The Bone Yard

We'll see.

I'll take Delany and his plan with Maryland and Rutgers over anything you can fish up.

Not dogging ya, just reality.

There is nothing more annoying then an opinion piece written by someone who has an uninformed opinion.

Regarding the "cable television revolution". First, I'll believe it when I see it. Most cable companies have monopolies or near monopolies in their area and can charge whatever they want (and don't tell me about dish. I prefer to have television when it rains or snows). Second, if we move to an a'la carte model for cable television the BTN will charge more then the $1.25 it currently does per person. Third, if we do move to an a'la carte model, don't you think that diversifying your brand will be important? There are 8.5 million people in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. Metro and 8.8 million people in New Jersey. The BTN doesn't need every person in those states to be interested, just a portion. Even better, what if they become successful and actually start growing their fanbase? Not only does this create geographic diversity, but Maryland is a basketball school and will create more year-round interest in the channel.

I am ok with this move, but I think Delany will be judged on whether or not this move is successful.

Good article and it looked to have some facts backing it up. Looking at the "fan counts" it looks like Delany made the best move possible. According to his napkin math, Rutgers has more popularity then any other school that the Big Ten could have looked at (Mizzou made their bed and now they have to sleep in it) and while Maryland is lower then a couple of the other schools it offers something that the other schools don't, room for growth.

What is interesting about Rutgers and Maryland is that they have a decent number of fans in markets that are dominated by pro sports. If both of those programs gain more media attention or begin to play well who knows how their alumni and fan bases might react. Those are some pretty huge markets they are playing in and some pretty big alumni bases. They don't need 100% like Nebraska does, they only need 10%.

Welcome knoxboxiot, thanks for dropping by. I can't speak for all my fellow husker fans but I love the B1G but do miss playing several teams still in the B12. Coming to the B1G was the best move for NU. How many fans does the Maryland football stadium hold? Wait until you see how the huskers travel, we love to fill up other teams stadiums if the chance arrises.

I live in Virginia, the DC metro area and completely understand your first paragraph. There are so many pro football teams pro baseball teams in this area it's really hard to attend all of them. Not to mention just how expensive it would be attending each event. Anyway thanks for stopping by.

Thanks for stopping by. My personal feelings, like being the middle child, are mixed. I love the B1G and all it has to offer, network, funding, tradition. I still feel left out with established traditions. However, we are the silent assassin in this league. While meatchicken and to$u keep slob nobbin we're building greatness. Welcome to the 10 and get out here for a game.

EXACTLY. We have quite a few people really ticked off about the transition, but once they realize that the ACC of 1998 is no longer and that our divisional rival was going to be PITTSBURG...lightbulb. No one wants to be put in the scraps conference we loving refer to as the Bag of D!ck$ conference.

I wonder how your old conference brothers of Iowa State and Kansas now feel everytime conference alignment rises up. We're hearing a move to 16 may be in the works with UNC and UVA being primary.