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It's all about money.
The advantage of Rutgers and UConn as far as penetrating the NYC media market is more than just the Rutgers/UConn fan bases. It's also appearances by Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, etc in the NYC area and on the local TV/radio networks covering Rutgers and UConn. Just being here regularly is a huge increase in word of mouth and buzz for them.
I would think Rutgers-UConn would be more attractive to the B1G than Maryland-UVa which would bring DC and two good size states; UNC and Notre Dame are the other players.Maryland-UVa are probably only better than Rutgers-UConn if they bring UNC in too, in which case they would need Notre Dame for 16. Don't think it makes sense to bring Rutgers or UConn in individually.
We'll see how it plays out but I see us landing in the B1G. The other likely spot is a new #5 conference made of ACC/BE scraps. But that would only be temporary until one of the top 4 decided to go after NYC.
The advantage of Rutgers and UConn as far as penetrating the NYC media market is more than just the Rutgers/UConn fan bases. It's also appearances by Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, etc in the NYC area and on the local TV/radio networks covering Rutgers and UConn. Just being here regularly is a huge increase in word of mouth and buzz for them.
I would think Rutgers-UConn would be more attractive to the B1G than Maryland-UVa which would bring DC and two good size states; UNC and Notre Dame are the other players.Maryland-UVa are probably only better than Rutgers-UConn if they bring UNC in too, in which case they would need Notre Dame for 16. Don't think it makes sense to bring Rutgers or UConn in individually.
We'll see how it plays out but I see us landing in the B1G. The other likely spot is a new #5 conference made of ACC/BE scraps. But that would only be temporary until one of the top 4 decided to go after NYC.