I know that the basketball program has had some really good support which is great, but WRA holds 7,000 people. WNBA games average 10,000 fans and they’re operating at a $10 million/year deficit
There’s no fan support or NIL money, I just don’t see anyway Northwestern can compete in this new landscape. It’s better to align with schools that match Northwestern’s resources
Hiring Braun was incredibly short sighted, but I just don’t think anyone could work enough magic to take this program anywhere besides the bottom 1/3rd of the B1G
A lot of these recruits in the ‘25 class are picking Rutgers over schools like Clemson, Michigan, Notre Dame, USC and basically all of the top programs in the country. Whatever the staff is selling these kids, it’s obviously working. You gotta believe that the donors must be stepping up with the...
On the plus side, if Rutgers ever starts to be a factor in an 18 team B1G, with teams like OSU, UM, PSU, USC, and Oregon, the media will have no choice but to talk about Rutgers.