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Big Ten payout in '17/'18....$44.5M

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upstater said:
I'm not talking about things that happened when Herbert Hoover was President.
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Yes, of course! There are probably are no Miami fans still around from the days of the President Hoover era - you know, 1984 and 2001 - that might remember those games. Funny how I kept running into them whenever I attended a Miami game.
 
BC1978 said:
Yes, of course! There are probably are no Miami fans still around from the days of the President Hoover era - you know, 1984 and 2001 - that might remember those games. Funny how I kept running into them whenever I attended a Miami game.
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Were they dressed as orange seats?
 
Sea Goat said:
And exactly what is ND? An over-rated FB school with marginal olympic sports? Its best days are in the rearview mirror and the nostalgia is wearing thin. It's been 26 years and counting since ND was relevant... ND survives and prospers now until the memories fade and the vestiges of greatness melt in the cauldron of mediocrity.
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Metaphail. (aside, you haven't watched sports in 3 years?) The French Army was supposed to win. They had greater numbers, a lot of supplies, equipment and HFA, but they never could get it done against the big boys. That's Ohio State/Michigan.

Notre Dame ironically is the British Navy. Globetrotting far from home and winning despite being undermanned. We also have a crass ally in the US(c)
 
upstater said:
Since going to the B10, PSU has regularly scheduled games against Rutgers. Maryland has always had a relationship because of the closeness of the schools and the recruiting territories are shared. The Pitt series will always be special for many older PSU fans but because Pitt insists on a yearly series, it can't happen. The Syracuse games are so far in the past and not at all appealing to PSU fans because of how that series ended with PSU dominating. You assume that PSU has closer ties to the ACC but that's absolutely wrong. Most PSU fans would be livid at giving up the games against Michigan and Ohio St. especially, but also Nebraska.
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Well if Penn State is that attached to the midwestern games, they belong in the midwestern league. It's not apparent that the midwestern schools reciprocate in the excitement to play Penn State. Maybe they do. Now they are going to get a dose of playing Maryland and Rutgers often due to Penn State pushing for eastern teams. It will be interesting to see how much Michigan and Ohio State like using up spots on their schedules for those games and dropping traditional Big Ten games.
 
btstimpy said:
Well if Penn State is that attached to the midwestern games, they belong in the midwestern league. It's not apparent that the midwestern schools reciprocate in the excitement to play Penn State. Maybe they do. Now they are going to get a dose of playing Maryland and Rutgers often due to Penn State pushing for eastern teams. It will be interesting to see how much Michigan and Ohio State like using up spots on their schedules for those games and dropping traditional Big Ten games.
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PSU pushed for no one. PSU didn't even have a president, athletic director, or coach who could push for such things. Are you seriously asking if 100,000+ fans gathering each year in Columbus, Ann Arbor, State College and Lincoln compares to playing Syracuse and Pittsburgh?

It's mind boggling to me that you would be surprised that PSU fans would favor playing B1G teams. These are rivalry games already even if they aren't main rivalries. They blow away the prospect of playing BC, Pitt and Syracuse. It's not even close.

And the Big Ten schools will maintain their rivalries. While there is a little bit of charm in PSU playing Iowa and Wisconsin, for the most part it really doesn't matter if PSU plays Maryland or Minnesota, Rutgers or Purdue. No one will really care about the difference between the two. If anything, the PSU people in Philly will appreciate the short drive to East Brunswick and College Park.
 
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How many 7+ page threads are there on this board where a bunch of posters from other schools hijack the thread to tell us about how much better shape financially their program is than ours?

For those of you that are curious, WE GET IT!!!
 
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NotreDameJoe said:
Metaphail. (aside, you haven't watched sports in 3 years?) The French Army was supposed to win. They had greater numbers, a lot of supplies, equipment and HFA, but they never could get it done against the big boys. That's Ohio State/Michigan.

Notre Dame ironically is the British Navy. Globetrotting far from home and winning despite being undermanned. We also have a crass ally in the US(c)
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That's the point - but you wouldn't understand that. The Navy reference? Just play FSU every year, not the American Naval Academy. Soon enough ND will have to run the gauntlet every year to amount to anything. We'll see, but I think I know. Being constrained by the limits of a burdensome parochial experience and pedestrian intellect must wear you down NDJ.
 
The ethnic Catholic culture that reveled in the ND accomplishments.,particularly in the cities , has integrated into modern suburbia.. As with all integration a sense of a particular culture goes with it. It's this "us and them ",that creates a cultic following.
In emerging Catholic culture, Different than the ethnic culture of our fathers, ND is as an anachronism. It's time has come and gone.
 
NotreDameJoe said:
Metaphail. (aside, you haven't watched sports in 3 years?) The French Army was supposed to win. They had greater numbers, a lot of supplies, equipment and HFA, but they never could get it done against the big boys. That's Ohio State/Michigan.

Notre Dame ironically is the British Navy. Globetrotting far from home and winning despite being undermanned. We also have a crass ally in the US(c)
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Who is "we"? You are a message board poster. You haven't accomplished anything to justify this level of arrogance.
 
NotreDameJoe said:
Metaphail. (aside, you haven't watched sports in 3 years?) The French Army was supposed to win. They had greater numbers, a lot of supplies, equipment and HFA, but they never could get it done against the big boys. That's Ohio State/Michigan.

Notre Dame ironically is the British Navy. Globetrotting far from home and winning despite being undermanned. We also have a crass ally in the US(c)
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You aren't the British Navy.

You are a d0uchebag obsessively posting on a UCONN message board.

You aren't "winning despite being undermanned"

You are making a pathetic (and ignored) cry for help. We won't help you get the help you need. You have to "win" that yourself.

Good luck and god bless. D0uchebag.
 
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btstimpy said:
I'm not the least bit convinced of this. It will take 7 years for the new Big Ten teams to buy into equal share. And from what I see, the gap is exaggerated especially if the ACC launches a network. What I do know is that both the football coaches at Virginia and at Virginia Tech are literally giddy over the gift that Maryland has given them on the recruiting trail with high school talent in Virginia and the DC areas of Maryland. I've heard both Mike London and Frank Beamer discuss it publicly. The opportunity to play against Penn State, Michigan, and Ohio State is attractive along with Nebraska. It's easily countered with Notre Dame, Florida State, Miami, and Clemson. And then there are the rest of these games on the other side of the moon for those kids and families to think about.

I'm not worried about Maryland having any advantage at all. In fact, I expect them to dwindle in that Big Ten East division.
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It's not exaggerated. Heck, Pete Thamel, Forbes, Sports Business Daily and many other folks have looked at the claims and concluded that those numbers aren't pie in the sky. This year alone, the Big Ten is already going to make about $25-30 million in total conference payouts. Unlike the other major conferences who have recently signed new media deals, the Big Ten is still working on its older, and lesser deal. Once they cash in on those tier-1 rights that everyone else just got big bump from, and begin seeing more profits from the BTN (which took the last 6-7 years to kick in due to FOX recouping its investment), those numbers aren't exaggerated whatsoever.
 
Sea Goat said:
That's the point - but you wouldn't understand that. The Navy reference? Just play FSU every year, not the American Naval Academy. Soon enough ND will have to run the gauntlet every year to amount to anything. We'll see, but I think I know. Being constrained by the limits of a burdensome parochial experience and pedestrian intellect must wear you down NDJ.
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My, we've come a long way from "ND is a natural fit for the BUG10" haven't we?
 
NotreDameJoe said:
My, we've come a long way from "ND is a natural fit for the BUG10" haven't we?
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When you are in the tub, do you have british war ships to play with?
 
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Ldandy said:
If you're referencing me, I'm not sure what you're getting at? I've been respectful to our hosts as well as to any other fan who is not here simply to troll.
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I never said otherwise ldandy but because of our misunderstanding u came into my mind!?! All the B1G guy's in general seem OK unlike some ACC(stimpy fosho) guys!!
 
Ldandy said:
Yes we'll look to Iowa Sta..... BWAHAHAHH!
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This is the one I'm talking about Ldandy...talk about an arrogant ACC apologist homer!! Right like anyone who knows anything about CR knows no way will the B1G consider them...get real bstimpy! He's not that naive...just facetious!!
 
I will just say one thing about ND. No other college football in modern times has done so little with such a significant strategic advantage. I think Kelly is a hell of a coach, but it took almost two full duck*ing decades to land a coach worth a dam in the place.

Shoving the ball up their in South Bend was easily one of my favorite moments in college football.

Yeah, I know....not really relevant.....
 
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