Nice article posted on this site (it's free, I believe) detailing the upcoming facelift of the fundraising arm of the athletic department -> as well as the mountain that they will be tasked to climb. Looking around nationally, the dollars flowing into major programs via donations is unbelievable (hundreds of millions of dollars in some cases).
My general perception is that most folks believe that our athletic department is essentially an endless cash fountain. Those kinds of incorrect assumptions are going to cost us big-time long term. A decade of this kind of separation between us and the rest of the conference/country will take a toll.
I wish this new fundraising team success - they have quite the gap to close. According to the article (if I'm interpreting it correctly) - donor fundraising in the BIG was like this last year.
1. Michigan: $59+ million
2. Iowa: $52+ million
3. Ohio State: $50+ million
4. Illinois: $42+ million
5. Purdue: $40+ million
6. Penn State $39 million
7. Wisconsin: $37+ million
8. Minnesota: $30+ million
9. Nebraska: approx. $13.8 million (2017) - $18.4 million (2018 projected)
I didn't see any data for Maryland/Rutgers/Northwestern/Indiana/Michigan State.
Any thoughts on how Nebraska can close this gap given our limited population base?
My general perception is that most folks believe that our athletic department is essentially an endless cash fountain. Those kinds of incorrect assumptions are going to cost us big-time long term. A decade of this kind of separation between us and the rest of the conference/country will take a toll.
I wish this new fundraising team success - they have quite the gap to close. According to the article (if I'm interpreting it correctly) - donor fundraising in the BIG was like this last year.
1. Michigan: $59+ million
2. Iowa: $52+ million
3. Ohio State: $50+ million
4. Illinois: $42+ million
5. Purdue: $40+ million
6. Penn State $39 million
7. Wisconsin: $37+ million
8. Minnesota: $30+ million
9. Nebraska: approx. $13.8 million (2017) - $18.4 million (2018 projected)
I didn't see any data for Maryland/Rutgers/Northwestern/Indiana/Michigan State.
Any thoughts on how Nebraska can close this gap given our limited population base?