I don’t think facts really come in to play with the general premise that if our football program stays a joke it is likely that schools looking for more money are not going to sit by and allow Rutgers to get a huge piece of pie.
Our geographic location isn’t enough to keep us in the conference. At some point we have to show we are capable to be competitive.
I guess my point/take is Conference shuffling is not a positive for us while our football program is where it is at.
Have been reading your posts in this thread the last few days SMDH trying to figure out what you have been trying to say. Still have no idea, but your post makes it clear. You sound like a typical fair weather fan- have fun with the basketball team now they they are are winning after 20 years of being terrible. Guessing you only recently became an avid basketball fan.
The footballs team is not a joke, it is rebuilding after two bad hires and a horrific AD pre-Hobbs. It generally takes longer to rebuild football than basketball, but Greg is setting the foundation and righting the ship. It remains to be seen if he can turn RU into a winner. If he cannot, the foundation will be set that was eroded by the previous 8 years of incompetence, and another coach will get us there.
You should check your history on other conference members before calling "your" team a "joke."
Wisconsin- 10 straight losing seasons 1964-1973; 15 out of 18 seasons were losing in this period.
Up until Barry Alvarez' 3rd season, Wisconsin had 8 straight losing seasons 1985-1992.
Northwestern-26 out of 29 seasons from 1964-1994 were losing seasons. Eight of these were 0 or 2 win seasons. NW is still in the conference. They were not booted.
Indiana-12 straight losing seasons 1995-2006. 18 out of 19 seasons losing records through 2014. They were not booted
Purdue- 14 out of 15 seasons 1981-1996 were losing seasons. Then 7 out of 9 seasons 2009-2015 were losing seasons. They were not booted.
All of those schools had longer losing stretches in football than Rutgers over the last 8 years. But you call Rutgers a joke? We have some great fans.