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There are a couple of additional factors that I believe helped RU and which UCONN doesn't have in its favor. 1.) RU has had a long relationship with several Big Ten teams mainly Illinois, Penn State and the Big Ten administration (from a lobbying standpoint). 2.)It has also been known for years that RU preferred the Big Ten over the ACC because it fit the Big Ten profile in terms of size and academic culture. 3.) although RU's football suffered miserably in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s and didn't really take off until 2005, there is a long tradition at the school. Over its history RU has an all-time winning record. The RU football program is perceived around the country as being solid, top 30- 40. 4.) Last but not least, not mentioned is the large recruiting talent base in NJ and eastern PA that opens wider for all Big Ten teams including RU.
And geez, you can't compare what happened at PSU to anything that ever happened at RU. Who's throwing stones? Talk about glass houses; have you read today's paper?
Not sure what you mean about today's paper. What are you referring to?
Anyhow--you are really saying Rutgers is thought of as a solid top 30-40 football school around the country? Most fans I've come across don't feel that way at all. Andrew Zimbalist actually singled out Rutgers football as hurting the school's reputation.
I sort of dismiss 1 through 3 out of hand but I believe 4 is a factor (though I don't know what Rutgers has to do with PSU's recruiting territory in E. Pa.