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Bowlsby needs to start being a commissioner and not best friends with Delost Dodds .

I'm breathlessly awaiting the day we're all connected by direct neural implants, so we won't have to wait for a 140 character message to spread. Instead, we can all join the debate the instant one person thinks something might be possible.

Lots of twitter noise but could be an echo chamber of the uninformed.

If it is true it's hard to understand the Big 10 approach to expansion, at least as it relates to football. The Big 10 is like a drunken frat guy picking up whatever tail will go home with him as the bar is closing. One would think there are better options that can achieve TV markets, academics and decent football (potential). With Rutgers, Maryland and Georgia Tech the Big 10 looks like a weaker football conference.

If true this would be good for the Big 12, if we decide to expand with ACC schools.

I'd say Atlanta, Jersey, and the Baltimore/DC area are pretty size able TV markets.

And remember this means more money for the Big 10 Network. As the price per subscriber almost doubles when there is a Big 10 school in that state. So they just doubled their profit in Georgia, Maryland, as Jersey.

Living in DC, I can tell you Maryland football is an afterthought. VT is much more important to the DC market than MD. I'm not sure how it is in Baltimore, but I can't imagine it really is a big deal there. Baltimore seems to be more of a pro sports town. I honestly don't get the MD invitation.

Yes, I agree. Darren Rovell reported the following this morning.

"With a BCS bid on the line, only 2.6% of New York City was watching the Rutgers game on ESPN last night."

Rutgers is an afterthought in NYC.

No doubt this should result in an easier schedule for those schools. But do they need an easier schedule?

I think the B1G has blown it with these additions. NYC and DC are not in the footprint for Rutgers and Maryland, so there's ZERO incentive for the providers to pay the additional fees that Delany wants. Maryland only makes sense if they get Virginia to get the northern VA TV markets (and stupidly high standard of living).

While Atlanta is in the footprint for Georgia Tech (considering the school is downtown ATL), it is very much an SEC/UGA town. GT has an enormous amount of tradition and potential but this makes little sense for either the bugs or the B1G.

But by all means B1g, please continue to destabilize the ACC so that we can poach the bigger prizes.

If you think about it long term, the schools added and the additional $$$ they will be getting will help their programs in the future, which will hopefully lead to better football, basketball programs, etc. More money, better programs.

Those two are idiots. Especially when Georgia and Bama just showed everyone the path to the championship is making sure you avoid all the tough teams in the other division.

Bu, bu, bu, buttt... you're not a 'friend' of the program and you don't get paid $5M to coach, so your opinion is worthless.

This confirms what a Rutgers grad friend of mine told me that NY/NJ is a Pro-Sports area... it's not even a 'friends w/ benefits' scenario!