On the subject of Rutgers (and Maryland) in the B1G, that was one of the more ridiculous moves that the conference made. I assume it was a vain hope to benefit from all the television sets & media coverage in NYC & DC, but AFAIK none of that ever panned out, and the conference is forever stuck with the two schools.
Of course, Stanford fans got bit by that, when we played our bowl game at Levi's against MD. We were all hoping to play against a team with some mid-western football tradition, and instead got a basketball school. Bitter cold weather to boot. Probably hastened the death of that particular bowl.
Of course, Stanford fans got bit by that, when we played our bowl game at Levi's against MD. We were all hoping to play against a team with some mid-western football tradition, and instead got a basketball school. Bitter cold weather to boot. Probably hastened the death of that particular bowl.