SU in Hershey
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Watching the games/results yesterday, I noted the outcomes of these despised teams and thought about how it might impact us. My knee jerk response was being thrilled PSU lost (great game/ending!) and with slightly less glee, that MSU lost to Rutgers.
I began to think that this could help recruiting, especially in NY, NJ, PA and the midwest. Especially if PSU loses next weekend and starts the season 0-2. If MSU becomes less relevant, that could only help us, too, but probably more marginally.
But upon further reflection, if MSU weakens, it would probably be more likely to benefit other Big Ten teams than us, especially the regional teams (Michigan, OSU for the big fish and even Indiana, Purdue and Illinois for slightly less prominent but no less valuable recruits).
As far as PSU goes, I don't know what it would take to drop their standing (real and perceived). Maybe back-to-back losing seasons? Obviously controversy and scandal aren't enough to break up the cult or change perception on a grander scale.
As far as Rutgers, they are the team we need to be realistically beating in the recruiting wars, on a reasonably frequent basis. We don't want them to become an attractive option (insert obligatory insult here) for NJ/NYC area recruits.
So, after all is said and done, I found that it would probably have been better for us if those two teams, PSU and Rutgers, could have traded results. PSU is...PSU. But it will hurt us more if "rutgers" becomes Rutgers.
Thoughts?
I began to think that this could help recruiting, especially in NY, NJ, PA and the midwest. Especially if PSU loses next weekend and starts the season 0-2. If MSU becomes less relevant, that could only help us, too, but probably more marginally.
But upon further reflection, if MSU weakens, it would probably be more likely to benefit other Big Ten teams than us, especially the regional teams (Michigan, OSU for the big fish and even Indiana, Purdue and Illinois for slightly less prominent but no less valuable recruits).
As far as PSU goes, I don't know what it would take to drop their standing (real and perceived). Maybe back-to-back losing seasons? Obviously controversy and scandal aren't enough to break up the cult or change perception on a grander scale.
As far as Rutgers, they are the team we need to be realistically beating in the recruiting wars, on a reasonably frequent basis. We don't want them to become an attractive option (insert obligatory insult here) for NJ/NYC area recruits.
So, after all is said and done, I found that it would probably have been better for us if those two teams, PSU and Rutgers, could have traded results. PSU is...PSU. But it will hurt us more if "rutgers" becomes Rutgers.
Thoughts?