Yeah, this year's Maryland and Rutgers teams feel like your usual Arizona or Cal teams that were in the Pac-10/12 over the years. They have some nice talent and athletes in spots. Could see them win 4-7 games depending on how things go. Neither seemed like a bottom tier Pac team though.
It's fun getting the big time B1G games, but in terms of the dreck/mid tier, I'd still rather be playing CAL, AZ, ASU, etc. There's just no emotional connection to fucking Rutgers vs, say, Cal.
My great grandpappy played baseball for Cal. My paternal grandparents met there. They are my arch nemesis in rowboat. I don't even know what town Rutgers is in.
I'd go back to the alignments in circa 1990 in a heart beat.