When you're right you're right...It all (much of it) alumni interest and new donations, coincided with the 94-95 season & Rose bowl trip/game. And blew up from there.
I don't know if that is really true, or if some schools just lack the overall fan interest.
UW has invested heavily and even Cal and Stanford invested in massive stadium improvements (in the case of Cal) and a new stadium (in the case of Stanford).
UCLA built a $50 million sports facility a few years ago and I think USC dumped a ton of money into the renovation of Coliseum.
Oregon State is certainly enhancing its facilities.
You may have better insight than I do, but it seems to me there is a genuine interest in most Pac schools to be competitive and relevant.
I don't think they do at Oregon.
I sat in on a number of Board Meetings with Dave Frohnmayer and he was well aware and appreciative of the impact sports has had on UO.
It has only gotten better.
Look up the numbers-the donations-the alumni interest.
It all started when that football team started winning in the mid-1990's.
When you're right you're right...It all (much of it) alumni interest and new donations, coincided with the 94-95 season & Rose bowl trip/game. And blew up from there.
Collectively.
I don't know if that is really true, or if some schools just lack the overall fan interest.
UW has invested heavily and even Cal and Stanford invested in massive stadium improvements (in the case of Cal) and a new stadium (in the case of Stanford).
UCLA built a $50 million sports facility a few years ago and I think USC dumped a ton of money into the renovation of Coliseum.
Oregon State is certainly enhancing its facilities.
You may have better insight than I do, but it seems to me there is a genuine interest in most Pac schools to be competitive and relevant.