The Big Ten’s welcome of Rutgers brings along with it something that isn’t unheard of on the Big Ten Network: Games against Iowa State.
“Rutgers Day” today on BTN has not one, but TWO, unfortunate postseason endings for the Cyclones. Oddly enough, they both happened in New York City, which is fitting given that Rutgers’ proximity to the nation’s top media market is why the Big Ten went after the Scarlet Knights in the first place.
The 2011 Pinstripe Bowl and the 2004 NIT semifinal will air back-to-back on BTN, sandwiched by “The Big Ten Welcome Rutgers” specials. Ponder those words, “The Big Ten Welcome Rutgers.” I still have a hard enough time looking at preseason polls and remembering that Missouri, Nebraska, and Texas A&M aren’t on the schedule.