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Ok let’s make it more simple….. Any current ACC team which has an option to go the BIG10 or SEC will not remain in the ACC. There is no way the ACC can ever generate the same revenue (and perhaps equally important, football recruiting prestige) as the SEC/BIG10. The ACC departures will happen...

If conference realignment has shown anything it’s that a league can lose 2 big programs but once you get to 4 or more it’s over. In proof, it took multiple rounds to kill both the Big East and PAC. Meanwhile, the BigXII lost its anchors in Texas and Oklahoma, reloaded with 4 new programs, and...

Whether you and I believe there are 7 landing spots for ACC teams is irrelevant. The 7 ACC teams involved believe there are better landing spots which is all that matters for predicting future behavior.

Agreed….to quote Chris Rock from one of his comedy specials “a man is only as faithful as his opportunities.” The point is the current Big XII don’t have SEC/BIG opportunities and that is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future. OK State will always be the #2 school in a low population...

I agree...UConn should absolutely take the first P5 offer they get. That said, I don't think an ACC offer is coming cause many of the teams in the ACC aren't interested in the long term survival of the ACC. A conference only adds teams if its members are planning for the future. I hope I am...

Every team in the Big XII s committed to the success of the Big XII, likely because they know they will ride or die with the conference. There won't be a BIG/SEC life raft for current BigXII teams if the death star gets used on the BigXII. This is why the BigXII should be very careful about...

For years Texas destabilized the Big12 and teams like TAMU actually left to get away from Texas. At the end Texas blocked any additions prior to jumping ship effectively making sure the Big12 couldn’t adapt until after they left. FSU is now playing that role in the ACC. And FSU is certainly not...

FSU also beat #6, #8, and #17 in whining while not winning anything. FSU is the new Texas….all talk, no action.

I agree…between the ACC, the PAC, and the Big 12, the only conference where all its members seem fully committed to its survival is the Big12. In truth, that is probably because no current Big12 school is likely to garner interests from the BIG10 or SEC so they know it’s ride or die with the...

Just stop….this is the worst straw man, fear mongering post I’ve seen. Why not just suggest the Earth will likely be destroyed by a meteor if UConn leaves the Big East? Hurley is deserving of a raise which will put him in the top echelon of coaching salaries. In fact, Hurley’s future salary...

What is happening in the ACC now is what happened in the Big12 in 2016. The football powers (OU and Texas in the Big12 and Clemson and FSU in the ACC) were seeing their revenue drop below the SEC and BIG10 programs and they put the conference on notice they are leaving unless their payout...

FSU is playing the same role Texas played in the Big12.…A team with a huge media following/alumni base and which allegedly is worth a ton of conference money yet consistently underproduces on the field and court. And, just like Texas, FSU is latching onto “the conference is holding us back”...

The current ACC reminds me of the Big12 in the final couple years before Oklahoma and Texas left. The ACC is currently trying to appease their football powers, Clemson and FSU, in the hopes they won’t leave. Clemson and FSU only care about keeping up with the SEC and BIG10 football powers in...

If we witnessed one thing in the old Big East it was schools were willing to sell out their conference mates and make sure they had an early spot in the lifeboat. It was a real world prisoner’s dilemma. BC, Cuse and Pitt have already shown a ruthless and draconian approach to realignment...

This Miami teams really concerns me…they remind me a lot of the 2014 Huskies. Two dominate scoring guards, a tendency to make the critical basket, phenomenal clutch free throw shooting, and the ability to close out tight games. My guess is every team UConn beat in 2014 went through the match...

Bouk is an exceptional talent and by far our best player but what he saw in the Nova game is the new normal for him now. Bouk is too quick and agile to defend straight up, one on one. Instead, teams are going to beat him up, knock him down every play, and then bring the double team. If I am an...

The most amusing part of the last 24 hours was listening to our most esteemed medical experts, Dr. Nick Saban and Chief Medical Epidemiologist Jim Harbaugh, attempt to scientifically explain why putting 85 athletes in close confines with no masks or social distancing while traveling around the...

Most of the year AG has struggled with his perimeter shot. And, at some point, it became obvious he lost confidence in his perimeter game and instead elected to try and drive to the rim. AG is a deadly player when his shot is falling (and when he is taking it.) He is quick enough to go...

You do understand the Wiseman's lawyer cannot make the decision to play Wiseman, only the University can. Could a player sue the school for not getting enough playing time and then force the coach to play him more? Bottom line....by playing Wiseman, Memphis just publicly challenged the NCAA's...

I do not disagree many of the wounds UConn sustained were self inflicted particularly in coaching hires and investments in the football program. Unlike some I do not purely blame the AAC for UConn’s struggle. That said, the new media contract, the geographic separation and marginalization of...

This was the right move for UConn athletics and one of the saddest days I can remember for UConn. The AAC pathway to the P5 was always sustain basketball excellence (men's and women's), grow the football program and wait for the next P5 billet. In 2013, UConn was the consensus #1 attractive P5...

So coaching doesn’t matter? Coaches help provide the motivation and focus for a team. IMO earlier this year ND allowed UConn to get in their head and it kept them from playing their game. If a coach is angry and emotional his/her team will likely mimic those emotions in their play. Muffet is...

I actually think the game will come down to which team maintains its composure. Last year in the FF UConn looked hesitant and uncomfortable. Between unfavorable whistles, which made the game choppy, and inability to get into an offensive flow UConn just looked out of sorts. There is a lot...

Bottom line - a team cannot produce the defensive numbers UConn did this year and not make changes. It may be the defensive coordinator this year but if next year is as bad it will be the head coach. Perhaps Crocker is the scapegoat. If the defense is still as a bad next year then we'll know...

Football....and their Athletic department's willingness to use hookers and money to make sure UL is good at sports

Based on the first rankings we now have a little more data by which to evaluate ND's status. Basically ND was behind a one loss LSU....translation, a big name, premier SEC team with a loss still trumps an undefeated ND. ND controls its own fate if they win out. But if they lose a game then...

It's a great question and it goes to the untested nature of Notre Dame's status. Clearly ND would have won a head to head match up with Michigan. But then again, ND would have lost more recently and Michigan would be on a 12 game winning streak. At the end of the day I'll pick the money and...

Notre Dame's status is still untested. Clearly ND has a "preferred status" to every G5 team and is a "playoff selectable" team based on its current ranking (#3). However, ND is one of only 4 undefeated teams so we aren't comparing apples to apples. The better questions is how to does ND rank...

This is an inclusive and equitable concept which is exactly why it will never happen. The P5 is not allowing (and is certainly not guaranteeing) the G5 a team in the playoff. Exclusivity and access is the key to insuring the current balance of power. Think of the recruiting advantage the P5...

Hookers and money???

Meh....it is probably a safe choice for Igiehon at Louisville. Clearly everyone at Louisville, to include the AD, the coach and the recruits, thinks they are going to escape major NCAA penalties. The tried and tested "its not fair to punish a coach and kids who weren't here for the violations...

The current system is not hard to understand. It is designed to insure the big power programs maintain a stranglehold on the National Championship, the money, and the premiere recruiting. The Alabamas, Clemsons and Ohio States of the world know they need only win their games (and can even lose...

Many of the UConn men's basketball fans erroneously believe our several years of sub-par basketball is due to our current conference affiliation. In turn, these men's basketball fans then blame UConn being in the American conference on the UConn football program. Football did kill the old Big...

Azura's future for the next decade plus will be playing pro basketball. She had the opportunity to be a top 10 pick and begin earning pro money a year early. Her decision to leave is no more complicated than that... One can argue she could have improved her skill set coming back another year...