Messy divorce: Rutgers sues Big East

[Harry]

Rutgers University will not be leaving the Big East quietly.

On the same day last month the state university announced it was joining the Big Ten Conference, Rutgers’ lawyers were filing a lawsuit accusing the Big East of breach of contract.

The suit — which offers a glimpse of the turmoil inside the unraveling Big East — says Rutgers should not have to pay the league’s $10 million exit fee or wait 27 months to leave the Big East because conference officials failed to apply those exit rules to other departing schools.

"The Big East has elected not to enforce the bylaws, including the 27 months notice provision and payment of withdrawal fees, consistently and uniformly to the detriment of the remaining members of the Big East," the lawsuit said.

Rutgers also accused the Big East of holding back millions of dollars owed to the university.

Conference officials never gave Rutgers its share of $39 million in exit fees other schools have paid for leaving the league, according to the lawsuit. The Big East also owes Rutgers $1.3 million the university says it lost when it had to cancel a home football game against Texas Christian University when that school bailed on an agreement to join the league.

Rutgers wants all of the money it’s owed — plus interest, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in Superior Court in New Brunswick.

Big East officials did not respond to requests for comment on the suit today. A Rutgers spokesman declined to comment.

Read more: http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2012/12/rutgers_suit_against_big_east.html

[emmitt01]

Wow, the Big East is really some prize. Schools can't wait to leave AND want to be paid to do it.

[GreenBat]

And SMU and Houston are headed into that mess. At least one of them deserve it.

[oldguystudent]

College football is a hot mess right now. I'm kinda getting turned off from the whole thing.

[Rudy]

College football is a hot mess right now. I'm kinda getting turned off from the whole thing.

Do you need some Football Viagra? Unlike the other type, it's SUPPOSED to last 4 hours.

[MeanGreenGlory]

And SMU and Houston are headed into that mess. At least one of them deserve it.

SMUT will feel right at home.