Rutgers Has A Problem

[AreWeThereYet]

Just a little side comment. The large number of Penn State trolls in that article's comment section, really should learn how to shut the hell up. People who live in glass houses should not be casting stones at others.

 

[ArvadaHawk]

John Lovett, come on down. you're the next signee of The University of Iowa.

 

[docholihawk]

NCAA will come down hard on Rutgers. To bad they're not Carolina where anything goes without punishment.

 

[lightning1]

NCAA will come down hard on Rutgers. To bad they're not Carolina where anything goes without punishment.

I emailed the Rutgers ad and told him to have the University lawyer up just like UNC did and fight them tooth and nail! And to bring UNC up every time the NCAA asks a question. If I was an AD, I'd never even field a phone call from someone in NCAA enforcement! Straight to the University legal Dept.

 

[ChosenChildren]

We were a warm mess ourselves back then but still found a way to win.

excellent point. That was probably Rutgers best game of the season

 

[Thawki]

I do believe that if Delaney and co. could have a mulligan on accepting Rutgers into the B1G, they would take it.

Why do you think that? Do you think that he thought their football or basketball records would be better than they have been? Was he surprised by how bad they have been in those two sports?

I doubt it. Delaney doesn't miss much and I doubt he thinks he missed anything here.

 

[eveningnewsteam]

This is child's play compared to the SEC

 

[SteveGarvey1]

Why do you think that? Do you think that he thought their football or basketball records would be better than they have been? Was he surprised by how bad they have been in those two sports?

I doubt it. Delaney doesn't miss much and I doubt he thinks he missed anything here.

They've been awful in football and basketball, although this year's b-ball team is off to a good start. They've had a couple of scandals already and I really wonder if there are that many eyeballs from New York on B1G Network screens which goes back to the reason why they asked Rutgers to join the conference.

 

[Booandshaun]

They've been awful in football and basketball, although this year's b-ball team is off to a good start. They've had a couple of scandals already and I really wonder if there are that many eyeballs from New York on B1G Network screens which goes back to the reason why they asked Rutgers to join the conference.

It doesn't matter if they tune in the dollars come from the fact that BTN is in their television package.

 

[Thawki]

They've been awful in football and basketball, although this year's b-ball team is off to a good start. They've had a couple of scandals already and I really wonder if there are that many eyeballs from New York on B1G Network screens which goes back to the reason why they asked Rutgers to join the conference.

I don't think you quite understand how the money works with BTN. BTN gets more money per household that has the channel in a state that has a Big Ten team in it than it does in a state that has no team. Also, the channel is in the standard tier, as I recall, in states that have a Big Ten team. They don't have to request it. Therefore the default is that if you have a Big Ten team in your state just like you get ESPN in the default tier of your cable choices, you are also getting BTN.

Think about it. For everyone in New Jersey that gets ESPN, the Big Ten is getting 70 cents because those same households get BTN. Those people do not request BTN for the Big Ten to get that money, I believe. For everyone in New York State that requests BTN they get 30 cents per household. Do you really think Delaney regrets that part of the deal? I am pretty sure those monetary figures are correct.

 

[SpecialKHawk]

This how the NCAA works... brimg the hammer down on the Rutgers, Hawaii, New Mexico's of the world while turning a blind eye on any of the big boys that matter... cough, cough UNC.

 

[dwghawk]

The NCAA generates around a billion dollars in revenue every year. You wonder why some universities and conferences get special treatment? Follow the money people. Which universities are responsible for the largest portion of that revenue? The NCAA isn't going to do anything serious to stop the flow of that money.

The NCAA was created to make sure colleges didn't take advantage of student athletes and promote safety in sports. They were also tasked to make sure a level playing field for all participants existed. Somewhere along the way they lost their focus.

 

[SteveGarvey1]

I don't think you quite understand how the money works with BTN. BTN gets more money per household that has the channel in a state that has a Big Ten team in it than it does in a state that has no team. Also, the channel is in the standard tier, as I recall, in states that have a Big Ten team. They don't have to request it. Therefore the default is that if you have a Big Ten team in your state just like you get ESPN in the default tier of your cable choices, you are also getting BTN.

Think about it. For everyone in New Jersey that gets ESPN, the Big Ten is getting 70 cents because those same households get BTN. Those people do not request BTN for the Big Ten to get that money, I believe. For everyone in New York State that requests BTN they get 30 cents per household. Do you really think Delaney regrets that part of the deal? I am pretty sure those monetary figures are correct.

Thanks for enlightening me. I did not know that. Delaney might as well get a team in California so the coffers can get even fatter.

 

[ThunderHawk]

Could be. With all the "stuff" going on around Gopher football, there's been more talk about his departure and that maybe it wasn't strictly health-related. Apparently he butted heads with some in the admin.

Would have to wonder what the discussions were with Rutgers.
Rutgers: "Are you sure you can handle coaching again.after your abrupt retirement at Minnesota? What about your health"
Kill: "Well, let me tell you the rest of the story".

This story?

http://kstp.com/kstpImages/repository/cs/files/U of M EOAA redacted5.pdf

Mebbe pornhub et al should have Golden (Shower) Gopher designated categories.

 

[ThunderHawk]

The NCAA generates around a billion dollars in revenue every year. You wonder why some universities and conferences get special treatment? Follow the money people. Which universities are responsible for the largest portion of that revenue? The NCAA isn't going to do anything serious to stop the flow of that money.

The NCAA was created to make sure colleges didn't take advantage of student athletes and promote safety in sports. They were also tasked to make sure a level playing field for all participants existed. Somewhere along the way they lost their focus.

If you want to understand the motivations and current state of the NCAA as it's awash in filthy lucre, look to FIFA and the IOC for guidance on how they'll "evolve."