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Why not? They could exit the ACC through the back door and nobody would notice.
Boston is in the ACC?
Why not? They could exit the ACC through the back door and nobody would notice.
Boston is in the ACC?
We've been talking about BU in the other thread and that probably makes more sense for the B1G.
BC athletics program, further weakened by the rise of UConn and BU in the B1G, would help reduce the ACC's per-school .
So I would guess BU makes more sense than BC to Delany. .
The B1G has already had a lot of discussion on 10 game conference scheduling. It's been tabled but they plan to revisit the subject.
I actually wrote to Larry Scott and Delany with an idea I had, but not surprisingly I didn't even get a form letter in response from either one. This was way back when Scott had just got hired.
I figured with a Pac12 Network, the B1G and Pac12 should start a Rose series. Have a B1G/Pac12 game every week for a 12 game series and count the games as conference games in the conference standings. If no network partners want the package, just simulcast on B1G and Pac12 Networks. They're always yacking that biz-speak about "branding"--what a branding opportunity, drawing on the long history of the Rose Bowl. Oh, well...
I think the B1G will move to 10 conference games eventually, and I think football will be better for it. I hate stupid, one-sided pay-for-play games.
I figured with a Pac12 Network, the B1G and Pac12 should start a Rose series. Have a B1G/Pac12 game every week for a 12 game series and count the games as conference games in the conference standings. If no network partners want the package, just simulcast on B1G and Pac12 Networks. They're always yacking that biz-speak about "branding"--what a branding opportunity, drawing on the long history of the Rose Bowl. Oh, well...
They could exit through the front door followed by their marching band and nobody would notice.Why not? They could exit the ACC through the back door and nobody would notice.
They could exit through the front door followed by their marching band and nobody would notice.
I noticed a couple bouncers named Gor and Fee out front.
billybud said:I think that the ACC made a mistake going into the northeast but that was the deal with Miami.
Their mistake was to skip the large state U's in the Northeast. If the ACC had taken UCONN and Rutgers it would be the most stable league in the country behind the SEC. The Big Ten would be looking to get into the South and East and have very limited options that don't fit their profile. (BC, Cuse). Meanwhile, if the SEC wanted to steal anyone from the ACC, they'd likely get NC ST and or VTech, which wouldn't destroy the ACC at all.
I can't argue that UL wasn't a timely add, they needed some good football at the time. However, their venture into New York/New England was a comical error. If any decision will haunt the ACC, skipping Rutgers and UCONN will be it.
The ACC and FSU wanted Miami...Miami had to have BC and Cuse as their price....
And Miami was hot at the time...12 win seasons in 2001 and 2002...two straight BCS championship games...five national football championships in 20 years.
Yes..Miami was a hottie in 2002.....the ACC would have taken FIU or Georgia Southern if Shalala had insisted.
Sometimes, after you pay many cattle for a comely young bride, she gets fat and waddles.
Louisville might put on a little weight...but they did finish AP Top 25. Something they have been pretty consistent , of late, in accomplishing.
Being pleasingly plump is OK. Not everyone can be a hottie.
UConn would have been a better football choice than Louisville?
Louisville might gain a little weight...but how much weight would UConn have to lose to finish AP Top 25 five or six times, win a couple of BCS Bowls (equivalent)?
That's the question when you ask...why Louisville?
UConn would have been a better football choice than Louisville?
Louisville might gain a little weight...but how much weight would UConn have to lose to finish AP Top 25 five or six times, win a couple of BCS Bowls (equivalent)?
That's the question when you ask...why Louisville?
Over the next 50 years, UConn football will be better than Louisville football. We have a much bigger fan and resource base, and that will translate to the football program in time.
Just my opinion. No question Louisville football has outcompeted UConn football in recent years.
When you say weight, do you mean ethical standards?