hinghameagle {l Wrote}:I agree with most everything posted here, and here are my thoughts.
1. nobody cares about losing Maryland.
2. Everybody cares about others foolowing suit
3. If true, I hate the fact that Rutgers is getting a huge financial windfall out of this.
4. We all thought Bates first signature moment was going to be the hiring of a new football coach. He needs to be reaching out to all conferences right now to see where everybody stands. He may get lip service, but he needs to make the calls.
5. Rutgers to the B10 and Uconn to the ACC was out worst nightmare 12 months ago.
6. Maryland hoop fans are going to hate this. they need their games against Duke.
7. tough for BC foootball to lsoe the only priogram that may be more screwed up then them.
8. how tough will Swoffy be in the exit fee and when he allows them to leave.
9. ND is not coming to the ACC. not now. ACC is vulnerable. There will be thousnads of rumors after today about FSU talking to the SEC, Clemson as well and GT. ND has the ACC by the short hairs right now and any deal the ACC would make with them for full membership right now would be incredibly one sided.
As to #4, I doubt Bates has enough gravitas to make any meaningful calls.
As for RU, RU is and aways will be RU. They are not going to trasnform into a PSU (the good PSU) or tOSU or any school that has a football pride. It is the nature of the RU beast. They really do not belong in the B1G.