One wonders if somewhere on the notebook pages Daron Roberts filled with useful information about WVU football he made mention of the Mountaineer Athletic Club.

This, you know, is the top fundraising organization for WVU’s self-supported athletic department, which makes so many football things possible. Travel for games and recruiting, accessories in the stadium, weight room and Puskar Center, capital projects, basically the luxuries kids think about when they’re sorting though scholarship offers.

Well, for the fourth straight year the MAC reported record-setting revenue. This time the club turned out $21.54 million, which was up from the $18.75 million reported for the 2009-10 fiscal year.

Eggleston came to the Mountaineers in October 2006 as director of development for athletics and was promoted to senior director of development for athletics in August 2007. He entered the interim executive director position near the end of the 2007-08 fiscal year and saw the MAC finish with an audited total of $13.85 million. For 2008-09, it was $15.01 million.

In 2002-03, the MAC raised $5.55 million.

“I remember when it was $9 million,” Eggleston said. “When I got here six years ago, we’d just hit $9 million ($9.689 million, plus a $9.226 million piece of Mike Puskar’s largest gift in WVU athletics history). We’ve really taken off since then.

“Obviously, there’s a lot more emphasis on it now and it’s become increasingly important to educate the fans to help them understand how important it is for them to help us. If we’re going to keep moving forward and keep football and basketball and the athletic department competitive and relevant, it takes money.”