Writers for On the Banks do it because we care about Rutgers and like to share with other fans. It is not a job for any of us (which is a good thing considering our salary) but it certainly is a labor of love. Sometimes events happen as fans that are just too good not to share.
In my “other job” I work in upstate NY, just outside Albany.
Of course, despite being in Syracuse country (I have learned to REALLY hate the color orange!