The San Francisco Chronicle’s Noah Furtado reports on Sacramento State’s “newfound swagger,” which for President Luke Wood has already proven to be worthwhile, remarking: “Our success, of course, is going to be determined upon when and how we become FBS. But no matter what, in terms of what this was all about, we have been successful. Because the whole point of this was to raise the visibility of the institution. And there’s no question that we’ve succeeded in doing that.” Furtado goes on to observe that “Sacramento State has committed to a floor of $2.5 million to $3 million in revenue-shared funds to be distributed to athletes” and that the “figure remains fluid and could grow in accordance with increased ticket sales, corporate sponsorships and the like.” After a string of coaching hires including “cool, cowboy-hatted” Football HC Brennan Marion, former Sacramento Kings point guard/Men’s Basketball HC Mike Bibby and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, who's foregoing a salary to serve as Men’s Basketball GM, Furtado writes that the school has experienced a “level of financial support unlike anything the university has ever witnessed” with AD Mark Orr highlighting that football ticket sales were up 65% from last season – in July. For Wood, it’s now about seeing what those big moves and big bucks can produce, commenting: “We got to win. You can bring in an amazing coach, you can bring in amazing players, you can raise money, but nobody cares about it unless you win.”