Oh, I know what you were trying to say. It's all good though. We'll try to make the best of our unfortunate new home and circumstances. We've been left no choice but to compete against the likes of Michigan State, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State every year. Why waste keystrokes on Rutgers when you can be debating whether or not you can sell out a home game against Clemson.
Michigan, Ohio State and PSU are big names to be sure. Names that would draw lots of casual CNY football fans to the Dome, as well as throngs of UM, tOSU, and PSU fans to the Dome. Of course, FSU, Miami and Clemson are big names too. And we can always play the UMs and OSUs out of conference. We have been known to do that pretty regularly -- as opposed to scheduling, I don't know, Bumfolk State, for example. And the swell folks at Buttgers never brought anything to the Dome, ever. And they generated zero interest among SU fans. Ever.
That said...as pertaining to the thread...yes, Buttgers had no choice but to accept the B10 invite. It was the only offer on the table. Though I do think the ACC would have invited Buttgers over UConn, or Cincy, or USF, if it ever came to that. The B1G is a great spot for Buttgers. The truth is, Buttgers has NEVER done anything to suggest they bring value to any conference beyond location. It's no more complicated than that. But playing in the B1G legitimizes them, just as playing the ACC would. Meanwhile, UConn and Company are left to dangle...perhaps for a while, perhaps for a lot longer than that.
As for Syracuse, the B1G teams you mentioned above are great. Still, I would rather be playing along the East Coast from Boston to Miami. It's who we are. It's where a large chunk of our alumni live.
