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[QUOTE="Townie72, post: 216345, member: 780"]
For whatever reason, Temple rejoining the Big East seems to be of great concern to the Rutgers faithful.
 
Temple could be a legitimate local "rival" for them and add spice and interest to a conference that badly needs it.
 
Syracuse could have never been the "rival" the Rutgers people were wishing for since their athletic program always lacked the stature to be an SU rival.
 
The RU concern over Temple re-joining is probably because they feel this somehow takes away from their exclusive franchise in the geographic area. Although widespread fan interest in Rutgers never has materialized, their dream has been that they might awaken the market potential --- people who might become fans if they somehow established a winning tradition against teams that the population saw as actually being worthy adversaries.
 
Temple takes a huge chuck out of this dream since they are the likely choice of Phialdelphians and South Jerseyans, who view North Jersey as a foreign country. (They talk funny up there and root for the Giants and Yankees as opposed to the Eagles and Phillies.)
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