Sorry buddy but hockey barely rates with(less) WBB in moving the needle but its a good niche/extra. How many guys from Minn were drafted or in the NFL recently?We all love the miracle on ice and Paul Robeson too but its ancient history now to kids.How much blue chip talent in the real sports(sports that count)come out of Minnesota? Why get into a pizzing match? We all want the same things here outside the ACC fans....who would like divide and conquer...you seem erudite enough to not let that happen. I'm really sorry I posted that but I apologized and we move on.
Actually Nicky, about half the current roster has been drafted by the NHL.
Listen, I'm a person who believes in potential & therefore Rutgers got my approval when the BIG expanded - I did similar posts on Rutgers behalf over the years, got the same crap from certain BIG traditionalists. I see Wisconsin's rise in football, KSU under Snyder, the recent surge of Oregon and Lville as examples of programs w/o rich in-state talent that can succeed. You guys were doing fine and often making noise with Schiano. Md, regretfully, got rid of the Fridge when he was kicking some serious behind in the ACC. Horrendous coaching changes, or egomaniacs can kill a program's momentum. We've been down this path at Minnesota before - Lou Holtz, Lou Holtz. Minnesota has also made huge mistakes with the basketball program, esp when momentum was there to firmly maintain tradition. But I lost hope early on as the basketball program repeatedly fumbled opportunities at reaching success. Thank God for Magic Johnson and MSU, at least in my basketball world, but after that first NC in 79, plenty of hard times in East Lansing.
I'm just thoroughly disappointed by the way your school has handled a number of PR nightmares the past couple of years. You are as well.
You guys are in, why not UConn? Together, both schools can do more to capture NYC than just one or the other & certainly any ACC combo. I also noticed that Rutgers basketball got better as the season progressed - you have great coach in the making & once he keeps more of your 4-5 star talent, watch out.
Hockey and Volleyball actually move the needle here, both have great attendance numbers, as well as our wrestling program. The men's hockey program always sells out - that's 10 thousand a game. It's a revenue earning sport. Women's Volleyball has really grown in the BIG, attendance wise & it's a damn exciting game to watch. Although PSU has dominated the biggest stage, other BIG programs like Minnesota get to the last four and Neb will inevitably battle PSU for BIG supremacy and NC success.
Good luck with your BIG entry.
As for NE elitism, well Jersey folks are part of this equation - you can't argue that point. Maybe less so than Mass or CT natives, NY as well, but nonetheless, y'all are part this attitude & plenty of BIG fans feel overly proud of their institutions, in large part because the conference is so old and entrenched with tradition - old money does that, and there's plenty of it.
If I had to do it all over again, I would have opted for a small liberal arts college for undergraduate school, which is precisely why my daughter is going down this path - 40 to 50 grand a year aside : ). Big state schools are excellent for graduate programs, at least in my world of IQ - I was never a fan of huge classes, nor the city like feel of Madison or Minneapolis. But the greater community of schools like this is worthwhile
