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Topic: Who would you realistically replace Rutgers with?

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TyphonInc

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Re: Who would you realistically replace Rutgers with?
« Reply #238 on: October 03, 2018, 08:51:35 AM »
That's right. No one is leaving the Big Ten, e.g., without either:
  • abandoning football (*and* all sports?) altogether, OR
  • having a massive and irreparable non-athletic tiff with the alliance - maybe stemming from research or medicine
In other words, we're stuck with Rutger forever.
Can the rules be changed? What if the B1G comes back and says you were brought into this conference under the premises that you would add  X ($50 million?) annual dollars to the conference. You are have failed at that assignment and as such you will continue to receive a reduced share until you can bring up your value to the conference. 

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Re: Who would you realistically replace Rutgers with?
« Reply #239 on: October 03, 2018, 09:41:47 AM »
Can the rules be changed? What if the B1G comes back and says you were brought into this conference under the premises that you would add  X ($50 million?) annual dollars to the conference. You are have failed at that assignment and as such you will continue to receive a reduced share until you can bring up your value to the conference.

We'd definitely lose that law suit.
But I'd be SO HAPPY for the conference to pay Rutger the standard annual team share (in perpetuity) to not be on our schedules. And, let's be honest, that's the least we deserve for bringing them aboard.

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Re: Who would you realistically replace Rutgers with?
« Reply #240 on: October 03, 2018, 09:59:42 AM »
What are the odds that Rutgers goes to a bowl, at least, in the next 5 years or so?

Near zero?  Ten percent?  Twenty?

Low bar, but a bar, and a bowl team is a quasi-decent mediocre team at least.

What about Illinois?  Not long ago Purdue was flat awful.

A good coach turns them around, some, before he leaves.

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Re: Who would you realistically replace Rutgers with?
« Reply #241 on: October 03, 2018, 10:09:42 AM »
If they don't fire Ash no matter what? I bet they are a 90% bet to get to a bowl in the next several years, doing so with their seniormost squad and one FCS win.
If they start over with new coaches? Eegads. 10%. Maybe.

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Re: Who would you realistically replace Rutgers with?
« Reply #242 on: October 03, 2018, 10:12:45 AM »
You made your bed.  You lie in it.
I didn't do anything. Oh well. Figurative comment, I'm sure.
U RAH RAH! WIS CON SIN!

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Re: Who would you realistically replace Rutgers with?
« Reply #243 on: October 03, 2018, 10:15:40 AM »
You made your bed.  You lie in it.
Golly gee, where did you get a line like that?
"Courage; Generosity; Fairness; Honor; In these are the true awards of manly sport."

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Re: Who would you realistically replace Rutgers with?
« Reply #244 on: October 03, 2018, 10:20:07 AM »
This thread reminds me of that phenomenon where one chicken gets sick, and the other chickens peck it to death. 
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Re: Who would you realistically replace Rutgers with?
« Reply #245 on: October 03, 2018, 10:21:29 AM »
who you callin chicken?
"Courage; Generosity; Fairness; Honor; In these are the true awards of manly sport."

Entropy

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Re: Who would you realistically replace Rutgers with?
« Reply #246 on: October 03, 2018, 10:47:30 AM »
I use wisky a lot... mostly due to laziness.  

now.. regarding what would it take for someone to leave the BIG...  Unless someone dropped sports, I can't see it.   The Gov't would need to outlaw conferences.  
« Last Edit: October 03, 2018, 10:51:22 AM by Entropy »

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Re: Who would you realistically replace Rutgers with?
« Reply #247 on: October 03, 2018, 10:50:18 AM »
Bad speller?
U RAH RAH! WIS CON SIN!

Entropy

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Re: Who would you realistically replace Rutgers with?
« Reply #248 on: October 03, 2018, 10:51:59 AM »
Bad speller?
you don't deserve the h...  or e (depending upon how you spell it)
« Last Edit: October 03, 2018, 11:58:54 AM by Entropy »

Entropy

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Re: Who would you realistically replace Rutgers with?
« Reply #249 on: October 03, 2018, 10:53:35 AM »
... and my speak and spell needs new batteries, so....

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Re: Who would you realistically replace Rutgers with?
« Reply #250 on: October 03, 2018, 10:59:34 AM »
"Courage; Generosity; Fairness; Honor; In these are the true awards of manly sport."

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Re: Who would you realistically replace Rutgers with?
« Reply #251 on: October 03, 2018, 11:57:12 AM »
UNL Education
actually, I no...  I was not.
btw...  Whiskey is something I enjoy.   Wisky is a team I dislike (read envious).  

 

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