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News and links roundup for 6/21

By On the Banks on Jun 21 2011, 7:00a  @ruscoop +

Brett McMurphy makes some good points about a tenth team possibly not making sense for the Big East, but a lot of what he says seems heavily slanted towards the commissioner's office/basketball-only schools (which for all intents and purposes speak with a singular voice), and sections are remarkably devoid of context (like the total revenue comparison, which should be on a per-team basis.) Frankly, McMurphy's sources talking up the service academies and advocating kowtowing to ESPN come off as nothing short of preposterous. Guys, you have to be at least a little subtle to be credible.
Is Greg Schiano's proposal to replace kickoffs viable? Statistically, the answer is yes, although it should be 4th and 12 or 4th and 13. Schiano's buddy Mark Richt is on board with the idea.
RUFanJerry thinks Rutgers should play Maryland yearly.
Lacrosse is growing by leaps and bounds in the Northeast. Since we're all going to pay attention to lacrosse now with a good coach on board, mgoblog has a good primer on how to start obsessing over lax recruiting. Both are nice reads even if you know nothing about the sport, if only to get an idea of what RU could be capable of with even moderate competence.
Everyone is already probably hanging on Eric LeGrand's every encouraging word on Twitter, but if you missed it last week, Eric spoke at the opening ceremonies for the NJ Special Olympics.
Happy Ray Rice Day everybody.
Who will be the best basketball teams in the BE next year based on statistical projections? This ranking takes into account transfers, but has not yet taken recruits into account. RU is currently twelfth, and a fair guess is that they'll be there or eleventh depending on how St. John's projection looks. That's pretty much in line with what the conventional media is saying.

Ivan Maisel's series on college sports in professional sports markets might be worth reading this week.
Devin McCourty dictated a column for The Sporting News. Devin and twin brother Jason recently did a very special thing for their mother. Welcome to the better side of the Hudson.
Winnipeg of the CFL announced that Tim Brown is retiring due to injury. Not sure if they mean literal retirement, or they're just using weird Canadian terminology because they're Canadian.
Howard Barbieri signed with the Hartford Colonials.
There was a thread on Rivals linking RU's updated Livingston Campus Construction page, which is worth a read if you have a chance. Pres. McCormick deserves a lot of credit for advancing this project into reality.
Rivals poster CornerTavern supposedly has a conversation with NJ state senator Dick Codey. Good work.
New Brunswick news: New Jersey transit rail hubs have lower office vacancy rates than other municipalities. Hey, maybe some people will start buying all of those luxury condos at some point.
Going out on a limb here, but Rutgers football probably won't be scheduling Boston College any time soon as long as Gene DeFilippo is athletic director. Anything having to do with BC is insufferable in any and all contexts, but DeFilippo is a reprehensible figure far beyond that.
Goodbye, George Zoffinger. May we never again have the opportunity to ever utter your cursed name forevermore.

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