November 17th, 2012 at 7:25 PM ^
Yeah! Crabcakes and Football. That's what Maryland does!
November 17th, 2012 at 5:07 PM ^
Please no.
November 17th, 2012 at 5:08 PM ^
They don't bring anything to the table. Another mouth to feed. I'd take NC before them, anyway.
November 17th, 2012 at 5:12 PM ^
... except an eye for fashion.
Uniformz!!!
November 17th, 2012 at 6:01 PM ^
great basketball tradition. horrible uni tradition.
November 17th, 2012 at 6:12 PM ^
"Great"? Decent at best, and the BiG isn't hurting for basketball powerhouses as is. I live in DC and have pretty low regard for U of Maryland athletically and academically.
November 17th, 2012 at 11:25 PM ^
This was mentioned in another post, but MD is 3rd in total wins for basketball. Yes, I would consider that great tradition.
November 18th, 2012 at 12:20 AM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 5:09 PM ^
I've been told that should the MIAA accept MSU's application then a formal offer will be extended to the Terps.
November 17th, 2012 at 5:09 PM ^
There's a rumor that Maryland AND then Rutgers could follow.
Who knows...
November 17th, 2012 at 5:12 PM ^
Nicely done, good sir.
November 17th, 2012 at 7:33 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 5:10 PM ^
Sports wise they would be a big pick up for basketball competition. On the football field they have a loooooooooong way to go to catch up to an average Big Ten school. However, having them in the conference would help bring in more Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvannia recruits to the conference.
I think eventually the NCAA is going to fall into four super-conferences: the Big Ten, S.E.C., PAC, and one other. Eventually I will see the Big Ten needing/being able to add two more schools to the conference. This could be a reasonable step in that direction.
November 17th, 2012 at 5:10 PM ^
Some bullets
>ACC Buyout=$60+ Million
>Maryland cutting sports programs to pay off Ralph Freidgen.
>13 Teams? Who else are they bringing?
/threadover
November 18th, 2012 at 12:55 AM ^
Supposedly Kevin Plank cashed out $65 million worth of Under Armour stock last week. Kevin Plank : UA/Maryland :: Phil Knight : Nike/Oregon.
November 17th, 2012 at 5:12 PM ^
Rutgers will reportedly follow suit if Marland joins the B1G.
November 17th, 2012 at 5:12 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 5:16 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 5:38 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 6:06 PM ^
I'm not advocating for adding them... but to take issue with them on their quality as a school seems a somewhat specious argument. US News (yes, yes, only one measure, blah blah) has them at #58... Ohio is at #56 and 6 other Big 10 unis rank lower than them. Notably, our newest member Nebraska checking in at #101. Oh by the way, Maryland is an AAU member... something the rest of the conference shares... except for Nebraska.
Again, I'm not trying to justify taking them by any means. Personally, I don't think they bring *that* much. But again, knocking them on academic grounds seems pretty weak.
November 17th, 2012 at 5:12 PM ^
So this means...STEFON DIGGS?!?!
November 17th, 2012 at 5:12 PM ^
Can hardly wait to listen to Ira on TKA this Monday...
November 17th, 2012 at 5:14 PM ^
MD and Rutgers are in talks according to ESPN.
I like MD, brings in the DC market and consistently solid sports teams, Rutgers we already went over back during the Great Expansion Season of 2011
November 17th, 2012 at 5:20 PM ^
Consistently solid sports teams? Uh, no.
November 17th, 2012 at 5:40 PM ^
Not lately since the AD as been having some issues. But basketball is usually always good in one of top basketball conferences and football has always had potential and recruits well
November 17th, 2012 at 5:14 PM ^
If it happens can the B1G please redraw the divisions so that M and OSU are together.
November 17th, 2012 at 5:18 PM ^
i would assume they would redraw things along geographic lines, cuz it'd be idiotic to have nebraska and maryland in the same division (just an example).
November 17th, 2012 at 5:20 PM ^
I would take Maryland and Rutgers if it means we can rename the Legends and Leaders divisions into something less asinine.
November 18th, 2012 at 10:33 PM ^
Losers and Leeches.
November 17th, 2012 at 5:53 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 5:17 PM ^
I have to think we could get a better team than Maryland. Good Lord.
November 17th, 2012 at 5:18 PM ^
WTF? Maryland at least brings basketball. Rutgers brings nothing to the table... and don't even pretend that they are a ticket to the New York market. Nobody gives a flying fuck about Rutgers in NYC.
November 17th, 2012 at 5:32 PM ^
Rutgers has had a pretty decent football program for the past several years, and they're recruiting pretty well. I think they could potentially strike up a decent rivalry with Penn State because of the proximity of PA and NJ, partly because they recruit a lot of the same players.
I'm not a fan of bringing in Maryland or Rutgers, but there's a hint of potential there for football relevance.
November 17th, 2012 at 5:40 PM ^
That could very well be true, but I don't think it's worth it. The rest of the Big 10 won't suck this bad forever, and I have a hard time seeing Rutgers being relevant in the long run.
November 17th, 2012 at 6:18 PM ^
Rutgers dumped a shit ton of money into their football program when they were on a relatively small Big East budget. If you give them some BTN money, plus money from a big new Big Ten TV contract, who knows what they might turn themselves into?
Throw Michigan, MSU, Penn State, Ohio State, Maryland, Rutgers, Indiana/Purdue into a division, call it the Big Ten East, and that would be a bunch of fun games every fall.
November 17th, 2012 at 6:34 PM ^
are a glass half full kind of person. I just don't see it.
November 17th, 2012 at 7:32 PM ^
I was having very similar thoughts as well. They have been a decent program for the past couple years, and they are in a relatively fertile recruiting area. With the addition of the B1G money and the "prestige" of a B1G school, maybe Rutgers starts winning a few more recruiting battles for players who may otherwise look south (thinking ACC - UVA, VaTech, etc.)?
November 17th, 2012 at 5:19 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 5:20 PM ^
Ugh, facepalm time.
November 17th, 2012 at 5:20 PM ^
Maryland football gets very little coverage and buzz around here. More basketball, however. I don't know generally, but our cable provider already offers BTN as part of its sports package. For me, the real advantage is a game or two to see that's not a long drive. Otherwise, the only advantage is no ACC games on ABC.
November 17th, 2012 at 7:32 PM ^
Who is your cable provider? Is Comcast just screwing with me? /threadjack
November 18th, 2012 at 10:36 PM ^
He said as part of their sports package ($5 month). That's what I get. It's not free, but it's worth it.
November 17th, 2012 at 5:21 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 5:23 PM ^
November 17th, 2012 at 5:23 PM ^
Link to Pat Forde article about Rutgers and Maryland in serious talks.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaab--maryland--rutgers-in-serious-talks-…
November 17th, 2012 at 6:50 PM ^
your gay
November 17th, 2012 at 5:24 PM ^