Lets try this circular discussion ONE MORE time. First, when did I state it was a big fuss? Second, you stated no one calls out the players and then I wrote one name "carbone" and then you back pedal, and while I don't have time to simply go back and count the negative over positive comments (which I am willing to bet you are probably in the negative 10 to 1 range) I stated a SIMPLE request, and then backed it up with facts from the "3 months to BB season" crowd!
You are a season ticket holder! Great. Our son is on full scholarship so we are not. But then of course we donate to the Athletics program, and the Up Lifting Athletes, and both my wife's company and mine MATCH dollar for dollar. But it seems that you are stating you give $$ so that somehow provides the cover to "BB season is only three months away" crowd? Don't buy it, and is still a classless way to enter into a discussion.
But, I am sure you know who Dexter Bailey is (because he certainly knows my wife and I), so we'll just leave that one alone, when it comes do giving $$ to the school.
Also, as a former D1 football player, our coach told us "you are representing the University in all matters of the school, but make no mistake about it. You are all here as STUDENT Athletes, and when you walk on graduation, it won't be with your helmet, pads and football cleats.
As to the article on Rutgers, yes I read it and while as a former athlete who played in a stadium (back then) of packed 60,000 seats our stadium on Sat was the ONLY game in town and unlike SBU we were nearly 2 hours away (by train) to see an NFL game and was interesting that the article addressed the "pro fan base" of the area. Maybe as some have suggested, they have too many "asians" and as we all know they don't come to the games.
Finally the student athlete on scholarship today also takes home a part of the gate, so no doubt there is some "marketing" going on by the Rutgers players- but then again, maybe their fans if seeing the program continue to struggle in the Big 10 surely will be chanting.... "only 3 more months to BB season".