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Maryland and Rutgers to the B1G

Re: Maryland and Rutgers to the B1G

MichFan said:
Fortunately, I doubt that it would actually happen. I don't pretend to know Massachusetts well, but is BC going to get the Big Ten Network on basic cable in Boston or the rest of the state? It's not the "big state school" with a broad following among non-alumni, is it?

But then, who CAN get you on to basic cable in Boston? I don't see a better candidate, so you can't rule it out.

Back before the Big Ten went to 12, I used to think that BC might be used as a lure to make Notre Dame feel comfortable in the Big Ten, i.e. a peer Catholic school. But now I don't see Notre Dame coming on board under any circumstances; they're home in the ACC now. Even if the Big Ten picks off 1 ACC school (Virginia seems likely), holding one spot for Notre Dame, and the SEC picks off 2, I don't see the ACC collapsing completely. And even if the ACC collapsed and Notre Dame felt obligated to move to a conference to survive, Notre Dame would probably join the Big 12 instead just to spite the Big 10. Notre Dame's alumni's feelings against the Big 10 run too strong.
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Pfft.. I can't speak for any other Big Ten fan but I don't care about Notre Dame.
 
Re: Maryland and Rutgers to the B1G

Hammy said:
The other issue is the academic ties. These places do care deeply about who they associate with on an academic reputation perspective. They have all been very tied together in that regard and care about how that influences their school's overall reputation. It's not just about the dollars in one sport. It goes far beyond that.
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Which is why it is not at all surprising that the 2 new schools that were added are members of the Association of American Universities. Nebraska is the only school in the Big Ten that is not part of the AAU, but was at the time they joined.
 
Shirtless Guy said:
Which is why it is not at all surprising that the 2 new schools that were added are members of the Association of American Universities. Nebraska is the only school in the Big Ten that is not part of the AAU, but was at the time they joined.
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And if Nebraska got kicked out a year earlier they would not have gotten the invite.
 
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