An interesting perspective on the next rd of expansion

[Delmonico]

From noted blogger Frank the Tank

Now, what does the prospect of adding Johns Hopkins mean for Big Ten expansion overall? One school of thought is that adding Johns Hopkins and a Big Ten lacrosse league would make it more palatable for Virginia and North Carolina to consider the Big Ten (as they have powerhouse lacrosse programs that have greater influence on campus than their revenue might indicate). The other viewpoint is the flip side, where the Big Ten wouldn’t be considering the addition of Johns Hopkins at all as an associate member if it believed a larger expansion that included UVA and/or UNC was imminent. I tend to favor the latter point of view. As much as I see the benefits listed above with adding JHU for lacrosse, I highly doubt it would be happening if the Big Ten thought that more full members with their own lacrosse members would be joining at any point in the near future. That doesn’t mean that UVA or UNC won’t ever join the Big Ten, but the talk about Johns Hopkins is a bit of a canary in the coal mine on the overall status of conference realignment as of now.


http://frankthetank.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/big-ten-expansion-lacrosse-style-potential-catholic-7-fallout-and-the-classic-east-c7-name-game/

 

[gofrogs152]

I have no knowledge of this, but could they have promised Maryland the addition of JHU lacrosse as an incentive to come to the Big 10? There's a great rivalry between the two, but I'm not sure whether it would be connected or not. Lacrosse is big time in this part of the country.

 

[God Dog]

Lacrosse in the north is like baseball in the south.

 

[MavAlbert]

I smoked pot with John Hopkins.

 

[froginaustin]

They might be interested in bringing Johns Hopkins into the CIC. I'm speculating.

 

[Delmonico]

Lacrosse in the northeast is like baseball in the south.

fixed. There's a reason the Big 10 only has 3 men's (Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan) and 3 (NW, OSU, Penn State) women's teams. If they weren't adding Rutgers and Maryland, lacrosse wouldn't even be on their radar. Lacrosse is not a widely played sport in the Midwest -only Michigan, Pennsylvania and (interestingly) Minnesota sponsor it at the HS level in the Big 10 region. But adding Rutgers and Maryland gets them close the 6 needed to make it a sponsorable sport. And gives BTN something else to televise.

 

[Delmonico]

They might be interested in bringing Johns Hopkins into the CIC. I'm speculating.

that's a significant part of it. For both sides.

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog]

I'm sitting at Corner Bakery about a 3 wood from the BXII office and saw Bowlsby eating with the North Lake College AD. Wonder why they didn't choose Chipotle 5 doors down...

 

[bsquared63]

Lacrosse=Garbage

 

[SnoSki]

Lacrosse in the north is like baseball in the south.

They don't play baseball in the northeast??

 

[Pharm Frog]

Lacrosse in the north is like baseball in the south.

Although admittedly I'm not sure on what premise the simile is based, this is not close.