ESPN says Big 10 trying to get Maryland and Rutgers

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ESPN is right on their "reports" about 50% of the time or less (anyone remember the famous "breaking news: Les Miles leaving national title contender LSU to go to Michigan"), but now they're saying B1G is after Maryland and likely Rutgers. If this is true, it's a pretty embarrassing step for the conference IMO. After Nebraska and Colorado left the Big 12 and dominos started falling, the B1G was talking about big acquisitions like Texas or Notre Dame. Maryland and Rutgers?? This is purely a greedy play to get more viewers to shell out for the Big 10 Network rather than expanding the prestige of the conference. I would much rather have taken Missouri than these guys. Maryland will be a big power in basketball, but that sport isn't what drives these decisions.

On the plus side, assuming both teams get subsumed into the Leaders division, it will push one of the current Leaders creampuffs like Indiana or Purdue into the Legends. Then again, with teams like Maryland, Rutgers, Indiana it is kind of a joke to refer to these teams are either Leaders or Legends!

 
Under Armour CEO and Maryland alum Kevin Plank is cashing out $65 million of stock. Buyout fee from the ACC is $50 million

 
MichiganMan said:
Maxconvert said:
MichiganMan said:
Under Armour CEO and Maryland alum Kevin Plank is cashing out $65 million of stock. Buyout fee from the ACC is $50 million
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Coincidence? :dunno
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he's paying a potential exit fee or has been tipped off his company is about to go under.
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Speaking of athletic companies, anyone else notice the two teams with the big "alums" who run Nike and Under Armor (Oregon and Maryland) also have the tackiest uniforms?

 
No, thanks. I don't see how these teams add any value to the conference, aside from a few extra bucks. Don't get greedy and dilute the conference.

Seriously. Maryland? :facepalm:

 
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No, thanks. I don't see how these teams add any value to the conference, aside from a few extra bucks. Don't get greedy and dilute the conference.

Seriously. Maryland? :facepalm:
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+1 but probably my guess basketball thing. Maryland and Rutgers are pretty good in BB? (I didn't followed NBA and college BB at all)

 
Rutgers is not good at basketball. Football neither. Maryland blows at football, and we don't need their basketball.

 
I don't see the B1G expanding at all for quite some time. I don't see how Rutgers or Maryland would strengthen the conference in football, the flagship sport of the B1G.

 
Maxconvert said:
MichiganMan said:
Maxconvert said:
MichiganMan said:
Under Armour CEO and Maryland alum Kevin Plank is cashing out $65 million of stock. Buyout fee from the ACC is $50 million
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Coincidence? :dunno
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he's paying a potential exit fee or has been tipped off his company is about to go under.
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Speaking of athletic companies, anyone else notice the two teams with the big "alums" who run Nike and Under Armor (Oregon and Maryland) also have the tackiest uniforms?
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tacky isn't the word I was thinking.

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How I see it.

Rutgers

Positives

- Break into NYC Market

- NJ recruiting

- Placates Penn State fanbase's desire for a more Eastern outlook

- Decent football

- Decent Academics (AAU)

- New TV Contracts

- Decent Roadtrip (takes you to NYC)

- Puts B1G in a similar position as its competitors (ACC, SEC etc...)

Negatives/Caveats to Positives

- Geographically removed from rest of B1G

- Culturally incompatible (save for maybe PSU)

- Not good in basketball

- Not traditionally great in football

- NYC is not a college football town, advertisers and networks know this, contract jump won't be huge.

- We can probably pull much better schools if we need to expand

- Located in New Jersey

- We already recruit quite well there

- Tiny distant stadium for football.

Maryland

Positives

- Weakens the ACC

- DC and Baltimore Market?

- Placates Penn State fanbase's desire for a more Eastern outlook

- Decent basketball

- Decent Academics (AAU)

- New TV Contracts

- Decent Roadtrip

- Bump in VA/MD Recruiting

- Puts B1G in a similar position as its competitors (ACC, SEC etc...)

Negatives/Caveats to Positives

- Geographically removed from rest of B1G

- Culturally incompatible

- Basketball is above average but not elite

- Decent to bad in football the past half-century

- Baltimore and DC may not follow MD football. They have much better programs and pro-teams around

- We can probably pull much better schools if we need to expand

- Broke AD

- Tiny, decrepit stadium for football

 
Didn't like hearing these rumors yesterday. I hope it doesn't work out. I would certainly be disappointed.

 
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