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Yup, and the need for a true outdoor or large stadium in the area, which currently has none, was a huge drawing point to going FBS. 
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The only way a low-level mid-major will rise to be with the P4s is to get a huge set of donors who can put up tens of millions every year. I think Sac State wants to be like San Diego State north. Can they pull it off??? Previous Message Previous Message Months ago they were touting a $50 million NIL which seems to now be in question. They came out with a rendition of a new on campus stadium which has disappeared. Then sharing an uncommitted soccer stadium with a local soccer club. Now they are looking at playing at Cal Expo.
First was the on campus push with Populous name drop, then Sac Republic got their act together and got shovels in ground downtown with Casino backing, so on campus withered. Then Cal Expo was next with horse stadium retrofit and talk of other minor teams like Rugby or Pro Lacrosse. Now they are talking of splitting at the new stadium downtown with Sac republic, but nothing official.
Wood, their President, will move on before this collapses or succeeds. They have some NIL, but not the war chest they claimed. He has a good story, but really hasn’t done much but push DEI programs (eliminate whiteness, his quote) and take a shot at pushing athletics. His brother is also behind the scenes with basically no experience setting up corporations to milk these efforts, or other development deals involving the state down the road in Rancho Cordova.
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