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MichMan

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14. Maybe that is something to campaign for in 2024

Reply to NNadir (Reply #10)

Mon Apr 17, 2023, 09:31 AM

Apr 2023

Banning football.... that should be popular

Pretty certain it would be a big loser around the Great Lakes States, but maybe it will resonate with NJ voters. Could be with the Detroit Lions, no one would notice.....

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I'm glad the Rutgers strike is over. [View all] NNadir Apr 2023 OP

I remember when Rutgers joined the Big 10... brush Apr 2023 #1

They built a Stadium for over 50,000 people, a fabulous suite for the players. NNadir Apr 2023 #2

Your last sentence, exactly. brush Apr 2023 #3

They should get rid of all music and art programs as well MichMan Apr 2023 #9

That is in effect, what they've been doing, but not to promote engineers. NNadir Apr 2023 #10

Maybe that is something to campaign for in 2024 MichMan Apr 2023 #14

I'm sorry that I can't elevate my contempt for the sport to the... NNadir Apr 2023 #20

Engineers are problem solvers and are needed... brush Apr 2023 #11

I know, I am one.............. MichMan Apr 2023 #13

Well you know you have to not only solve problems... brush Apr 2023 #16

I'm a mechanical engineer, so form follows function MichMan Apr 2023 #17

Rutgers joined the Big 10 in 2014, not 25 or 30 years ago. MichMan Apr 2023 #4

I suppose that was the theory, that it would make money, but... NNadir Apr 2023 #6

Sounds like you believe in abolishing all athletic programs in schools. MichMan Apr 2023 #7

You bet... NNadir Apr 2023 #21

It's not like it is tradition or anything; Football there has only been around for 164 years. MichMan Apr 2023 #22

You're right about when Rutgers joined the Big 10. brush Apr 2023 #12

Notre Dame has never been part of the Big 10 though MichMan Apr 2023 #15

Oh I know, it's always been an independent but is big time... brush Apr 2023 #18

ND stays independent because they don't want to share any TV revenues with schools like Rutgers MichMan Apr 2023 #19

N.J is not a football state --- Lived here all 80 years of my life. 3Hotdogs Apr 2023 #5

Rutgers home attendance in Football in 2022 averaged close to 50k per game MichMan Apr 2023 #8

Sorry, I was meaning local high school football. 3Hotdogs Apr 2023 #23