Schiano has demands | Sheneman Opinion
He speaks the truth.
It says a lot about the current sorry state of Rutgers' football program that Greg Schiano's time at the helm are viewed as the glory days. Just a reminder that Coach Schiano finished his tenure at Rutgers with a 68-67 record, one game above .500. The athletic director would give his left arm to be .500 right now, and he might have to.
The rumors of Schiano's return to Rutgers have been running rampant for weeks now. They perked back up earlier this week after the former coach apparently dropped by for a chat, during which he laid out the exorbitant sums it will apparently take to lure him back. Last time around, the price tag was high enough. Schiano received a salary in multiple millions of dollars annually and strong armed the administration into a $100 million stadium renovation that they will be paying for until the sun swallows us whole. Oh, yeah, and they bought him a house.
Coach Schiano, seeing how low the program has sunk, has new conditions if Rutgers hopes to secure his leadership. He apparently wants higher salaries for assistants, a football only facility to woo recruits and a unicorn. If his conditions are not met, Schiano will refuse to come back and restore Rutgers football to its former glory of perpetual 8-5 seasons capped by an appearance at the Swiffer Sweeper Celebration Bowl vs. Southern New Hampshire University.
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