tom in salem
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Why is Rutgers in the Big 10?
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...-projected-to-get-45-million-with-new-tv-deal
Uconn back to the Big East????
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Why is Rutgers in the Big 10?
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...-projected-to-get-45-million-with-new-tv-deal
Rutgers invite to the Big Ten was strictly based upon anticipated Big Ten TV revenue which will be generated in the Garden State through cable subscriptions which will in most cases built into the subscription packages without the subscribers consent. The Big Ten provides the biggest payout to member schools. It has been projected that each Big Ten school will receive $40M per school starting in 2017 which is why Maryland bolted the ACC.
http://www.freep.com/article/20140430/SPORTS07/304300172/big-ten-television-contract-revenue
Obviously, Rutgers got a Big 10 invite because of their location. That is the point I'm bringing out with Temple. At least Temple has a basketball tradition, Rutgers has nothing. Their football program & basketball program added ZERO to the Big East over the years, but the Big 10 wanted some tie in to the NY market. Philadelphia isn't NY, but it has a lot of people, and Temple has some potential. None of us know what the future holds, but we do know that potential $$$ can influence a lot of things.
beast of the east
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Rutgers embarked on a $100 million stadium expansion in 2008, which included a multi-million dollar recruiting pavilion largely financed by an anonymous donor. and since 2009 has topped 50,000 in attendance five times, despite losing all five of those games to better opponents. This proved that college football can sell in the NY metro area. The Big Ten was obviously watching, and felt that the infusion of a Big Ten schedule would generate a lot more interest in a major media market. Their inclusion isn't so much based on where Rutgers football is now, but what it can bring to the Big Ten both in a quality program and in revenue.
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Four NCAA men's championships in 16 years, 7 women's championships since 2000. For basketball alone, UCONN can do much better, and as has been pointed out already, do not profile with the current Big East roster of private Catholic schools (except Butler). A program that can outsell SJU on our alleged home court. A league where only Villanova and Georgetown would be competitive with UCONN at their best. No football. The supervolcano under Yellowstone will explode before UCONN rejoins the Big East.
I don't agree. Rutger's has had tepid results with attendance based on a schedule that sparked very little interest among football fans. Match up's against UCONN could never draw because of the quality of opponent. I think in five years with the likes of Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Penn State and Ohio State coming to town there will be a buzz and people will want to attend. This really is the first time quality football has been a possibility in the tri State Area.. New Jersey is a big football State.....I think you will be suprised at how well attended these games will be.
What risk are they taking. Look at the numbers for their network before Rutgers was a member. Pretty impressive and will be more saw with their expansion. Whatever the NYC market brings is gravy and they know it. It also gives them another good State academic Institution along with Maryland.
For full disclosure, I am a rarity in this area, an avid College Football Fan.
The risk is they made a longterm commitment to a perennial bottom feeder. The only value they have is the minuscule potential to get more eyeballs onto B10 games thru NYC. So if using Rutgers as your battering ram into the toughest TV market isn't a gamble, sir I really don't know what is.
Again what is the risk. It would be a huge risk if they needed Rutgers to survive as conference, but they don't. Look at what they are doing without the New York market. Adding Maryland and that area to boot. The addition increases their revenue (just look at what they are talking about in the near future) and if Rutgers actually does something and that get some real excitement going (I really hope not because I really despise them), then that's just gravy.