Does Big Ten regret adding Rutgers?

[Kolumbo]

I think we can acknowledge that social media has jumped the shark. From girls taking selfies at baseball games to drunk college kids getting arrested for being drunk and stupid, I think we can do without all these updates.

 

[UConn9604]

I think we can acknowledge that social media has jumped the shark. From girls taking selfies at baseball games to drunk college kids getting arrested for being drunk and stupid, I think we can do without all these updates.

In the eyes of the Internet:

UConn's bacon mac & cheese > Louisville escorts >>> North Carolina grade scandal

 

[kyleslamb]

You would expect two possible answers:

1) "It might be a fun read that the Big Ten has remorse, but we don't."
2) "It might be a fun read that the Big Ten has remorse, and we do."

And his answer: "It might be a fun read that the Big Ten has remorse, but it's somewhat irrelevant,"

My interpretation: "It might be a fun read that the Big Ten has remorse, and we do, but it's somewhat irrelevant,"

Nonsense. It's pretty simple, Rutgers was grabbed for two reasons: reputation as a research institution and access to a media goldmine.

No number of off-field football incidents are going to make the Big Ten regret getting those two things.

 

[huskymedic]

KSargeantNJ11:58am via Twitter Web Client
Rutgers hires law firm that deals exclusively with potential NCAA violations for investigation of football program
http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...res_law_firm_for_top_to_bottom_investiga.html

 

[UConn9604]

KSargeantNJ11:58am via Twitter Web Client
Rutgers hires law firm that deals exclusively with potential NCAA violations for investigation of football program
http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...res_law_firm_for_top_to_bottom_investiga.html

Thought I recognized the name...

http://articles.courant.com/2010-05...1_1_legal-bills-legal-fees-ncaa-investigation

 

[pj]

The B1G has a division of labor. Ohio State and Michigan win championships, Rutgers provides cable revenue. It works well.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

KSargeantNJ11:58am via Twitter Web Client
Rutgers hires law firm that deals exclusively with potential NCAA violations for investigation of football program
http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...res_law_firm_for_top_to_bottom_investiga.html

This is a total CYA move by the university designed to protect Hermann and Barchi. At most, Flood will be fired and the team will be hit with some form of scholarship reduction and fine. Not like the on-field product can get worse. Then, some old washed-up coach looking to pad his pension will be the next coach as Rutgers can't afford a top tier coach and no rising star will want to work under that leadership team.

Now, if Rutgers' faculty union instead of the University hired the law firm, the football team would be a Dead Man Walking.

 

[ruthetiger]

This is a total CYA move by the university designed to protect Hermann and Barchi. At most, Flood will be fired and the team will be hit with some form of scholarship reduction and fine. Not like the on-field product can get worse. Then, some old washed-up coach looking to pad his pension will be the next coach as Rutgers can't afford a top tier coach and no rising star will want to work under that leadership team.

Now, if Rutgers' faculty union instead of the University hired the law firm, the football team would be a Dead Man Walking.

I think that would be wishful thinking. It's not easy to get rid of a coach as some suggest. They'd have to eat all those contracts. It may come out that the program, mostly, could be exonerated, with a few spots of course.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

I think that would be wishful thinking. It's not easy to get rid of a coach as some suggest. They'd have to eat all those contracts. It may come out that the program, mostly, could be exonerated, with a few spots of course.

Flood's CIA like antics around the grade scandal are enough to get him fired nevermind the numerous arrests. He is going to get canned to protect Hermann and Barichi from further scrutiny. The only question is who can Rutgers get to replace Flood.

 

[CallMeBruce]

Flood's CIA like antics around the grade scandal are enough to get him fired nevermind the numerous arrests. He is going to get canned to protect Hermann and Barichi from further scrutiny. The only question is who can Rutgers get to replace Flood.

 

[CL82]

. Then, some old washed-up coach looking to pad his pension will be the next coach as Rutgers can't afford a top tier coach and no rising star will want to work under that leadership team.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

If Coach Paul, and I use the word 'coach' very loosely, emerged as the next coach at Rutgers, I am writing tot he folks in Trenton to protest the use of any of my tax dollars to pay for his salary. While I have no love for Rutgers football, none of the local kids from my town who are going to Rutgers deserve that fate.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Well, all charges have been dropped against Rutger's star WR, Carroo. In turn, Coach Flood has immediately reinstated him to the team. I suspect that there is a lot more to this story that what has been in the press, so I won't comment on it. That said, I am not sure how a 'suspended' football coach can reinstate any football player. Naturally, AD Hermann nor President Barchi has responded to requests for more information.

 

[NYUConn]

I am still waiting for someone to explain to me the difference between what Larry Brown is alleged to have allowed happen at SMU and what Kyle Flood has actually been exposed to have done at Rutgers.

Both involved academic fraud and exerting influence, but it seems like one program is facing a much stiffer penalty from the NCAA. Imagine that...

 

[DarthGrumpy]

I am still waiting for someone to explain to me the difference between what Larry Brown is alleged to have allowed happen at SMU and what Kyle Flood has actually been exposed to have done at Rutgers.

Both involved academic fraud and exerting influence, but it seems like one program is facing a much stiffer penalty from the NCAA. Imagine that...

Rutgers is just incompetent. SMU actively hire Brown who had been sanction at both Kansas and UCLA. Thus, SMU is getting punished harder because they knew what they were letting in the door. That said, the differences between what the NCAA has done to SMU and what it has (not) done to UNC is incomprehensible.

 

[NYUConn]

Rutgers is just incompetent. SMU actively hire Brown who had been sanction at both Kansas and UCLA. Thus, SMU is getting punished harder because they knew what they were letting in the door. That said, the differences between what the NCAA has done to SMU and what it has (not) done to UNC is incomprehensible.

I mean UNC is NCAA royalty. I would never dream that they would receive any kind of real punishment.

I am interested to see though if the NCAA does anything to Rutgers because of this.

 

[ruthetiger]

If Coach Paul, and I use the word 'coach' very loosely, emerged as the next coach at Rutgers, I am writing tot he folks in Trenton to protest the use of any of my tax dollars to pay for his salary. While I have no love for Rutgers football, none of the local kids from my town who are going to Rutgers deserve that fate.

That's messed up man!

 

[ruthetiger]

Well, all charges have been dropped against Rutger's star WR, Carroo. In turn, Coach Flood has immediately reinstated him to the team. I suspect that there is a lot more to this story that what has been in the press, so I won't comment on it. That said, I am not sure how a 'suspended' football coach can reinstate any football player. Naturally, AD Hermann nor President Barchi has responded to requests for more information.

There is a lot more to this story, but nit in the way that you think. It's easy to make assessments with disregard from an unconcerned distance, and pass it along as an unacceptable truth.

It happened. It's done, certain things came out, certain people know what really happened, it's time to move on.

 

[huskymedic]

Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany weighs on Rutgers issues, expressed confidence in leadership
http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...ommissioner_jim_delany_weighs_on_rutgers.html

 

[Sea Goat]

Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany weighs on Rutgers issues, expressed confidence in leadership
http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...ommissioner_jim_delany_weighs_on_rutgers.html

interpretation - "Yea, it's a * show, in fact it's my * show; but what can I do?
At least I got my TV sets! When I add UConn all will be well."

 

[Adios]

interpretation - "Yea, it's a * show, in fact it's my * show; but what can I do?
At least I got my TV sets! When I add UConn all will be well."

https://www.yahoo.com/katiecouric/urbanization-explained-211051229.html

Screw the video. Man, the traffic in CT is still gonna suck.

 

[RegisteredUconn]

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(BTW, Shaky - are all the boys in your congregation called "Shorty"?)

Ever heard the old joke about the guy that got teased because his thing-a-ma-bob had "Shorty" tattooed on it? The punch line was that when it was ready it said "Shorty's Bar & Grill, Chattanooga, Tennessee."

 

[junglehusky]

 

[gioff23]

For our sakes, we have to hope that Delaney would answer that he has

 

[HuskyDogArt]

He needs a job, now...