November 19th, 2012 at 11:57 AM ^
It has begun.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:01 PM ^
This post brought to you by the year 2010.
November 19th, 2012 at 1:24 PM ^
November 19th, 2012 at 1:25 PM ^
This is why we can't have anything nice!
November 19th, 2012 at 1:37 PM ^
Rutgers fans seem really excited:
"What a great day for Rutgers. Now let's run the table and hopefully go into the Big Ten in 2014 as back to back Big East and hopefully Orange Bowl champs!!!"
"Perhaps the biggest day in Rutgers athetic history!!!! What a windfall for the school. Perhaps now we can get those canceled sports back too?"
"During my days on the banks, we were an all boys school and our biggest game was Princeton. To see the Scarlet line up against the likes go Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State on a regular basis is a dream come true. We've come a long way baby! "
"In a perfect world, it would have been nice to see Big East succeed, but RU was always the red headed step-child there. Heck, they didn't even want us when they decided to add football - it was years before they let us in for hoops. It was originally and always will be a basketball league first. So is the ACC, which is why they can't pay their teams what the B1G can. Football drives the TV deals."
"I can't believe this...sports culture at RU will completely change overnight. Awesome."
"Rutgers football is already better than many of the Big-10 programs."
[LINK: http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2012/11/rutgers_to_join_big_ten_once_f.html ]
November 19th, 2012 at 1:41 PM ^
that someone is excited about it, that is.
November 19th, 2012 at 3:36 PM ^
To see the Scarlet line up against the likes go Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State on a regular basis is a dream come true.
Hmm...what's wrong with this picture?
Has the media hype over the past few years really brainwashed the entire country into thinking that Sparty is an elite program? Leave out Nebraska but include MSU? Really?
November 19th, 2012 at 11:57 AM ^
Make it stop.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:57 PM ^
Let's all burn the messenger... neg his ass!!!
November 19th, 2012 at 4:38 PM ^
I generally prefer shooting messengers.
November 19th, 2012 at 4:40 PM ^
lol I spit my soda out with this line, Well Played!
November 19th, 2012 at 12:00 PM ^
O(*J:LKDJF:LKJDLKGFJL:KSALSD:LKAJSFJLSFKJHOIUHCJKSANDKAJSDKJSND!!LKJ!KJ~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 19th, 2012 at 12:00 PM ^
sparty vs scarlet knight: battle of the mascots who wear skirts.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:01 PM ^
One reason to not base your opinion of an entire school on, "what the mascot looks like".
November 19th, 2012 at 12:58 PM ^
Can I judge them for being in New Jersey? Or will it be nice to see some phony spray tans once every couple of years.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:03 PM ^
Even Sparty couldn't take being part of MSU anymore...
November 19th, 2012 at 12:01 PM ^
but I'm too busy buying a train ticket from Philly to New Brunswick for 2015.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:34 PM ^
Just the selfish side of me but Philly to New Brunswick and Philly to MD is good news for me.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:02 PM ^
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November 19th, 2012 at 12:29 PM ^
Agreed. Michigan games in NJ every other year? Yes please.
Rutgers joining the Big 10 is like bad weather - if it's inevitable, just lie back and enjoy it.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:59 PM ^
That's only if they end up in the same division. Otherwise it's once every 12 years, at least if the SEC's current 14 team model is used.
They'll play each other once every 6 years. Less often than Michigan plays each of the directional Michigans. Totally the same conference though.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:04 PM ^
So is that it? Can I come from out of my basement now?
I kind of wish they waited until after the football season to do this/announce this.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:06 PM ^
Positives-
- Adding 2 lacrosse teams to the B1G now most definitely ensures a B1G Lacrosse conference in both men's and women's (Men with 5 teams now, women with 6).
Negatives-
- It's still rutgers. They are awful to average in every sport.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:08 PM ^
But I think we can at least all agree that the league is fast becoming a leader in helmet diversity...And I will say that I would have loved those Rutgers helmets when I was ten.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:08 PM ^
So this week the B1G has gained crab cakes and slutty Jersey girls. Lucky for you Delaney I am in to both of these.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:42 PM ^
crab cakes......
November 19th, 2012 at 1:49 PM ^
mmmmm.....slutty Jersey girls.
November 19th, 2012 at 1:04 PM ^
I just saw this recently, so it was the first thing I thought of when I read "crabs."
November 19th, 2012 at 12:09 PM ^
that we at least go up to 9 conference games after all this is said and done. 8 is BS.
November 19th, 2012 at 5:30 PM ^
November 19th, 2012 at 12:09 PM ^
Rutgers played in the frist college football game ever in 1869.
since then, not much.
if you don't laugh, you'll cry.
/crying
November 19th, 2012 at 12:12 PM ^
YAY! Stereotypes are FUN! Can I do Texas next?!
November 19th, 2012 at 12:18 PM ^
So if I can't stereotype you (or laughs or for real), why do you get to stereotype others?
November 19th, 2012 at 12:22 PM ^
Just thought the Jersey Shore thing was funny (still think so). Tell ya what, you get one free stereotype at my expense. Even Steven? Damn wish I knew more about Wyoming LOL!
November 19th, 2012 at 1:44 PM ^
moosehumpers.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:24 PM ^
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November 19th, 2012 at 1:12 PM ^
Dude, don't get all wrapped up in the justice/fairness angle. "Don't Mess With Texas" is just plain ol' good advice.
November 19th, 2012 at 1:02 PM ^
I always thought it was funny that slogan came from an anti-littering campaign.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:09 PM ^
It helps to bring some more Big Ten presence to the East Coast, as much as I hate us deviating too far from what we've been about for so long. The ACC and Big East have traditionally had a very dominant footprint on the East Coast as far as athletics go. Maybe we can add another two schools to get to 16 someday with at least one of them being within a couple hours of I-95. That way we'll be a truly midwestern and northeast/mid-atlantic conference as opposed to being a midwestern one with some east coast sprinkled in.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:11 PM ^
What's wrong with tapping into BC over Rutgers? I wonder if other ACC schools were on the table, but they couldn't afford that $50m exit fee.
November 19th, 2012 at 1:13 PM ^
I think NW likes being the only private school in the conference.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:10 PM ^
Great. I can't fucking wait for the Rutgers game that replaces games against Illinois, Wisconsin, etc.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:13 PM ^
Or, there is an added big ten game and Rutgers or Maryland replaces a directional Michigan team.
November 19th, 2012 at 12:27 PM ^
I don't know why 14 teams necessarily means nine conference games. It doesn't for the ACC. We're talking about people who think it's a good idea to add two extremely mediocre non-Midwestern teams to the conference because they think it will make the TV network more lucrative. Competition issues be damned. What makes you think they'll add any conference games?