Rutgers and Maryland in talks to join B1G

[huskers1217]

I heard the Maryland add might add $200 million to a new TV deal

 

[Red_Alert]

There's more to this than what's on the surface.

Maryland is a pawn. This is about football revenue only. VT will provice a bigger tv footprint in DC, Baltimore, and nationally than Maryland.

Watch the birdy.

 

[HoHumHokie]

JC Shurburtt ‏@jcshurburtt

I think Virginia Tech needs to call Mike Slive today, Clemson too.

 

[Driaz]

There's more to this than what's on the surface.

Maryland is a pawn. This is about football revenue only. VT will provice a bigger tv footprint in DC, Baltimore, and nationally than Maryland.

Watch the birdy.

I sure hope it's more than just Maryland and Rutgers.....fuck

I would love VT to join though.....

 

[tabascojet]

So what does ND do? Is there shiny new football contract with the ACC voided now?

big13 will give them their last last last last very last chance to change their mind.

 

[Driaz]

big13 will give them their last last last last very last chance to change their mind.

 

[tabascojet]

perhaps the dominoes after maryland signs are to offer ND first, va tech second, then rutgers

 

[HoHumHokie]

Rutgers already calling for a presser tomorrow.

 

[huskers1217]

So they gonna pre-empt the Huskers/UNO replay to add Maryland and Rutgers?

just tweeted BTN to see if they respond

 

[Driaz]

perhaps the dominoes after maryland signs are to offer ND first, va tech second, then rutgers

That sounds reasonable but we all know ND will say no again.....

 

[Driaz]

just tweeted BTN to see if they respond

Yeah, we all need to tell them seeing Nebraskatball is >>>>>>>>>>> than Maryland presser......

 

[huskers1217]

Jim Delany knows what he's doing. And what he's doing is making money. When Michigan and Ohio State and Nebraska and Penn State start showing up on a regular basis in Piscataway and College Park, suddenly major-college football will have arrived. It will then be a legit contender for the local sports dollar – especially when Penn State and Ohio State fans are driving in.

Nothing like it has ever happened in Eastern major metros. Name-brand college football has not been part of the landscape here on a regular basis since Red Blaik was running the great Army teams up and down the I-95 corridor (before there was an I-95 corridor). It will be fascinating to watch.

Effects on Penn State? I can think of one major one right away: Two of the Nittany Lions' major recruiting gardens will be tougher to cultivate.

Rutgers, Maryland attractive to Big Ten for good reasons | PennLive.com

 

[huskers1217]

maryland should play bball in 2014-15 as part of Big ten.

 

[Red_Alert]

Maryland will join the B1G for the 2014/2015 seasons.

Guess I was wrong in thinking they'd get kicked to the curb ala Missouri. I still believe they were gone after as a weak link and meant to be the catalyst for bigger targets.

 

[Ballboy534]

Congrats B10! You just inherited a crumbling athletic department who's financial backer just mortgaged his business to pay the ACC to leave!

 

[Red_Alert]

Congrats B10! You just inherited a crumbling athletic department who's financial backer just mortgaged his business to pay the ACC to leave!

There is a much bigger picture. Nobody kurr about Maryland.

 

[ForkEmBucky]

Nobody's athletic department crumbles in the B1G. Fans from the B1G, especially Ohio State and Penn State, will boost their attendance.

 

[Ballboy534]

Since taking his position, Muhrland's AD has effectively chased a 10 win football coach out of town, a borderline (and I mean borderline) championship basketball coach, dropped seven varsity sports, and attendance is down across the board. Not sure I would want that type of program regardless of their role as a catalyst in any reaction...

PressBox: Cuts at Maryland Could Have Been Avoided

 

[ForkEmBucky]

That's all fine and good. But attendance is going to go back up when the B1G transplants in D.C. start showing up along with the fans who will travel from home or down from NYC....where there is already another huge population of B1G transplants.

If it wasn't for the B1G, Northwestern wouldn't even have an athletic department. If we can prop them up, we can prop up Maryland and Rutgers while they sort it out. Not saying I like it, but they're not going to fall apart. Shit, if Penn State were still an independent, imagine what would have happened to them.

 

[Ballboy534]

That's all fine and good. But attendance is going to go back up when the B1G transplants in D.C. start showing up along with the fans who will travel from home or down from NYC....where there is already another huge population of B1G transplants.

If it wasn't for the B1G, Northwestern wouldn't even have an athletic department. If we can prop them up, we can prop up Maryland and Rutgers while they sort it out. Not saying I like it, but they're not going to fall apart. Shit, if Penn State were still an independent, imagine what would have happened to them.

That's all well and good for television revenue, and I completely agree that the B10 will significantly boost both UMD and Rutgers (especially as both are flagship state universities). What really hurts me as a CFB fan is the destruction of regional and long-standing rivalries; not many will remain in the coming years and it's really a shame.