"Those are the little things that we have to break through"

Cut and pasted from Abbey Mastracco's article on how Reggie Theus is working to develop a new basketball culture and athletics mindset at Cal State Northridge:

"As soon as I'm done, remind me that I need to talk to Dr. (Brandon) Martin about a tailgating thing for the volleyball team," Theus said. "I'm glad you reminded me about that."
Theus has been working with the fraternities and sororities on campus to organize a tailgate for the upstart women's volleyball team, which is in contention for its first-ever Big West title. But the event has been met by resistance from CSUN officials.
 
"My thought is, why are they resisting these guys wanting to tailgate to support the volleyball team?" Theus said. "That should be something that the university wants them to do … Those are the little things that we have to break through."
Theus is the basketball coach, but he's also part of a bigger picture of what the university is trying to accomplish. Cal State Northridge wants to shed its commuter school image and become one of the top mid-major athletic programs on the West Coast.

Yes, turf and political squabbles do exist as well as a 'if it's not my sport then who cares' attitude but Theus gets it. Northridge, like so many institutions, has a number of significant problems to overcome -- a tailgate should be a no-brainer and met with enthusiastic support.