculty members, a majority of which are replacements due to retirements and open vacancies"​
 
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jerzey devil

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Wow. Just Wow...here in Jersey there would be 100 articles vilifying the donors for ponying up the money to buy out Miles...yet not even a mention of it in this article...different culture down there...
 
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What do you expect from a school that is talking about firing a coach who is 110-32!! If this was any coach at RU we would be erecting a statue of him!! We seem to be happy with a coach who has a 500 record.
 
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The New Orleans area is a different landscape then NJ. The pro teams in the market to compete with for advertising money and donations are the Saints and the NBA franchise. While there are less businesses in New Orleans vs. NY / NJ there are fewer options for sports to entertain clients. Also, LSU is king in Louisiana for casual fans. I have met people from Louisiana over the years that either didn't go to college or went to smaller schools without athletics and they all root for LSU.

in NJ:
- competing with the Giants, Jets, Yankees, Mets, Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Islanders, Eagles, Phillies, 76ers, and Flyers professionally
- for colleges you have Army, Penn St, and Temple locally with many fans having allegiances to Michigan and Notre Dame
- NJ does not have its own TV networks and shares with Philly and NYC
- many of the local businesses prefer to advertise with the professional teams over the local college teams
- many casual fans have tough decisions to make about where to spend their limited sports ticket budgets between college and pro. Rutgers is probably 5th 6th on the list.

in LA:
- competing with the NBA franchise and Saints professionally
- for colleges you have Tulane, the directional schools, Loyola, and Grambling. Some fans may have allegiances to Texas, Alabama, or Arkansas in the neighboring states.
- New Orleans does not share TV stations with other states
- it is likely that the local businesses advertise with LSU on Saturdays and the Saints on Sundays
- casual fans have fewer options to spend their sports ticket budgets on so LSU is probably a top 2 to 3 choice.
 
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Best7Years

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Louisiana's budget woes are all self inflicted. Jindal pushed through drastic tax cuts which took a $1B surplus and turned it into a $1.6B deficit. Jindal claimed the tax cuts would boost the economy, but that hasn't happened so now higher ed is facing public funding cuts by 80%.
 
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Best7Years

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One thing we should emulate from LSU is their Tiger Athletic Foundation (TAF). Instead of donating to LSU athletics directly, donor funds go to TAF. Donors elect the board and vote on how they want their donations used as a whole, giving the group much more power. This is the group that is buying out their HC's contract.

Imagine we set this up at RU, let's call it the Knight Athletic Foundation (KAF). Once you hit your minimum seat contributions for your season tickets, you donate the rest of your annual contributes to KAF. In many ways it would be like the R Fund, but a private, elected board would control it instead of the University. That would mean instead of arguing on this message board, we could simply vote on buying KF out.
 
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Caliknight

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Best7Years said:
One thing we should emulate from LSU is their Tiger Athletic Foundation (TAF). Instead of donating to LSU athletics directly, donor funds go to TAF. Donors elect the board and vote on how they want their donations used as a whole, giving the group much more power. This is the group that is buying out their HC's contract.

Imagine we set this up at RU, let's call it the Knight Athletic Foundation (KAF). Once you hit your minimum seat contributions for your season tickets, you donate the rest of your annual contributes to KAF. In many ways it would be like the R Fund, but a private, elected board would control it instead of the University. That would mean instead of arguing on this message board, we could simply vote on buying KF out.
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Taking ownership of the department. As woeful as our's is, folks on this board with a real say is a scary thought.
 
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