Rutgers Joins B1G, it's official

Submitted by San Diego Mick on

Noticed there wasn't a thread topic and thought I'd start one. We now have the only state that doesn't have a university of that state, Rutgers is actually supposed to be the U of NJ in a nutshell, in the B1G.

If you would have told me a few years ago, heck, a few weeks ago that MD and Rutgers will join the B1G, I would have laughed uncontrollably, I'm not laughing right now, sad panda I am.

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BornInAA

November 20th, 2012 at 2:29 PM ^

There isn't a thread topic on big ten expansion? Wow - it seems like that would be important. Maybe you should create some more threads on this subject.

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His Dudeness

November 20th, 2012 at 2:31 PM ^

It was all a dream.

We used to have a conference, not an internet meme.

Terrelle Pryor taking recruiting trips in the limousine.

Hanging Block M's on my wall.

Every Saturday running attack Mr. Magic Denard ya'll.

 

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LSA Aught One

November 20th, 2012 at 2:38 PM ^

They make these really greasy sandwiches called fat cats.  They contain french fries, chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks and marinara sauce, for example.  If you eat one, you are happy until your heart inevitably explodes.  Other than that, I've got nothing.

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MLaw06

November 20th, 2012 at 2:48 PM ^

The only reason why I know this is because someone at my wife's work went there... and when she told me she went to TCNJ, I blurted out, "yea right?  there's no such thing as a TCNJ, unless it's one of those online degree websites like the University of Phoenix."  Apparently, I was wrong, it's a real school.... but you can't blame me, it sounds kind of imaginary.

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nickimbro

November 20th, 2012 at 3:38 PM ^

TCNJ was named Trenton State College up instill like 15 years ago. The name change did not sit well with some of their ivy league neighbors. Princeton was known as TCNJ back in the day.

For what it's worth TCNJ is a pretty nice school too. I attended several sports camps there when I was a youngin.

Additional for what it's worth, I actually don't mind Rutgers football joining, they are an up incoming program (thanks schiano) and they have done it by harnessing the states athletes which were almost continuously poached by other program in prior years.

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IPFW_Wolverines

November 20th, 2012 at 2:40 PM ^

Are we still alive? The overreaction the past few days surely meant the world would be over now. Okay who wants the job of knocking on bomb shelter doors to tell them it was a false alarm? This could take awhile...

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ShockFX

November 20th, 2012 at 2:53 PM ^

Yeah, it's kind of assumed that he would never seal off UNC from being able to join the B1G, which presumes he's also not going to seal off Duke, and if the ACC was destroyed there would be two spots for those schools. I'd assume Duke/UNC are spots 17/18 if it ever gets to that.

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Brodie

November 20th, 2012 at 3:53 PM ^

it should also be pointed out that, while Western PA is definitely culturally aligned with the Big Ten area, PSU itself is in a different part of the state, one that certainly identifies more closely with Maryland and NJ than the Great Lakes. So this eastward ho thing has been going on since they entered the league... in a move that a lot of people at the time expected to make us a player in the northeast fwiw.  

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M-Dog

November 20th, 2012 at 3:10 PM ^

We need a long term perspective on Rutgers and Maryland.

Here's one:  I just spent Saturday night watching two compelling games that determined who will play for the CFB National Championship:  Oregon vs. Stanford and Kansas State vs. Baylor.

Now here'e the long term perspective part from the me of 20 years ago:  

"WTF?!!  Oregon vs. Stanford and Kansas State vs. Baylor to determine who plays in the National Championship??  Are you F-ing kidding me?  That's impossible, it could never happen.  Oregon is a boring also-ran team, like Purdue in the Big Ten, and Stanford, Kansas State, and Baylor are awful and always will be.  What could possibly ever change?"

Straight-line Interpolating today into the future is never a good forecasting method.

 

  

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