(01-04-2018 07:55 PM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(01-04-2018 07:39 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(01-04-2018 06:38 PM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(01-04-2018 12:24 PM)penguino Wrote:  

(01-04-2018 11:55 AM)cuseroc Wrote:  This is just not true. Rutgers invitation was contingent on Maryland accepting and offer first. There are many articles available that will corroborate these facts. I have seen no articles that say that Rutgers was first over Maryland

Rutgers waits to see if Maryland accepts

Waits to see if they accept because they're not bringing in just one school to make it 13. So no Maryland (or someone else) no Rutgers. It's not rocket science here. If Maryland didn't go, then we would have waited for someone else. And no, it wouldn't have been syracuse.....If it helps you sleep at night as a Syracuse fan to think RU was 14 so be it.

Your reply certainly doesnt support your statement that Rutgers was #12 ahead of Maryland. My being A SU fan has nothing to do with it.I was glad that Rutgers found a spot in the P5. I was trying to help you to see that you were wrong about being #12 or ahead of Maryland. Maryland was THE school for the BIG as it, in their minds, opens up access to the Southern ACC schools.

Nebraska was #12 guys. Maryland was #13. Rutgers was #14.

Correct JR. I didnt mention Nebraska because they were already invited to the BIG. My point has been that Maryland was the lynchpin for the next phase of BIG expansion, regarding programs that were accepting of the invites
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You’re correct, cuseroc.

Take it from someone that followed Big Ten expansion as closely and wrote about it as much as anyone: it was 100% about Maryland. Without Maryland wanting to move, Rutgers would still be in the AAC. The Big Ten would have never taken Rutgers first (whereas there is a whole list of schools that the Big Ten would have taken along with Maryland). Of course, it’s water under the bridge now.