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Think we are in the driver's seat if the report is accurate (though personally i don't trust this writer).
1. UConn has already been vetted by the ACC. We were supposed to be team #14 after SU.
2. ACC always touts its academics, so what will their justification be for adding Louisville, an institution that is not even in the ballpark with the ACCs weakest academic schools? UConn and UL are fairly similar in many respects (facilities, commitment to Olympic sports, basketball). They might have a slightly stronger football program, but we have better Academics, TV Market, Geography and the dominant program in the NCAA's third most covered sport (women's basketball).
3. BC and Miami has taught the ACC that good teams in football can become bad quickly and vice versa.
4. B1G expanded based on TV markets. ACC expanded the last time based on TV markets (and to a degree Academics). Why would they completely change this strategy to add a school that is marginally more accomplished in football than UConn?
Only way I see UL getting in is if schools like FSU and Clemson threaten to leave the conference if UL is not added, but I just don't think UL is that respected a football program where FSU and Clemson's presidents would cause that type of stir.
1. UConn has already been vetted by the ACC. We were supposed to be team #14 after SU.
2. ACC always touts its academics, so what will their justification be for adding Louisville, an institution that is not even in the ballpark with the ACCs weakest academic schools? UConn and UL are fairly similar in many respects (facilities, commitment to Olympic sports, basketball). They might have a slightly stronger football program, but we have better Academics, TV Market, Geography and the dominant program in the NCAA's third most covered sport (women's basketball).
3. BC and Miami has taught the ACC that good teams in football can become bad quickly and vice versa.
4. B1G expanded based on TV markets. ACC expanded the last time based on TV markets (and to a degree Academics). Why would they completely change this strategy to add a school that is marginally more accomplished in football than UConn?
Only way I see UL getting in is if schools like FSU and Clemson threaten to leave the conference if UL is not added, but I just don't think UL is that respected a football program where FSU and Clemson's presidents would cause that type of stir.