(06-29-2014 08:45 AM)penguino Wrote:  

(06-29-2014 08:27 AM)Chris02M Wrote:  

(06-28-2014 09:31 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(06-28-2014 09:28 PM)Chris02M Wrote:  

(06-28-2014 08:55 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  They did pretty well the past couple seasons. They seemed to have the building blocks in place for their basketball program but what seemed to be a good hire turned out not to be. That is simply a set back.

there football team was much better under previous coach schiano (even though marrone owned him with 3-1 with less talent )

But their recruiting will be much stronger now at home.

not until they stop with the you commit to Rutgers you can't visit anywhere else or were pulling the offer crap that thye have been doing under there current staff. The Big 10 took Rutgers for 3 reasons:1- eyeballs and cable boxes in NYC area. 2- so they could recruit new jersey harder. 3- Throw a bone to Penn State who was on an island in the Northeast.

I think you Syracuse guys should worry about your own recruiting problems. Last I heard, your best two recruits are academically ineligible......

Once again wrong. The WR recruit is probably the best recruit but our WR numbers are stocked with more talent than since the 90s. The other kid (Safety recruit) was a project with a high upside. If they Prep at Milford they could join the team in Jan 15. We'll see.

(06-29-2014 09:23 AM)Minutemen429 Wrote:  

(06-28-2014 06:00 PM)Chris02M Wrote:  

(06-28-2014 03:20 PM)Minutemen429 Wrote:  

(06-27-2014 08:21 PM)Chris02M Wrote:  

(06-26-2014 09:54 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  History is what you brag about when you cant brag about the present day.

If you want to talk History though, how old is the Rutgers football program? Maryland doesn't bring quality basketball and lacrosse?

The Big Ten got the Institutions that better match the Big Ten. I don't see how you think your history touting matters in that regard but if it makes you feel better then have at it.

Maryland is up and coming in lacrosse , basketball been kinda meh the last couple years(in mens since I don't follow UConn wbb league)(kinda like our football program before marrone and shafer turned the program back towards respectability.) As for Rutgers I can't say anything good about the program sorry, except for geography lucking them into a real conference.

UConn and Syracuse are mirror athletic departments. Great basketball OK football.

basketball similar but are football program is much better than UConn's and the gap will continue to grow while there stuck in the jv club

When UConn and Rutgers were in the same conference, who was better?

football wise Rutgers basketball uconn

(06-29-2014 09:29 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(06-29-2014 07:16 AM)penguino Wrote:  

(06-29-2014 03:22 AM)33laszlo99 Wrote:  

(06-28-2014 02:51 PM)templefootballfan Wrote:  SEC picked up Missouri & Texas
ACC moved into NE corridor
B-10 grapped Nebraska & MD
can u imagine how much money B-10 could have made last 3 yrs,
if Deleney knew what he was doing.
now he has no shot at Va & NC, which was he goal to begin with.

For 61 years The ACC had Maryland, and during their expansion campaigns, they had unimpeded opportunities to acquire Rutgers. It gives me no satisfaction to diss the ACC, but "can u imagine how much money" the ACC could have made if they understood how to monetize their markets with cable TV? You're right that Delany wants UVA and UNC. It's because all of that population growth you point to is driven in large part by B1G alumni. There's a ready-made BTN audience waiting.

One B1G problem with this thinking. The ACC could never get Rutgers, and they knew it (and it wasn't because we thought we were superior to them - lets get that out of the way right up front). That's why the invite never came. RU's intent always was the B1G, like minded schools, land grant, state U's etc. Even if the ACC invited some time in the past and RU accepted, the ACC always new they would leave if the B1G ever invited them - and that was a matter of time. So to not make themselves look rejected, the invite never came.

Perfect fit for RU was never the ACC (or the Big East). The ultimate goal always was the B1G and the ACC (and Big East) knew that.

Rutgers would've taken the first invite...Rutgers could fit either conference.

This. Hell we would've taken a Big 12 or Pac 12 invite if they were forthcoming. It would have been bad business not to stay in a power league.

(06-29-2014 09:44 AM)Chris02M Wrote:  

(06-29-2014 09:23 AM)Minutemen429 Wrote:  

(06-28-2014 06:00 PM)Chris02M Wrote:  

(06-28-2014 03:20 PM)Minutemen429 Wrote:  

(06-27-2014 08:21 PM)Chris02M Wrote:  Maryland is up and coming in lacrosse , basketball been kinda meh the last couple years(in mens since I don't follow UConn wbb league)(kinda like our football program before marrone and shafer turned the program back towards respectability.) As for Rutgers I can't say anything good about the program sorry, except for geography lucking them into a real conference.

UConn and Syracuse are mirror athletic departments. Great basketball OK football.

basketball similar but are football program is much better than UConn's and the gap will continue to grow while there stuck in the jv club

When UConn and Rutgers were in the same conference, who was better?

football wise Rutgers basketball uconn

Football is debatable. 1 outright championship and a cochampionship for UConn 1 cochampionship for Rutty. Rutgers does have the head to head advantage over UConn by a game though

And, the Syracuse-UConn comparison? Perfect as long as everyone agrees trophies don't matter.