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FfldCntyFan said:
Wait a minute.

Rutgers spends more on football than all B1G schools except Ohio St, Penn St and Washington? How is that possible?
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Yeah something is not right. Rutgers football team looks like a junior varsity team relative to the top 1/2 of the Big 10. Is most of the money going to Tony Soprano enterprises.
 
JwittersPAC said:
Yeah something is not right. Rutgers football team looks like a junior varsity team relative to the top 1/2 of the Big 10. Is most of the money going to Tony Soprano enterprises.
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B1GEast said:
You don't remember schiano',s helicopter
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Someone needs to tell Rutgers that they could suck every bit as much at a lower pricetag.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
Wait a minute.

Rutgers spends more on football than all B1G schools except Ohio St, Penn St and Washington? How is that possible?
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Helicopters do not come cheap, my friend.

Also, I think there was a recent article about how Rutgers wastes money in its athletic department. (The 2018 credit card scandal below is what I was thinking of.)

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  • Financial Deficit: The department continues to struggle financially, with records showing a $70 million-plus deficit for the third time in five years as of 2024-25.
  • Former AD Under Investigation: Former Athletic Director Patrick Hobbs is under investigation by the New Jersey State Ethics Commission, with potential for heavy fines or being barred from state jobs, leading to his resignation in 2025.
  • Gambling Scandal: In 2025, federal officials uncovered a gambling ring linked to the mafia that involved former Rutgers wrestling program members.
  • 2018 Credit Card Scheme: Eight Rutgers football players were charged in a 2018 credit card fraud scheme that involved charging over $11,000 in fraudulent, stolen credit card information to their university "Express Accounts".
  • Coaching Misconduct: In 2025, the gymnastics head coach was fired following allegations of abusive coaching tactics, with reports indicating she was involved in a cheating scandal. She was also having an affair with the Athletic Director.
 
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freescooter said:
Yeah but you like to think our Army guys can shoot. That would seem to be a basic qualification, No? 😉
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We live relatively close to West Point.

I'd say about five percent of the cadets look like they just stepped off the set of Terminator. The other 95% walked off the set of Revenge of the Nerds. You'll see them out and about and silently pray that they're part of the drone pilot crew or something.
 
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freescooter said:
Yeah but you like to think our Army guys can shoot. That would seem to be a basic qualification, No? 😉
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I guess you don’t know how things really work in the military or an Academy.

You think they are shooting 40 rounds before breakfast every day?
 
Fishy said:
We live relatively close to West Point.

I'd say about five percent of the cadets look like they just stepped off the set of Terminator. The other 95% walked off the set of Revenge of the Nerds. You'll see them out and about and silently pray that they're part of the drone pilot crew or something.
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The nerds are actually the more dangerous ones.
 
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Rufus said:
www.secsports.com

Wrigley Field doubleheader highlights inaugural Big Ten/SEC Volleyball Challenge - Southeastern Conference

The Big Ten Conference and the Southeastern Conference have announced a partnership for a Big Ten/SEC Volleyball Challenge, beginning in 2026. All 18 Big Ten schools and all 16 SEC institutions will match up the week of September 1, culminating with two matches at Wrigley Field on Sunday...
www.secsports.com www.secsports.com
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sounds like a great idea, to play an indoor game outside in the windy city

Caddy Shack Golf GIF
 
uconnfan68 said:
They could add 18+ in a
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nelsonmuntz said:
Why does the Big 10 have only one basketball championship since 1989? That is for both men and women.
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Because they added Penn State, Maryland and Rutgers for the northeastern’s valuable football/TV/cable markets. Only Maryland’s women’s team has delivered a basketball title since 1989. UConn has 18.

Football drives, rides, maintains and pays for the bus.
Penn State is four-time defending NCAA wrestling champions. Means nothing to the $ bottom line, but is a beneficiary of football’s largesse.

Like it or not, this is today’s college sports business model. Survive or perish. We (UConn) are on the economic bubble. Basketball cannot continue to support the Olympic sports much longer. Football will save (or not) our athletic program in D1.
 
Viet Vet said:
Because they added Penn State, Maryland and Rutgers for the northeastern’s valuable football/TV/cable markets. Only Maryland’s women’s team has delivered a basketball title since 1989. UConn has 18.

Football drives, rides, maintains and pays for the bus.
Penn State is four-time defending NCAA wrestling champions. Means nothing to the $ bottom line, but is a beneficiary of football’s largesse.

Like it or not, this is today’s college sports business model. Survive or perish. We (UConn) are on the economic bubble. Basketball cannot continue to support the Olympic sports much longer. Football will save (or not) our athletic program in D1.
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5X and 13 out of the last 15 but who’s counting? 😈
 
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Viet Vet said:
Because they added Penn State, Maryland and Rutgers for the northeastern’s valuable football/TV/cable markets. Only Maryland’s women’s team has delivered a basketball title since 1989. UConn has 18.

Football drives, rides, maintains and pays for the bus.
Penn State is four-time defending NCAA wrestling champions. Means nothing to the $ bottom line, but is a beneficiary of football’s largesse.

Like it or not, this is today’s college sports business model. Survive or perish. We (UConn) are on the economic bubble. Basketball cannot continue to support the Olympic sports much longer. Football will save (or not) our athletic program in D1.
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This was kind of true until Alston and House. Now football is a financial black hole.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
This was kind of true until Alston and House. Now football is a financial black hole.
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So what do you recommend? Based on your comments that college football is a black hole I assume you would be in favor of disbanding the football team to be like the rest of the Big East.
 
JwittersPAC said:
So what do you recommend? Based on your comments that college football is a black hole I assume you would be in favor of disbanding the football team to be like the rest of the Big East.
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My recommendation is to not do anything until there is a big change to the whole landscape. I wouldn't be shocked if football breaks off or there is a lawsuit that forces it to break off. I wouldn't be shocked if several programs cry "uncle" on the spending and leave P4 leagues. I wouldn't be shocked if the prestige private universities broke off and formed their own league. I wouldn't be shocked if the shameless leaching by schools like BCU causes the P4 to go to performance revenue splits, which could cause some schools to drop out of P4 leagues. I wouldn't be shocked if the ACC and Big East merge.

We need one of those things, or something like it, to happen. We need to be added to a league as a full partner. We can't afford an SMU deal or a 10 year buy in.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
My recommendation is to not do anything until there is a big change to the whole landscape. I wouldn't be shocked if football breaks off or there is a lawsuit that forces it to break off. I wouldn't be shocked if several programs cry "uncle" on the spending and leave P4 leagues. I wouldn't be shocked if the prestige private universities broke off and formed their own league. I wouldn't be shocked if the shameless leaching by schools like BCU causes the P4 to go to performance revenue splits, which could cause some schools to drop out of P4 leagues. I wouldn't be shocked if the ACC and Big East merge.

We need one of those things, or something like it, to happen. We need to be added to a league as a full partner. We can't afford an SMU deal or a 10 year buy in.
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Based on what has happened lately expecting to get a full share joining P4 league is not realistic. So you would not be in favor of UConn joining P4 league if they only received 50% share for the first 10 years?
 
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