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Re: No more Legends and Leaders - FarmBoy - 04-22-2013

Quote:it's about getting more cable subscribers' fees.

But aren't cable exec's smart enough to know that Maryland/Rutgers isn't going to move the dial on viewership? Why would they pay more? Given the hardball being played by the execs with Larry Scott, I'd be surprised if this nets the B1G much in $$$. On the other hand, they're playing from a stronger position, having already achieved wide distribution.

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Re: No more Legends and Leaders - StanFan88 - 04-22-2013

(04-21-2013, 04:07 PM)hurlburt88 link Wrote:Ahem, Stanfan, don't you have a degree from one of those institutions????
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a **GRADUATE** degree yes, and I grew up in B1G country.  But this is strictly with regard to their athletics programs, and seeing as my "other" alma mater (NU) has some great distinction for football losing streaks and never making the NCAAs in men's basketball, I think the label applies there as well.  Still a great educational institution.

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Re: No more Legends and Leaders - yvonne - 04-22-2013

(04-22-2013, 10:23 AM)garvin link Wrote:Maryland will bring in more viewers from around the rest of the state, particularly Baltimore, which is No. 27 in the country. (I admit to knowing zilch of Rutgers' TV potential.) It still may not be a good deal for the existing Big 10 members. I remain skeptical of these geographically far-flung new conferences.

Rutgers is kind of weird because New Jersey is kind of weird. Even though the state can be traversed in a couple of hours, people there think of themselves as living in North Jersey, Central Jersey, and South Jersey, (and sometimes simply North Jersey and South Jersey), with the borders of those entities changing depending on where on is. Some interest in Rutgers has increased since it because decent in football, but much of it is still true. People in the northern part of the state think of themselves as aligned to either New York or Philadelphia. I think the dividing line is Mercer County. Those who align themselves with New York have begun interest in Rutgers in the last 10-15 years. The southern part of the state is by and large Penn State country. Note that I was last in New Jersey last April, and hadn't been there in more than 8 years before that, so my information is not that deep.

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