Maryland and Rutgers Negbang Welcome thread
Welp, it's officially official.
The Big Ten is now 14.
The conference already has a handful of trophy games, 12 to be exact, but the Terps are looking to join the fray. From a geographic standpoint, Penn State is a logical choice. Rutgers too. In fact, according to the Post, the Terps "have entered conversations" with Rutgers and Penn State "to create new trophies."
Even though everyone hates this and I do too. I'm glad that now I'll finally get to see Michigan along with other good teams play for the first time. Just for that chance, I'm happy. Although I hate Rutgers and I hope they get destroyed every game.
I think Purdue and Minnesota already have that one on lockdown. I'm here for the negbang, this will be a good long term move for the conference and for michigan, rutgers and maryland will not be any worse than the irrelevant crap currently at the bottom of the big ten and will bring in more money in the long run. It's nice to yearn for the past but it's also filled with rose colored glasses, it probably wasn't as great as you think it was and the future isn't as bad as everyone here says it will be. And don't look now but Maryland has the most recent basketball championship from a big ten team.
It's now official: Michigan will play Maryland & Rutgers in football more often than Wisconsin, Iowa & Minnesota. Sigh. #B1G
— Drew Hallett (@DrewCHallett) July 1, 2014
#tradition #realrivals
And this is why I hate the addition of these two teams. We don't play Iowa at home until f'n 2019. I don't see Minnesota on the 2016 or 2018 schedules. WTF , no jug game?
Will Dave Brandon hire the jet pack guy to create more 'wow factor' when we play Rutgers and Maryland? He'll need it.
I didn't think we played them anymore? It seems forever ago that we did.
I refuse to recognize them as an official part of the Big Ten, until they play an official Big Ten sanctioned game of Beer Pong.
I sorta agree. I think complaining about it is generally useless, since it's well already happened. But why not have 15 minutes of bitching before getting on with everything
With you all the way, but hell, it's the Internet. Why stop at 15 minutes?
At least the Legends and Leaders is dead. I think the realignment is pretty cool. Tons of competitive games coming up. Should be interesting.
For putting a positive spin to this thread.
do I +1 you because I agree? or - 1 you because it's a negbang thread?
I need a ruling!
For confusing the fuck out me and for having to give away one of my remaining fucks.
Michigan better kick the shit out of both of these teams in Football. Give them a proper welcome like they did to Nebraska.
Fuck em
We should have added Columbia University for the NY market. At least they bring something academically.
Poor, poor Michigan cheerleaders....
The Rutgers Knight keeps checking out Sparty.
Not quite sure where that right hand is headed in the picture.
Not so backlit. But still the Knight looks to be trying to grope Sparty.
I guess you get two cheerleaders if you are a) morally opposed to mascots, b) have them taken away from you c) can't figure out how to make one d) or have one that looks too much like a scarf wearing Pedobear.
It annoys the shit out of me that we don't play Wisconsin, Iowa, or Minnesota very often.
they just rub that fact in our faces 24-7. Personally, I have lowered my level of caring/involvement. Michigan fans: keep voting with your feet.
Ruck Futgers and Muck Faryland.
Maryland sucks and Rutgers sucks more. Negbang me
we should've kicked out Penn State, replaced them with Mizzou and called it good. This is bullshit.
I
HATE
EVERYTHING
For still being in your twenties.
For living through the Great Depression.
Gives us the DC market, was at one point a damn good BBall team (haven't watched them so maybe they are still pretty good), could be a potential B1G hockey hotspot (Caps being popular and the Ovy Effect), pretty good academics (not us, but outside of Northwestern who is). They should ditch Rutgers (Syracuse or UConn), but whatevs. Hopefully they can contribute and make the B1G the place to be.
effing attitude. NEGGED.
At least Maryland brings top level lacrosse and having recently watched the 111th meeting of Maryland-Johns Hopkins lacrosse (don't forget Johns Hopkins is in the B1G for lax) in a sold out stadium, I see a lot of excitement around Maryland sports. Maryland's basketball and football, I think, will be competitive. But, man, Rutgers? If you want to deliver the NYC market, I really wish they brought in Syracuse. Michigan playing hoops in the Carrier Dome? How awesome would that be? Hell, even Cornell would bring in more of the NY market and they have top level lacrosse, wrestling and hockey.