The loonies over at the WVU board are claiming Rutgers is headed out the Big East door

[pj]

the best part about it is that MD has $$ issues and is cutting sports yet he is just pumping out football helmets all day.

if the big wanted to score east it would have got ruty/uconn/md/uva/unc/nd but it didn't. it could have had a east and west and protected almost ever rival it has while splitting the league easily. it would have been the best bball ever. 4 of the top 10 all time. huge markets would be added and the tv network would have exploded on the east. they would have better other sports also and officially set themselves as one of the power 4 down the road. but they didn't.

Too big a move for them. Attacking the ACC would have ruffled feathers. Still thinking Rutgers/UConn makes sense. Maybe they fear the character of the league would change with NYC involvement. But it's only 2 teams.

 

[Adios]

Everyone knows UConn is due for a seat at the big boys' tables. 10 (3 men's) basketball national titles? There's no way any conference does not want that as part of their landscape. Who knows what our football program is capable of. It sure can be said intercollegiate sports started with football. We do have a decent football history. Our win vs Maryland proved that. Could have beaten NC State and their fans knew it.

 

[gioff23]

1. RU is heading out; heck, we are too - its just a matter of when, not if;
2. Um, Nova and Temple do not account for 1/5 of Philly market - they account for about 1/50th - if you think Jersey could care a less about RU, I can assure there is not a machine that could measure the indifference Philly has to those 2 FB teams - PSU and ND control 90%+ of the attention;
3. the 50MM exit fee is as enfoceable as ours has proven to be (and UMd has publicly stated as much) - it's merely a negotiating point.

 

[Jericho]

The B1G makes no sense. No way are they adding just Rutgers. It would have to be a pair and there's no obvious partner. The only remotely believeable rumor would be two schools going to the Big 12. Lousiville is almost certainly one of them. That leaves Rutgers and UConn (and I suppose maybe Cincy) to fight it out for the last spot. And that's basically it. Nothing else makes sense and even that move is no gimme.

 

[The Funster]

Where is Tuxedo Dodo on all this? His is the only opinion that matters...

 

[Dann]

Where is Tuxedo Dodo on all this? His is the only opinion that matters...

i have yet to see a nd reactions blog from other schools. i thought he has done a good job with those in the past.

 

[pj]

i have yet to see a nd reactions blog from other schools. i thought he has done a good job with those in the past.

He did one: http://tuxedoyoda.blogspot.com/2012/09/gif-reactions-to-nd-going-to-acc.html

But I don't think he got the reactions right. I think Swofford went home and poured himself a stiff drink after the announcement.

 

[RS9999X]

Where is Tuxedo Dodo on all this? His is the only opinion that matters...

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Tuxedo Yoda

He's got 5 members at his blog...

http://tuxedoyoda.blogspot.com/

and they all regret registering.......

 

[TuxedoYoda]

Where is Tuxedo Dodo on all this? His is the only opinion that matters...

Oh boy......

#1 I was pretty much told by the WVU board admins to disappear (for correcting some of their false Messiahs this past summer) so I am not involved over there.

#2 I had heard through a source in Austin that Rutgers was one of many schools to reach out more than once to the Big 12. I have absolutely no idea where they fit in to the scheme of things in regards to realignment.

Personally, if ACC schools are now off the table, I would like to see the Big 12 bring on BYU & Boise (both decent fball schools), UConn & Rutgers (great NE exposure) and UCF & USF (solid Florida exposure).

 

[UConnDan97]

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Tuxedo Yoda

He's got 5 members at his blog...

http://tuxedoyoda.blogspot.com/

and they all regret registering.......

Say what you want about Tuxedo Yoda, but the GIF file humor he puts on that blog is pretty solid. Pretty solid indeed...

 

[auggie22]

Say what you want about Tuxedo Yoda, but the GIF file humor he puts on that blog is pretty solid. Pretty solid indeed...

I enjoy his work, also.

 

[huskymedic]

If this guy is even close to right in the end - he'll be my new idol.

“@MHver3: ESPN offering to broker wider carriage of Longhorn Network(NY and Fla most notably) if Dodd's will champion expansion with Big East 2-4”

Ya gotta know he's on tape delay...

 

[whaler11]

@Whaler11: HuskyFanDan offering to broker night with his girlfriend if Dodd will champion expansion with UConn, UNLV, Temple and Villanova

 

[huskymedic]

If this guy is even close to right in the end - he'll be my new idol.

“@MHver3: ESPN offering to broker wider carriage of Longhorn Network(NY and Fla most notably) if Dodd's will champion expansion with Big East 2-4”

Ya gotta know he's on tape delay...

“@MHver3: ESPN andFox know that a 14 team B12 can get them an SEC scheduling alliance...offering to increase overall package(incl FOX) to $23mil”

“@MHver3: that amount includes revenue for championship game and assuming they go to 14.”

 

[jostar1]

If this guy is even close to right in the end - he'll be my new idol.

“@MHver3: ESPN offering to broker wider carriage of Longhorn Network(NY and Fla most notably) if Dodd's will champion expansion with Big East 2-4”

Ya gotta know he's on tape delay...

MHver3‏@MHver3
ESPN andFox know that a 14 team B12 can get them an SEC scheduling alliance...offering to increase overall package(incl FOX) to $23mil


I'm looking for pixie dust. At least he's talking about UConn.