The emphasis for Rutgers is growing the brand. If Rutgers can just command a small % NYC we will be in great shape. If you notice, everything from marketing to recruiting has a big New York component. We are finally at a place with enough resources to build this. I don’t think the Big Ten is going to watch us grow, only to kick us out in a few years.
My man
Thank you for giving substance to this increasingly-contentious thread. If the Jon Wilner tweet posted by @WhichReligionIsRight is correct (you never know with Wilner), then the process of moving college games to apps and streaming has already begun. I hope technophobes like me will be able to figure out how to keep watching sports!
Just a couple of quetions.
Doubtful
Technically they don’t have any flagships as that designation was replaced by “premenient” and USF joined the club in ~2018
@ScarletDave is the expert, but let me throw in one thought. The way things are now, it doesn't really matter how many eyeballs a team attracts in its home market; rather, the carriage fees the cable companies must pay increase drastically if there is a team in the home market. In other words, it really isn't essential for Rutgers to have high viewership in the New York market. Under the scenario presented by @ScarletDave, the number of eyeballs attracted by a team does matter. So the Big Ten will be asking, "does having this team increase the number of viewers significantly?" To be honest, they may ask that about their existing teams.
OK, but the question is not what Florida says. It is whether the Big Ten schools think a school is a flagship. It is, as I said, possible for a state to have more than one flagship. My impression is that the University of Florida is still considered far enough ahead of Florida State that the former is considered by the outside world as the one and only flagship. But, of course, that can change. The Big Ten seems to think that part of its brand is having flagship-type institutions, and so that's what they want.
UF was the flagship until the new law went into place
That’s fair
Heard similar, and that’s been a goal since Thrasher came in and has been ramped up (along w getting AAU status) once McCoulloigh took over
Yes, you're right. There are lots of schools in the South that attract eyeballs and of course the region is growing. I can readily see UNC and the Big Ten as a match somewhere down the line. My guess, though, is that getting more West Coast schools is a higher priority and anyway the GOR agreement makes it hard for ACC schools to join right now. My guess also is that one crucial question is: what will attract Notre Dame?
It’s all about $
Let me add that the two highest-growth states in the South, by far, are Florida and Texas. That is going to make a Florida school attractive. North Carolina and, to a lesser extent, Georgia are also growing faster than the national pace.
Sure man
Yes, and I just told you (and you agreed) that the key is not what Florida says, but what the Big Ten thinks. And I also said (and you agreed) that UF is regarded right now as the foremost institution. So, to the Big Ten, it is the flagship. Maybe the Big Ten won't care if FSU attains AAU membership, but in that case will think that, as with Callifornia, there are two flagships. But that's not the case currently.
10 is bit generous. I'd say 30.
Your position is that a bunch of elected politicians get to decide the definition of flagship school. This is about as silly as much of your other posts. I still have not figured out when you predict FSU to the BIG. Is it in 2-3 years or after they get AAU status in 7-8 years?
Maybe
2/3 years is what I’ve heard
