DirtyDez Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 Cal? Why… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 14 hours ago, NateDawg said: How many teams will it take to re-think the name of this conference No amount. They haven't been 10 teams in over 30 years, why would they change it now. At any point anyway, there's probably only 10 relevant teams in any given sport in the conference...except for hockey, since there's only 6 teams in it...ironically enough which includes Notre Dame. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 6 hours ago, DirtyDez said: Cal? Why… Ultimately, academically they qualify for the B1G...and that would give them a presence in northern CA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, CWood21 said: Am I the only one that thinks that Florida State and the B1G make no sense? Feels like the SEC is their endgame. Academically, they wouldn't be anywhere near a fit. Surprisingly, the U is a better fit academically than FSU. People may think I'm silly, but academics are still hugely important to the B1G. Edited August 3, 2023 by swede700 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted August 3, 2023 Author Share Posted August 3, 2023 7 hours ago, DirtyDez said: Cal? Why… Cal Berkley is among, if not the single best public schools in the country and is the flagship state school of the state with the largest economy in the US and the 4th largest economy in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted August 3, 2023 Author Share Posted August 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, swede700 said: Academically, they wouldn't be anywhere near a fit. Surprisingly, the U is a better fit academically than FSU. People may think I'm silly, but academics are still hugely important to the B1G. I don't understand why this is a minority opinion. The B1G is overflowing with football money, it'd be infinitely easier and cheaper to turn a middling football school into a powerhouse sports school than it would be to turn a good football school into a decent research institution. The only things you can't buy in this sport are institutional history and academic integrity, and that's precisely what the B1G is prioritizing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 6 minutes ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: I don't understand why this is a minority opinion. The B1G is overflowing with football money, it'd be infinitely easier and cheaper to turn a middling football school into a powerhouse sports school than it would be to turn a good football school into a decent research institution. The only things you can't buy in this sport are institutional history and academic integrity, and that's precisely what the B1G is prioritizing. I don't know either, but people always wonder why they took schools like Rutgers and Maryland...and the academics are the reason why (along with the location). The success in football is secondary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malibuspeedrace Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 56 minutes ago, swede700 said: I don't know either, but people always wonder why they took schools like Rutgers and Maryland...and the academics are the reason why (along with the location). The success in football is secondary. Now try to Big Brain explain Nebraska that one was an entire group of presidents brain fart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, malibuspeedrace said: Now try to Big Brain explain Nebraska that one was an entire group of presidents brain fart When Nebraska's invite was accepted, they were a member of the AAU (which has generally been a requirement of membership in the B1G), however, they left it prior to actually starting in the B1G. They aren't a terrible academic school. They aren't elite like the other members, but they aren't a red-headed stepchild either. Edited August 3, 2023 by swede700 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 10 minutes ago, swede700 said: they aren't a red-headed stepchild either. No, they just chose to play like it on the field instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, beekay414 said: No, they just chose to play like it on the field instead. I have no comments on that other than to say it's nice to see, because I'm old enough to have watched them back in the Big Eight days destroying my home state Gophers in non-conference on a regular basis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malibuspeedrace Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 We have a gopher fan!!!!! row yet boat!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CWood21 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 4 hours ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: I don't understand why this is a minority opinion. The B1G is overflowing with football money, it'd be infinitely easier and cheaper to turn a middling football school into a powerhouse sports school than it would be to turn a good football school into a decent research institution. The only things you can't buy in this sport are institutional history and academic integrity, and that's precisely what the B1G is prioritizing. Tell that to Vanderbilt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted August 3, 2023 Author Share Posted August 3, 2023 Just now, CWood21 said: Tell that to Vanderbilt. I think they'd agree with me. The best years in Vanderbilt's history since the Harvard/Princeton football days have come in the last decade, including 6 of their 9 total bowl appearances. Sure they aren't winning 10 games, but the trend is pretty clearly up comparatively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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