Tradition, population, geography.

Oct 22, 2020
9:48:32am

mudpupper Truly Addicted User

Sorry folks, P5 membership has pretty much nothing to do with quality of product on the field. Once you realize that, it is so much easier to understand and comprehend.

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Time

Rutgers and Northwestern... How are they P5?

North Cat Coug

10/22/20 9:34am

There are many other teams that belong on that list

ZacSeljaas'Stache

10/22/20 9:34am

Northwestern is g

(Private)

10/22/20 9:35am

Status isnt earned

Avery

10/22/20 9:35am

They are in a P5 conference. The end

LiveCoug

10/22/20 9:35am

Kansas, Vanderbilt, Arkansas ...

(Private)

10/22/20 9:35am

Arkansas belongs

ZacSeljaas'Stache

10/22/20 9:37am

Arkansas should just be in the BIGXII and not the SEC...

Coug

10/22/20 9:39am

Arkansas is a shoutout to SEC Shorts:

(Private)

10/22/20 9:42am

I would argue that Baylor belongs, but totally agree with the rest of your list.

North Cat Coug

10/22/20 9:45am

Iowa State is the official spoiler of all hopes and dreams in the Big XII.

Magathisll

10/22/20 9:53am

Oregon state

cougarfann888

10/22/20 9:40am

Arkansas is the 13th most valuable college football brand

Modiolus

10/22/20 9:43am

They had success under Broyles, Holtz, & Hatfield. Nutt & Petrino were decent.

CougarThug

10/22/20 10:16am

I think the question with Rutgers is not how are they P5 but why are they so bad

RC Vikings

10/22/20 9:39am

I think Syracuse is also in the New York area

cougman02

10/22/20 9:50am

Totally different market. New York state, but not NYC market.

LiveCoug

10/22/20 9:57am

Because Rutgers is located in a massive TV market

LifelongAP

10/22/20 9:39am

Of course no one watches them but that's not the point.

VACOUGFAN

10/22/20 9:40am

I hope so. All these tiny fanbase schools making so much $ is absurd.

Mitty

10/22/20 10:18am

Membership in an autonomous conference is not

Everyman

10/22/20 9:42am

Northwestern has been in the Big10 for 125 years. That's how.

Indy Coug

10/22/20 9:43am

Tradition, population, geography.

mudpupper

10/22/20 9:48am

Don’t tell my heart...

StalwartBraveTrue

10/22/20 10:29am

Yep. Look at Gonzaga, still not P5.

Hill4Heisman

10/22/20 10:39am

Nice orange you brought to the apple comparing competition

LiveCoug

10/22/20 10:50am

Northwestern is 96-71 since 2006. They beat Utah more recently that BYU has...

The Chelsea Dagger

10/22/20 12:59pm

And that’s with B1G gravy money and prestige for the last 40 years.

StalwartBraveTrue

10/22/20 1:33pm

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