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Great site!
Joe Biden = Job I need.
The Big East = Atheist Beg (as in atheists beg the catholic 7 to stay)
Great site!
LOL! Or Inciter your head!Hey Buddy, a regular lurker myself, for longer than 2 days, my insiders who happen to be the voices in my head, say that with this outstanding recruiting class for football and the 2 billion check CT is going to write, UConn has shot up to number one next to Virginia and North Carolina...
Kevin OllieThe Big East = Atheist Beg (as in atheists beg the catholic 7 to stay)
True, i don't make the rumors i just tell you guysNot that it will convince you of anything, but Cuse, Pitt and UL are not at FSU's and Clemson's level in football. UL with Bridgewater is like BC with Flynn, watch the next act.
am not MH.....I'm convinced this is he who shall not be named.
if you want me to stop osting just ask. i don't care if you want my info or not but if am wating my time tell me because ill go away...How long will this act last?
Any one want to set an over/under?
if you want me to stop osting just ask. i don't care if you want my info or not but if am wating my time tell me because ill go away...
Yes!Boston College University
Boycott Resolves Linguine (ya see, I knew this was all about Marinatto!)
What you guys don't understand is FSU Clemson and BC ( to name a few ) think uconn football is not at their level. Well BC just hates you but that's different. The more football schools that leave the acc is better for you. Also i didn't say uconn wasn't on the acc radar, just not in the top 2.
I'm telling you. Have a nice trip.
True, i don't make the rumors i just tell you guys
am not MH.....
Also i am a uconn fan! i told you i lurked the board for a very long time. on a unrelated note i also for some reason follow northwestern......
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Not so much. BCU can't compete with us and FSU would kick our ass. It's a marriage of convenience.It's so strange that one ACC school votes against our inclusion because they're afraid they won't be able to compete with us, and two others vote against us for the exact opposite reason, they think we can't compete against them?
Either these presidents and AD's are morons, or someone isn't telling the truth. Gotta be one or the other.
Oh yes, quite much thank you.Not so much. BCU can't compete with us and FSU would kick our ass. It's a marriage of convenience.
I cannot believe I read throgh these posts. And I think Frank the Tank's avatar is Oscar Gamble if I remember my Topps '78 cards.
Oh yes, quite much thank you.
What does FSU think of BCU's take? Or do they have buyer's remorse re:BCU and don't want to let another potential welfare case like them in again?
I've said this in other places: never underestimate how much university presidents overestimate the value of BC (if that makes sense). They are transfixed by the Boston market (a place where many of them were educated at some point) and believe that BC brings *enough* traction in that market that they're thought of as a valuable piece. I don't think that anyone thinks of BC as a headliner or as a team that is ever going to be bigger than the Red Sox/Pats/Celtics/Bruins, but they are a solid "depth" school (excellent academics and location) that brings value to the league even when they're a bottom feeder (unlike, say, Iowa State or Washington State).
For the ACC (and I say this as someone that was convinced that UConn was going to go to the ACC instead of Louisville when Maryland defected), looking at it from the outside, I think it was MUCH more about FSU and other football schools pushing for more perceived football quality than anything about BC. BC might have had an objection to UConn, but honestly, I can't blame them from an unbiased perspective any more than Villanova keeping Temple out of the Big East for years, Florida not letting FSU into the SEC, or all of the Big Ten schools protecting their own markets. Having that conference advantage has shown to be more important to schools over and over and over again than creating a regional rival (especially in this era where TV markets and contracts are so important). The "it's better to create a regional rivalry" argument is always one that's advanced by the school that's left out and is then freely ignored by the school in the better position. I can understand the specific animosity toward BC from the people on this board, yet they're not really taking a different stance than Ohio State is with Cincinnati, Penn State is with Pitt, Florida is with FSU, etc.
Regardless, the ACC invite to Louisville seemed to be more about timing than anything. 1 year ago, Louisville likely would have never been considered, but I truly believe that the defection of Maryland was a complete shock to Jim Swofford (who despite what some people might say here, is VERY smart regarding overall college sports landscape) and that perceived football quality had to come as priority #1 in expansion (and it's not as if though Louisville has a shabby basketball program, either). That concern trumped everything else.
It's so strange that one ACC school votes against our inclusion because they're afraid they won't be able to compete with us, and two others vote against us for the exact opposite reason, they think we can't compete against them?
Either these presidents and AD's are morons, or someone isn't telling the truth. Gotta be one or the other.