I don't have a chart or graph, but I'm positive there was a spike in my tweets as the latest Big Ten expansion news was coming out. I figured pertinent tweets were worth holding onto for posterity. I'm pretty sure I went through the five stages of grief in the process.
I started back when it was still very much in the rumor
phase…
So I know College Park to the #B1G isn't happening, but I think if it were, a rivalry with Penn State called Cresap's War would be in order.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 17, 2012
Guys you all heard wrong. UMCP is going to a Big TENT. Athletics facility got foreclosed.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 17, 2012
The UMCP - Penn State rivalry game in the #B1G should use a Mason-Dixon crownstone as a trophy.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 17, 2012
I feel like there should be a #WhenMarylandJoinsTheB1G for my Friday evening entertainment.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 17, 2012
This never materialized.
I lose potential views by not referring to the University of Maryland's Rough Draft simply as "Maryland". #dontcare
— Curtis (@80mins) November 17, 2012
@mengus22 With Syracuse and Notre Dame coming in, ACC lacrosse was getting too crowded.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 17, 2012
Wait, I get back to my computer today and folks are still entertaining this UMCP-to-B1G nonsense?
— Curtis (@80mins) November 17, 2012
Oh wait. There are sources now.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 17, 2012
Shit just got real.
If UMCP and SUNJ go to Big Ten, do hey add lacrosse Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan, UMCP, Rutgers is more than ACC has now.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 17, 2012
Clearly my ability to properly express a sentiment with
words was compromised. How about I go back to the Mason-Dixon nerd angle?
I'll say it again: Penn State. College Park. Rivalry: Cresap's War. Trophy: Mason-Dixon crownstone.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 17, 2012
The Mighty Sound of Maryland and Rutgers' band will get ate up in the #B1G.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 17, 2012
ATE UP.
This is going to sound wrong, but hear me out. If UMCP and Rutgers are headed to the B1G, I'm glad they waited for Beano to pass.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 17, 2012
I still think it sounds wrong, but I trust y’all know
exactly what I mean.
I want to rock this bad boy to a UMCP - Penn State matchup, for obvious reasons. instagr.am/p/SEj8BQBDOh/
— Curtis (@80mins) November 17, 2012
SUCH A NERD
I'm not gonna lie, realignment talk simultaneously captivates, fascinates, and infuriates me.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 17, 2012
When shit goes down, USF should just re-up with C-USA. At least then I get regular games here in NC.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 17, 2012
At least, in light of recent developments, I got this one.
I had to share what I thought were some clever tweets from
others as well.
“@drewmagary: The Big Ten wants Maryland and Rutgers? S*** I wonder if they'll take my car off my hands, too.It's a '96.”
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) November 18, 2012
I realized I hadn't noted the way UMCP -> B1G affects me most. I live in the capital of the ACC and the Terps were the school I follow most.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 18, 2012
With adding College Park and Rutgers, the strongest marching conference brings in two more non-Sudlers and dilutes itself.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 18, 2012
You’ll hear me harp on this one quite a bit. Would you expect
anything less?
Spoke with Len Elmore. He anticipates a backlash from alumni if Big Ten move happens. "It's nuts. [Maryland is] blinded by the dollars."
— Alex Prewitt (@alex_prewitt) November 18, 2012
Rutgers leaving the Big East will put them below the AQ threshold in lacrosse.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 18, 2012
Friedgen flow. RT @cjstarchild*dead* RT @thewurdsmith: Lmaoooooo RT @mrwalker54 If Maryland goes to the Big Ten, I'm sending my degree back
— Curtis (@80mins) November 18, 2012
Except I believe he burned his.
"Maryland's always felt like a bit of a third child in the ACC..." Dafuq you think they're going to be in the Big Ten?! espn.go.com/college-sports…
— Curtis (@80mins) November 19, 2012
I'm not even mad at the presumed move for wrecking my conference (again). I'm mad as a part-time Terps fan and Marylander-by-association.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 19, 2012
Let’s cut down the Terps a bit, why don’t we?
Will an Ohio State-UMCP game be asshole armageddon?
— Curtis (@80mins) November 19, 2012
I really don't want to sound like I'm throwing shade on the Mighty Sound of Maryland, but they simply are not a Big Ten band.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 19, 2012
I'll give this to them: Their run-on cadence wants so badly to be Michigan's. youtube.com/watch?v=9-gGnR…
— Curtis (@80mins) November 19, 2012
I honestly just don’t care. Play in whatever league you want; get as much paper as you can; forget any extant rivalries. Burn it all down.
— Eamonn Brennan (@eamonnbrennan) November 19, 2012
I hear ya, Eamonn.
Dear Mother, burst the tyrant's chain... Delany shall not call in vain? #Maryland #B1G
— Curtis (@80mins) November 19, 2012
GUYS. Someone pat me on the back for this one. That’s the
state song I’m paraphrasing there.
Let’s shift to the Rutgers half of the move.
@nascyusf Part of me says good riddance, but knowing we'll never get to avenge those losses cuts me deep.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 19, 2012
Then I got artistic.
Fuckit, might as well. twitter.com/80mins/status/…
— Curtis (@80mins) November 19, 2012
If the #B1G really wanted tradition and a NY Metro school? Make a run at Army.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 19, 2012
Chew on this: Not culturally, but in the sheer Mason-Dixon sense, the Big Ten now has a southern school.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 19, 2012
Got a condo on my wrist, girl I'm cashin' out... -Kevin Plank
— Curtis (@80mins) November 19, 2012
After rumors that UnderArmour’s Kevin Plank had rearranged
some finances to the tune of Maryland’s ACC exit fee.
I'll call myself out on this: I sure am caring a lot about a university I don't care about. Listening to/watching press conference online.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 19, 2012
Point. And Counterpoint:
Hrabowski > Loh though.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 19, 2012
More retweets:
Maryland sports living paycheck to paycheck. B1G removes that.
— Michael Felder (@InTheBleachers) November 19, 2012
Give this to Maryland prez Wallace Loh. He didn't even give the usual lip service. Kicked presser off by saying it was about money.
— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) November 19, 2012
#embracetheturtle
— Curtis (@80mins) November 19, 2012
Delany’s statement was instantly hashtaggable.
ACC had six lacrosse programs-to-be for a hot second. They should lax-only invite Hopkins to keep MD hotbed.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 19, 2012
I keep beating that drum…
Did anyone ask about the marching fit of Maryland in the Big Ten? Anyone?
— Curtis (@80mins) November 19, 2012
Not if I wasn’t there.
The new #B1G divisions create an imbalance. Six Sudlers in the Legends, four in the Leaders.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 20, 2012
Back to Rutgers…
What was it NJ governor Chris Christie had to say about a team from his state leaving its current situation? Oh yeah. youtube.com/watch?v=BDvGl5…
— Curtis (@80mins) November 20, 2012
RT @mengus22: It's always fun to see the schools cite the instability that they create as the reason they're leaving.
— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) November 20, 2012
That’ll preach.
"Mr. Delany, where will the East Coast #B1G offices be?" "Providence, RI and Greensboro, NC." "..."
— Curtis (@80mins) November 20, 2012
FUUUUUU....
Both College Park and Rutgers' pregames feature Big Ten-style run-ons, but they just feel like the budget version.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 20, 2012
@kevinoncfb @collegiatestdms M&T would be wise to court Penn State/College Park for a "neutral" site rivalry game.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 20, 2012
I go into all
of this more in the previous post:
Big Ten's doctrine of contiguous states now puts VA schools in play. If we believe the farce that academics are key, UVA is attractive.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 21, 2012
If football's the driver, Virginia Tech is more attractive. Media wise, it's whoever brings you the Tidewater.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 21, 2012
Here's the Big Ten power play: make Army and Navy numbers 15 and 16. Beat your chest about tradition, get BTN on bases.
— Curtis (@80mins) November 21, 2012
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