SU a windfall of $$$$ for Rutgers Coffers

[Orangeyes]

In the story "Rutgers basketball latest team to reap financial benefits of top-ranked teams playing on the road" linked in the daily articles, it reveals that they will rake in $250,00- $300,000 from today's appearence by SU.

I found this interesting too, "It's no coincidence that the five teams that have been No. 1 or 2 this year — North Carolina, Syracuse, Kentucky, Ohio State and Missouri — are among college basketball's most popular and valuable teams. According to a 2010 survey conducted by Forbes Magazine, North Carolina was tops, valued at $29 million, followed by Kentucky at $26.2 million. Ohio State was seventh ($18.3 million) and Syracuse eighth ($17 million). Meaning that the combination of the team's popularity combined with the drawing power attached to top-ranked teams, usually means a financial windfall for the road venues they travel to."

These are more reason's that the ACC is all to happy to have SU join them and why it will be so damaging to the Big East regular season and the Big East Tournamnet.

Basketball onlies see what you have reaped?

 

[StopCoolio]

That last part also illustrates why it's laughable when St. John's and Georgetown fans act like their AD's aren't going to schedule us because we left the conference, as if they're going to pass up the money to take some moral high ground.

As Boeheim said, the Georgetown AD called TGD the day after the ACC was announced, hoping to keep the rivalry going.

 

[jordoo]

The real funny part about St. Johns is that we can still play @ MSG without them and MSG would be happy to have us.

 

[All4SU]

That last part also illustrates why it's laughable when St. John's and Georgetown fans act like their AD's aren't going to schedule us because we left the conference, as if they're going to pass up the money to take some moral high ground.

As Boeheim said, the Georgetown AD called TGD the day after the ACC was announced, hoping to keep the rivalry going.

Exactly.

 

[omniorange]

The real funny part about St. Johns is that we can still play @ MSG without them and MSG would be happy to have us.

+1000

But I really wouldn't mind a Northeastern Classic at MSG that has Pitt and SU vs. UConn and St. John's on an annual basis, alternating each year Pitt vs UConn, SU vs St.J and then Pitt vs St.J and SU vs UConn played in late January or early February rather than in December. MSG would be rocking for that doubleheader.

Cheers,
Neil

 

[LennX6]

In the story "Rutgers basketball latest team to reap financial benefits of top-ranked teams playing on the road" linked in the daily articles, it reveals that they will rake in $250,00- $300,000 from today's appearence by SU.

I found this interesting too, "It's no coincidence that the five teams that have been No. 1 or 2 this year — North Carolina, Syracuse, Kentucky, Ohio State and Missouri — are among college basketball's most popular and valuable teams. According to a 2010 survey conducted by Forbes Magazine, North Carolina was tops, valued at $29 million, followed by Kentucky at $26.2 million. Ohio State was seventh ($18.3 million) and Syracuse eighth ($17 million). Meaning that the combination of the team's popularity combined with the drawing power attached to top-ranked teams, usually means a financial windfall for the road venues they travel to."

These are more reason's that the ACC is all to happy to have SU join them and why it will be so damaging to the Big East regular season and the Big East Tournamnet.

Basketball onlies see what you have reaped?

In my formative years as a SU fan, Rutgers had the inside track to be the dominant team in the East. My first game i attended was in '75 vs Rutgers and it was a BIG deal. They went 33-0 into the final 4 in '76 and the next year headlined a Tripleheader at MSG beating #5 Cincinnati with UNCC on the undercard vs. Seton Hall. UNCC was to KO us out of the Tournament a month later. RU had players like Eddie Jordan, Hollis Copeland, and Phil Sellers. Then the Big East came and we stepped over them to hit the bright lights and stay there. Back then Rutgers and Holy Cross were strong eastern programs that I always wondered why a Seton Hall got brought along and they were not.