ESPN decides College Football Realignment!

[ISiddiqui]

http://espn.go.com/ncf/columns/forde_pat/1575186.html

I thought this article was a hoot! Watch out for Rutgers, y'all (alumni, Class of '02) :D.

[cthomer5000]

Watch out for Rutgers indeed.

Although I enjoyed the two articles they had on their silly super-conferences, I was actually hoping ESPN would take a more serious long-term look at the conferences. Everyone knows we're probably on the brink of a chain reaction of events... I want some insight as to what the next event(s) will be.

[tucker342]

Thats great:D

[GoldenEagle]

Louisville in the king football conference?

I think Forde (from Louisville) is out of his league there.

[MylesKnight]

I agree, Forde does seem to have a bit of a bias there..

Anyway, if we're talking about dream Conferences, if you were Kentucky or Louisville, wouldn't you want to be involved with the current ACC Schools? I mean a Hoops Conference with UK, UL, Duke, UNC & Maryland among others.. WOW!

In Forde's Conference the UK/UL Football Game would definitely mean something though... Avoiding the cellar in that particular Division. :D

Oh, and PS: GO RUTGERS! You know I think I've figured this one out.. The reason RU is bad is simple.. It's the name. I mean think of the name New Jersey, who do we have there? The Nets and the Devils. A NBA Finalist and a Stanley Cup Champion.. It's all about the name.. Forget the Rutgers (where did that originate from anyway), how about the New Jersey Scarlet Knights? Fix the name and I see this team challenging Miami and Virginia Tech for the Big East BCS Bid next season. ;)

[Alf]

Rutgers name came from the man who left money after his death to found theUniversity : Colonel Rutgers You can't beat history... That was in 1830-1831 !

Linky : Rutgers History (http://www.rutgers.edu/timeline/1800.htm)

Colonel Rutgers was a descendant of Rutger Van Schoenderwoerdt, who settled in New
York in the 17th century. The family name was changed to Rutgers in 1636

[EagleFan]

lol, good link. Rutgers is just sand bagging for a couple decades and then will catch everyone sleeping. :D

[cthomer5000]

My homeboy Henry Rutgers hooked us up. It used to be the super-masculine Queens College before becoming Rutgers U.