Typical response when someone doesn't genuflect at the altar of Husky. The simple recitation of facts and data isn't trolling.
Please show me in my statement anything that could be remotely considered derogatory or inaccurate.
There is absolutely nothing in this article that has any value at all. It's just repackaged fluff that has been thrown out there for a long time. The need for AAU status is a point of conjecture but who knows what actually would matter to the Big Ten bigwigs. I surely wouldn't dismiss the chances of UConn to get a bid because I think they have more play in the greater New York area than does Rutgers and it's a substantially more important market than is the Baltimore area market. I do think that the Georgia market might be significant because of the recruiting potential for Big Ten teams. To me, North Carolina has tarnished themselves badly with their educational scandal and I'd be leery of offering them a bid to the conference!
Mmm... no. I'm not a big fan of feeding trolls.
Yeah, Rutgers really is the ticket to the New York area market! Are you kidding me??? They haven't had a whole lot more football success than has the Huskies and what kind of draw have they been in football??? UConn has a much more rounded athletic department than Rutgers and they've had so little success in basketball, it's almost embarrassing. With acceptance into the Big 10, don't you think they'd have more success recruiting. By the way, I don't have a sense that teams like Indiana have ever had any real success in football though I do admit to not knowing how big their stadium is or how often they might fill it. The article mentioned Kansas as a viable team for the Big 10 and their only success athletically is their men's basketball program, which incidentally hasn't had anywhere near the success that our men's program has over the last fifteen years and DO THEY EVEN HAVE A WOMAN'S PROGRAM? Their football program has sucked for many years! Why the need to bash our chances?????
Eric, I think Georgia Tech and Virginia are quite viable but with North Carolina's academic scandal, would they still be acceptable? I still can't see what Kansas offers with their lack of any athletic success, other than men's basketball and the miniscule TV market they have.
As I have tried to say many times, UConn would indeed draw more viewers and fans than Rutgers, but it was never about that. It was about having a school in a market allowing the BTN to charge significantly higher fees to TV providers. Rutgers provided that. Assuming that UConn would have, as well, I can't tell you why they chose Rutgers specifically, except that Rutgers certainly worked for it and the B1G long had RU in its sights.
It may be. If both offered access to the NYC DMA then NJ's 9 million people may have been more attractive than CT's 3 million. Also RU being AAU made it an easier sell.
