It is hilarious to see because the Rutgers fans act big time despite the fact that the Big 10 only took them because of their location.

(10-09-2016 08:09 AM)ShoreBuc Wrote:  Easy Answers
1 TV subscribers for Big1G Network
2 Great AAU Academic University that fits in with Big1G culture
3 Patsy to pad wins with for the schools in the Big1G trying to actually make it in the playoffs or Top 10/ Big Bowl games
4 Rutgers was available and probably crap simple to negotiate with.

I get the TV part - but the academic part isn't a driver - their AAU deal is due to research level not quality - they are number 70 in USNWR, so not all that strong an academic addition. Good enough to continue the Big 10 farce that it matters at all.

Rutgers

the crack whore that won the powerball

(10-08-2016 09:45 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(10-08-2016 09:21 PM)TripleA Wrote:  That NY/NJ market allure. Too much for the BTN to ignore, unfortunately. I agree UConn would have been a better choice.

NY/NJ/Philly allure. Uconn can only claim NYC & Boston.
Cheers!

And maybe Connecticut.

Picking Rutgers over a school like Connecticut was an interesting choice.

(10-09-2016 04:12 PM)Hank Schrader Wrote:  

(10-08-2016 09:45 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(10-08-2016 09:21 PM)TripleA Wrote:  That NY/NJ market allure. Too much for the BTN to ignore, unfortunately. I agree UConn would have been a better choice.

NY/NJ/Philly allure. Uconn can only claim NYC & Boston.
Cheers!

And maybe Connecticut.

He only wrote like New York City is an "only". NYC is so large and important, it could support 4 NFL teams, 4 NBA franchises, and 4 MLB teams. Every conference wishes it was important to NYC.

(10-09-2016 08:16 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  Michigan is likely the national champs this year.

Ohio State?

(10-10-2016 12:30 PM)chess Wrote:  Picking Rutgers over a school like Connecticut was an interesting choice.

Rutgers' AAU status was the tipping point.

(10-08-2016 09:15 PM)sfink16 Wrote:  Why did the B10 take Rutgers over several other good choices from the AAC? Is the New Jersey recruiting that important that they had to take Rutgers? If it was a playing partner for PSU then other AAC choices such as Cincy and UCONN would've been better.

I say this after seeing that Rutgers has been outscored by OSU and Michigan by a grand total of 122-0 with the Michigan game still in the 4th quarter. Last year they lost to the same 2 team 98-23.

Could Cincy or UCONN do any worse? Of course not.

Rutgers got them NYC metro for their network and for the tv deals.


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