OT: Things getting complicated at Rutgers

[Icebear]

The FBI is now involved in an investigation of the whistleblower at RU.

LINK

Maybe the Big Ten will have some second thoughts after all if this really gets nasty.

 

[Kibitzer]

Rutgers has a president under fire, a severely damaged reputation, an ambitious and pissed off governor, pissed off alumni, no athletic director, no men's bb coach, an overpaid/underperforming women's bb coach, and low potential as a TV draw regionally. The Big Ten went after Rutgers thinking it would give them a big opening into the NY Metro market. They might compete with Seton Hall -- in football. Rutgers is now the Edsel of Div I NCAA institutions. Such a mess. Such a shame.

 

[EricLA]

Rutgers has a president under fire, a severely damaged reputation, an ambitious and pissed off governor, pissed off alumni, no athletic director, no men's bb coach, an overpaid/underperforming women's bb coach, and low potential as a TV draw regionally. The Big Ten went after Rutgers thinking it would give them a big opening into the NY Metro market. They might compete with Seton Hall -- in football. Rutgers is now the Edsel of Div I NCAA institutions. Such a mess. Such a shame.

I agree with such a mess, but such a shame? Not in my opinion. The Big 10 chose RU over UCONN among others. I wish no ill will to the players on any of the teams, but hope RU sports falls flat on its' collective faces.

 

[RadyLady]

with the sports goes the kids...I wouldn't want to wish ill will on the kids who chose Rutgers...

 

[Vowelguy]

Maybe the Big Ten will have some second thoughts after all if this really gets nasty.

If you mean dis inviting Rutgers - absolutely no way.

If you mean that they are now less likely to invite anyone else - yes.

 

[Icebear]

If you mean dis inviting Rutgers - absolutely no way.

If you mean that they are now less likely to invite anyone else - yes.

Second thoughts doesn't doing anything about what is likely impossible to undo, but a good case of buyers remorse might be involved.

 

[RS9999X]

Second thoughts doesn't doing anything about what is likely impossible to undo, but a good case of buyers remorse might be involved.

The BiG is happy this is happening a year early. I'm reasonably certain that Rutgers President Barchi was looking to upgrade facilities and staff and isn't as dumb as some of his peers think. Rice was gone after this year. Pernetti meh.

 

[RS9999X]

The Faculty Tension at Rutgers is another story. They wanted Barchi to go backwards on athletics rather than step up the game with the BiG. That's another dynamic at many colleges--faculty envy over athletics. Barchi put Rutgers on the llikely path to a profit in athletics at the highest level of the game. Exactly what the faculty did not want. It's a form of castration and will be a constant issue over the next few years until Barchi can prove athletics can break even.

 

[Kibitzer]

I agree with such a mess, but such a shame? Not in my opinion. The Big 10 chose RU over UCONN among others. I wish no ill will to the players on any of the teams, but hope RU sports falls flat on its' collective faces.

I had in mind the thousands of undergraduates at RU and their families. Your wish of ill will is certainly expressed both most emphatically and with a remarkably creative grammatical touch.

 

[EricLA]

I had in mind the thousands of undergraduates at RU and their families. Your wish of ill will is certainly expressed both most emphatically and with a remarkably creative grammatical touch.

Sweet! Glad to know the grammar police are ever in force!

 

[WNBARookFan]

Sweet! Glad to know the grammar police is ever in force!

Hey now...it could be the opinion/thought police instead

 

[EricLA]

Hey now...it could be the opinion/thought police instead

No kidding right?!! lol.