Big 10 to push for 12th team?

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I agree. Rutgers gives the Big 10 the NYC market. Without looking at the rankings, Rutgers also seem to fit in well with the other Big 10 schools.

IMO Rutgers would give the B10 the NYC market like whitney64 saying that SJSU would deliver the San Jose market to the MWC.

[Indy Coug]

the order of teams for big 10 go like this

Notre Dame
Missouri
Pitt

There are no other schools that the big 10 wants.

Correct

[Indy Coug]

IMO Rutgers would give the B10 the NYC market like whitney64 saying that SJSU would deliver the San Jose market to the MWC.

Rutgers is 40 to 50 miles away from me and they barely register a blip on the media radar here, even a couple of years ago when they were in the top 10.

[Solon]

Rutgers is 40 to 50 miles away from me and they barely register a blip on the media radar here, even a couple of years ago when they were in the top 10.

Well, CJF, at least JoePa agrees with us:

Penn State coach Joe Paterno said in May that he'd like to see Rutgers, Pittsburgh or Syracuse of the Big East join the league. He was not in favor of revisiting Notre Dame.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2009-12-15-big-ten-expansion_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

[Surfah]

Well, CJF, at least JoePa agrees with us:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colle...terstitialskip

Of course PSU wants crappy teams to join so they can continually beat up on them and preserve their 'elite' status.

[Hot Lunch]

I would guess Rutgers.

Colin Cowherd agrees with you and after listening to why he thinks Rutgers I agree with you as well.

New Jersey is the 2nd best state for recruiting in the North East next to PA. They already own PA because of Penn St. They would dip into the the NY/NJ tv and print market. Rutgers is a good academic school. It also has 52,000 students which is Little 10 like. It is ranked 54th in the world as an academic institution. These were just a couple of points. My vote goes to Rutgers being the 12th team to the Little 10.

[statman]

iirc, Chicago holds the actual rights over the spot that Michigan State occupies.



Maybe they can get Carnegie Mellon to cobble together a football team. It would be great!



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