AAU. This organization has a purpose for higher education, yet keeps an elitist attitude by only inviting the best of the best, apparently. Wouldn't it be more beneficial to spread the wealth to those programs seeking to improve themselves rather than just excluding those not invited?
"Today, the primary purpose of the organization is to provide a forum for the development and implementation of institutional and national policies, in order to promote strong programs in academic research and scholarship and undergraduate, graduate, and professional education."
"The largest attraction of the AAU for many schools, especially nonmembers, is prestige."
So its actual mission isn't the most important benefit.
The secondary purpose, of course, is to weed out athletic programs.
I don't "hate" Maryland...I am just happy that they are no longer on the schedule. I hope that they do well in the Big Ten East.
B1G requires AAU membership, but the Ivy League does not. Interesting.The AAU is a lobbying group in Washington DC. It asks that more money be allocated to the National foundations. That's its reason for being in a nutshell.
B1G requires AAU membership, but the Ivy League does not. Interesting.
Beyond silly. Your school salivated at adding a school in Louisville that isn't half the program Maryland is in football. Maryland has had stronger teams, better football recently, and historically, AND most importantly has a much better recruiting home territory than Kentucky or the area around Louisville.
I was checking out of curiosity and Dartmouth is not AAU. I am certain Dartmouth is exceptional, probably just not as big on the research front.The Ivy League does require it. And a whole lot more.
Maryland lost 90% of their games with my school....they were a boring opponent. Watching Papa John's rock during the game just freshened my memory.
Maryland will be more of a presence playing Indiana, Purdue, Northwestern, Rutgers and the like. It will be good for their program.
FSU will always cherry pick out of Maryland/DC. Just as they do New Jersey. example...Kai Locksley ,QB commitment out of Baltimore for 2015, and Roderick Johnson, Rick Leonard, and Brock Ruble out of Maryland in 2014. And current starters Eddie Goldman (DC) and Ronald Darby (Maryland). But the southern recruiting area of Florida, Georgia will always feed the majority of the commits.
I was checking out of curiosity and Dartmouth is not AAU. I am certain Dartmouth is exceptional, probably just not as big on the research front.
billybud said:Look...you have your opinion and we have ours...suffice it to say that FSU guys are ecstatic about losing Maryland for a football school like Louisville. And recruiting territory in Maryland has little meaning to a Florida team like FSU. Huh? I just looked up the Rivals Class ranks and FSU is at #4...not hurting.
Home market for TV...well nobody much watched Maryland....While Louisville has been a top 10 ESPN metered market (#9 for the 2013 season).
The top 25 markets for ESPN’s regular-season telecasts for the 2013-14 season:
Season RankMarketRating
1Birmingham9.2
2Greenville4.9
3Knoxville4.4
4New Orleans4.3
5Nashville3.3
Memphis3.3
Columbus3.3
Jacksonville3.3
Louisville3.2
Atlanta3.2
No. 11Charlotte2.9
Oklahoma City2.8
No. 13Orlando2.7
No. 14Tulsa2.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg2.6
No. 16Austin2.5
West Palm Beach2.5
Kansas City2.4
Norfolk2.4
Dayton2.3
Greensboro2.2
Raleigh-Durham2.2
Richmond2.2
No. 24Ft. Myers2.1
No. 25Dallas-Fort Worth2.0
Look...you have your opinion and we have ours...suffice it to say that FSU guys are ecstatic about losing Maryland for a football school like Louisville. And recruiting territory in Maryland has little meaning to a Florida team like FSU. Huh? I just looked up the Rivals Class ranks and FSU is at #4...not hurting.
Home market for TV...well nobody much watched Maryland....While Louisville has been a top 10 ESPN metered market (#9 for the 2013 season).
The top 25 markets for ESPN’s regular-season telecasts for the 2013-14 season:
I was checking out of curiosity and Dartmouth is not AAU. I am certain Dartmouth is exceptional, probably just not as big on the research front.
For new applicants to the league, they might well require it. I doubt they'd be inviting Smith College or Haverford into the Ivy League. Probably they'd also require private universities, and geographic proximity. That would give Boston Univ, Brandeis, Johns Hopkins, MIT, McGill, New York University as the list of candidates.
Back in 2013 when the Big Ten officially announced men's and women's lacrosse as the conference's 27th and 28th sports during a press conference, commissioner James E. Delany said, regarding Hopkins women's lacrosse, "We'd be interested if they're interested."
It would make sense for the Johns Hopkins women to wind up in the Big Ten as an affiliate member. But that won't be until 2016 at the soonest. Considering the fact that the men's program has joined the Big Ten, how would Tucker feel? Would she be interested in something like that?
"I think the Big Ten is an awesome conference and I'd be really excited to have that opportunity," she said.
Look...you have your opinion and we have ours...suffice it to say that FSU guys are ecstatic about losing Maryland for a football school like Louisville. And recruiting territory in Maryland has little meaning to a Florida team like FSU. Huh? I just looked up the Rivals Class ranks and FSU is at #4...not hurting.
Home market for TV...well nobody much watched Maryland....While Louisville has been a top 10 ESPN metered market (#9 for the 2013 season).
The top 25 markets for ESPN’s regular-season telecasts for the 2013-14 season:
Season RankMarketRating
1Birmingham9.2
2Greenville4.9
3Knoxville4.4
4New Orleans4.3
5Nashville3.3
Memphis3.3
Columbus3.3
Jacksonville3.3
Louisville3.2
Atlanta3.2
No. 11Charlotte2.9
Oklahoma City2.8
No. 13Orlando2.7
No. 14Tulsa2.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg2.6
No. 16Austin2.5
West Palm Beach2.5
Kansas City2.4
Norfolk2.4
Dayton2.3
Greensboro2.2
Raleigh-Durham2.2
Richmond2.2
No. 24Ft. Myers2.1
No. 25Dallas-Fort Worth2.0
Maryland is Maryland...I don't see why so many folks are bent out of shape that most FSU football fans far prefer a football school like Louisville over Maryland.
Because Maryland beats them as a school, in terms of market and eyeballs, and in terms of football, and in terms of recruiting territory. Maryland has it over Louisville in every facet. Every single one.
I get it...you think Maryland is really something. I don't.
The Big Ten has Maryland, they should be thrilled. We have Louisville and are thrilled.
Louisville has won the Sugar and Orange in the last two seasons.
Louisville has roaring crowds in the stands...
Louisville has brought new interest to our fans.
After 22 years of having Maryland on the schedule, I can only say "whew!" about them leaving it.
We like Louisville...what is to you guys?
Right!
Except for providing competition, ardent fans, and a great football atmosphere...Maryland was all right. A "w" that could be inked in at the beginning of the season.
But there is a reason that FSU fans are happy with the exchange. We would be almost as thrilled to have BC go to the B1G.