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Message: [QUOTE="PhatOrange, post: 2972709, member: 229"] Scathing piece from the Toledo Blade about Delany adding Rutgers. [URL='https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/college/2019/03/05/big-ten-gained-world-but-lost-soul-under-retiring-commissioner-jim-delany/stories/20190305116']Big Ten gained the world, but lost its soul under retiring Delany[/URL] [I]"My first response to the news Jim Delany is stepping down as Big Ten commissioner next summer: Those are some enormous shoes to fill.[/I] [I][B]My second: Can he take Rutgers with him?[/B][/I] [I]That about captures the legacy of the man who shepherded a league that gained the world, but lost a piece of its soul.[/I] [I]Delany boldly moved the league forward, stretching its footprint from the plains (Nebraska) to the valley (Penn State) [B][U]to the sewer[/U] (sorry, Rutgers)[/B], launching a lucrative league network, and bringing in piles of money."[/I] [/QUOTE]