http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps...olumn.html

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Quote:The Maryland program is just starting to reap the fruits of the enhanced recruiting potential of the Big Ten. The Terps are still — in a sense — making the transition from the ACC to a burlier conference that has long emphasized stout line play on both sides of the ball and, because of that, drawn the best and biggest lineman to the traditional Big Ten powers.

Coach Randy Edsall knew that coming in, but facing those big offensive and defensive lines on a weekly basis last season just reinforced his belief that his team had to get bigger and stronger up front to be a viable Big Ten team this year and an elite one in the future.

"That was one of the things that I thought that we needed to improve upon — that we had to get a little bit bigger so we could run the ball better and stop the run better,'' he said. "That's something that we started addressing a year ago with this past class that we brought in. Moving forward, that's what we have to [do] because that's what I saw was the difference going from the ACC to the Big Ten."

Gotta love it when the new members are all in on selling the conference.

In short order Rutgers and Maryland will be giving Michigan,MSU & OSU all they can handle. Having the only FBS program in a high population state is a huge edge, just ask Mizzou; provided of course you move your program to a conference that emphasizes football.

Maryland also borders DC & Delaware that have no FBS fotball programs which adds even more talent into their sphere of influence

(08-12-2015 12:34 PM)Policiious Wrote:  In short order Rutgers and Maryland will be giving Michigan,MSU & OSU all they can handle. Having the only FBS program in a high population state is a huge edge, just ask Mizzou; provided of course you move your program to a conference that emphasizes football.

Maryland also borders DC & Delaware that have no FBS fotball programs which adds even more talent into their sphere of influence

Delaware may as well be a philly suburb. I'd clearly say delaware fell into the Penn St, Rutgers, Blue Hens sphere before Maryland.

(08-13-2015 05:11 PM)Big Ron Buckeye Wrote:  

(08-12-2015 12:34 PM)Policiious Wrote:  In short order Rutgers and Maryland will be giving Michigan,MSU & OSU all they can handle. Having the only FBS program in a high population state is a huge edge, just ask Mizzou; provided of course you move your program to a conference that emphasizes football.

Maryland also borders DC & Delaware that have no FBS fotball programs which adds even more talent into their sphere of influence

Delaware may as well be a philly suburb. I'd clearly say delaware fell into the Penn St, Rutgers, Blue Hens sphere before Maryland.

State College is 214 miles from Dover, DE(capilal city)
Baltimore is only 109 from Dover and is only that much because of the Bay.
Dover is 140 miles from Bruinswick. Maryland is closer than either PSU or Rutgers to Delaware.

(08-17-2015 12:22 PM)Policiious Wrote:  

(08-13-2015 05:11 PM)Big Ron Buckeye Wrote:  

(08-12-2015 12:34 PM)Policiious Wrote:  In short order Rutgers and Maryland will be giving Michigan,MSU & OSU all they can handle. Having the only FBS program in a high population state is a huge edge, just ask Mizzou; provided of course you move your program to a conference that emphasizes football.

Maryland also borders DC & Delaware that have no FBS fotball programs which adds even more talent into their sphere of influence

Delaware may as well be a philly suburb. I'd clearly say delaware fell into the Penn St, Rutgers, Blue Hens sphere before Maryland.

State College is 214 miles from Dover, DE(capilal city)
Baltimore is only 109 from Dover and is only that much because of the Bay.
Dover is 140 miles from Bruinswick. Maryland is closer than either PSU or Rutgers to Delaware.

No disputing the mileage or even the easier time Maryland could/would/does/should have in going after Delaware prospects. That being said Rutgers and Penn State have pulled players from there before and well Delaware is clearly going to lean Big Ten in terms of where the best go going forward. The state is surrounded by NJ, MD and PA on all sides after all.

Which means in terms of realignment that Delaware must be going to The MAC conference.

(08-12-2015 12:34 PM)Policiious Wrote:  In short order Rutgers and Maryland will be giving Michigan,MSU & OSU all they can handle. Having the only FBS program in a high population state is a huge edge, just ask Mizzou; provided of course you move your program to a conference that emphasizes football.

Maryland also borders DC & Delaware that have no FBS fotball programs which adds even more talent into their sphere of influence

That's a bit much, but I understand the logic.

I'm hoping that with exposure in NYC and proximity to one of the best basketball recruiting areas Rutgers can become a basketball power ala UConn. If Rutgers can improve (i.e. tear down and replace) their arena and attract a top coach, I think they can do it.