I agree that the facts are off on UConn. UConn and Rutgers academic rankings are close; but, Rutgers dies have that little blue bill called AAU. UConn has also done as good if not better on the football field that Rutgers in the Husky’s short D1 lifespan. The key advantage Jersey has is that it is one of the top football recruiting regions in the country, though Rutgers has shown historical ineptitude in turning that into advantage (Penn St, Syracuse [at least in the 90’s], Michigan, ND all say thank you). She also is viewing TV markets through the eyes of NYC, which is the granddaddy of them all, without realizing that Fairfield County falls into the NYC DMA (along with a lot of other people).
Nevertheless, her view point is that Rutgers’ administration, especially the Athletic Department is a freaking mess and is likely to embarrass Rutgers and NJ as a whole when they join the B1G in September. Can’t argue that. I also expect more stories like this all across Jersey and beyond (papers in Philly, Detroit [vested interest in the B1G], SI, etc. have already jumped in) in the upcoming months because Hermann has basically declared war on the press and the press will fight back.
