It's not Rutgers football - it's Big 10 football (and all the other Big 10 sports shown on whatever media platform the B1G contracts with - but everything else is secondary). No other reason why the B1G added Rutgers a few years ago.
Not many people but they are watching Big ten football
I'll accept that edit...no guarantees, obviously.
Exactly. Those additions weren't about football prowess.
I'm not even confident that many Rutgers alumni are watching Rutgers football.
knoji.com
Yeah, Rutgers isn’t the same team since 2012In 2018, Rutgers was considered to be the most popular college football team in New York City
10 Most Popular College Football Teams in New York City
The college football teams with the most fans living in the New York City area.
It seems like they quoted the same exact data provided by the Nielsen ratings mentioned in this 2012 article.
Does Rutgers really bring in NYC market?
When word started circulating that Rutgers might be the 14th team in the Big Ten, many in the sports business world were baffled. The thinking is that, due to its proximity to New York City, Rutgers could give the Big Ten and its television network a stronghold in the nation's top market.www.espn.com
The article said that ESPN told BC what to do, even though ESPN denied it. Guess who I believe.
But it is not - in any case - about how many folks are actually watching. It is about how many people subscribe to a service (such as DirecTV) that carries the Big Ten Network. Having Rutgers in the market allowed the BTN to up their fee to be carried.
No attack but you are posting your opinion. Not all facts as you claim. This team will do fine with out worrying about air flight turbulence.
Agreed. That's the point. The Big Ten doesn't need Rutgers for people in NYC to watch that conference (B10) play football.
and the biggest Big Ten games (that include Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State) are already broadcast on the major networks anyway, which cable or satellite subscribers would already get without the Big Ten network.
Oops, sorry I added wrong in my head! 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, thanks for catching that!!
Yeah, no worries. I remember it by thinking 5+5+11+3=24 (Men's basketball plus field hockey equals 10+11 for women's basketball is 21 and then just add in the three soccer championships.)
Until the conferences adopt relegation-which WILL happen down the road (Vandy, Rutgers, Northwestern), yes they are as that is what the market bears.
That's a fair response. Although, one could argue that what they're currently getting is a statement of their standalone value because it was negotiated as a part of a group.
For football, I think the Big12 will be better fit for UConn than the Big East. But that’s just my opinion.
Because you can't keep losing money at a high rate. Someday the championship contentions will begin to fade and then the athetic department will begin to preach "we just want to be competitive." And gradually that will fade to just hoping you get an NCAA bid.
Oregon and Colorado were taken by the B12 over UConn. That’s the point. And it’s women’s basketball vs almighty college football.
Great point. As these conferences get bigger and bigger you'll need a pro soccer relegation structure.
Not surprised about Florida State and Clemson. Surprised about North Carolina and North Carolina State. Would have thought Miami would have been one of the programs to vote against this.Florida State is among 4 ACC schools against adding Cal, Stanford
The sand in the hourglass for Stanford and Cal to find a new home is just about gone. With the rejection of the ACC, the only options left to these two are to join the Mountain West or go independent. After the collapse of the Pac-12 last week, the MWC has found itself in a position of strength and stands as a potential landing spot for the remaining four Pac-12 schools: Cal, Stanford, Oregon State, and Washington State. I think the MW looks a lot better this morning to Stanford and Cal than it did a week ago.
"It is about what's happening with the ACC or whoever [Cal and Stanford] are talking to," MWC commissioner Gloria Nevarez told ESPN on Thursday.
Four ACC schools are opposed to adding Cal and Stanford, a source confirmed to ESPN, but expansion discussions are not completely over as of Friday night.
Though there is no call currently scheduled for the presidents to talk about expansion again, the discussions continue in the hopes that perhaps they can get to 12 "yes" votes, the required number to add teams. Florida State, North Carolina, Clemson, and NC State are opposed, a source said, confirming news first reported by Sports Illustrated.
Source: Florida State among 4 ACC schools against adding Cal, Stanford
Florida State, North Carolina, Clemson and NC State are opposed to adding Cal and Stanford to the ACC, a source confirmed to ESPN, but expansion discussions are not completely over as of Friday evening.