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uconnric said:
There's too many schools who would have nowhere to go if the GOR was destroyed. It's the only lifeline that most of the ACC schools have to hang onto a P conference. We all know who those schools are.
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If the B1G/SEC became really aggressive, I could see 8 getting taken.

Virginia, VT, UNC, NC State, Clemson, FSU, Miami, Notre Dame & (hold onto your hats): Duke!

If they became aggressive, I could see 8 teams dissolving the GOR.
 
Lol, so the acc took two teams the b12 didn't want after the b12 took the teams the b10 didn't want. Acc literally a 3rd rate conference, they solidified that.

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metsfan2323 said:
Wrong, The ACC will now be receiving extra money to appease their top teams, so they win. ESPN wins by maintaining control over college football and ensuring the PAC will no longer be a power conference, they like playing God.
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From a conference perspective, it brings nothing. Staving off destruction that everyone seems to think will happen regardless, narrowing marginally what is a large $ gap and adding two west coast teams with struggling football and a handicapped school that makes BC and Wake look like titans. It does nothing to keep the big schools from leaving, likely speeding their exit because of unsustainable travel. I’m sure BC will be thrilled to send their baseball team to the Bay Area.
 
nadav said:
Wrong. Apple is going to pay the Big East 20 mil per school next contract. If not more.
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I will say one thing about our current predicament. If I could pick one ally and one enemy out of every company in the entire world right now, I would pick Apple as an ally and ESPN as an enemy. Even Disney thinks ESPN is a zombie business model that needs to be shot. Iger practically throws up in his mouth every time he talks about ESPN in an interview. I would have to think hard about a major company whose business model is more fudged than ESPN's is right now.

So we have ESPN as an enemy. Now the Big East just needs to make Apple our friend. Amazon would do if Apple says no.
 
SMU is the ACC and Uconn is in the Patriot League or w/e conference you guys are in right now.
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kobe said:
SMU is the ACC and Uconn is in the Patriot League or w/e conference you guys are in right now.
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Hey Kobe quick question, if Mick Cronin has shown himself to be a final four level coach once he left Cincinnati, do we think it was an university issue that caused him to be one and done while he was at Cincinnati?
 
Travelman32 said:
Lol, so the acc took two teams the b12 didn't want after the b12 took the teams the b10 didn't want. Acc literally a 3rd rate conference, they solidified that.

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The ACC would have not touched Central Florida or BYU, so it evens out.

I do think the news about ESPN not restructuring the contract unless the ACC goes under 15 is big news. If the ACC even with FSU/Clemson/UNC gone is making $10 m+ more when the BXII GOR expires (which given the ACC now is making what the Big XII will be making in 2028, seems accurate), I imagine the pressure will be on the four or so top B12 teams to move over.
 
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Calford is a mole sent by the B1G to infiltrate the ACC and take it down. Once inside, Stanford and Berkeley will help to dissolve the ACC from the inside. In return, Cal and Stanford get a B1G invite along with UVA, UNC etc. UNC voted no just to appear innocent. The end had to be nigh for the ACC because the Cal schools are signing the same lousy GOR that Clemson, FSU, and freaking Louisville signed. SMU goes along because it will be tied to the ACC remnants rather than C-USA 2.0. Brilliant!

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Rufus said:
Most of the original American members are now P5. It's just UConn and the rift raft that are out now. :(
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Makes you think. What if we stayed in the American, got Mora or someone like him earlier, and got Hurley sooner? Could we have won the recent national championship in BB and also had been recruited for the B12 or the ACC like many of our former conference mates?
 
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CL82 said:
Hey Kobe quick question, if Mick Cronin has shown himself to be a final four level coach once he left Cincinnati, do we think it was an university issue that caused him to be one and done while he was at Cincinnati?
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Ha Who said:
“Those who forget their history are
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ACC history died when Boeheim pissed on Greensboro and we started hosting it in Brooklyn 300 miles away from the nearest ACC school. We’re in the endgame now.
 
kobe said:
SMU is the ACC and Uconn is in the Patriot League or w/e conference you guys are in right now.
Cracks Me Up Steve Harvey GIF by ABC Network
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At least UConn is getting paid for the TV rights which SMU gave up for 7 years and will receive no money outside of bowl games
 
NC State voted yes while UNC was a hard no....interesting split...

And this was interesting if it comes to fruition..

(2) In a key component to reduce travel, the 15 original ACC members will only be required to send each one of their sports to the Bay Area once every two years. Under another component, eastern members and the two new western members would meet in Dallas to conduct competition in Olympic sports. SMU’s location provides a sensible central hub. It’s unclear if these components have been formalized.
 
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nelsonmuntz said:
I will say one thing about our current predicament. If I could pick one ally and one enemy out of every company in the entire world right now, I would pick Apple as an ally and ESPN as an enemy. Even Disney thinks ESPN is a zombie business model that needs to be shot. Iger practically throws up in his mouth every time he talks about ESPN in an interview. I would have to think hard about a major company whose business model is more fudged than ESPN's is right now.

So we have ESPN as an enemy. Now the Big East just needs to make Apple our friend. Amazon would do if Apple says no.
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Todays news about the battle w charter is just the type of catalyst to weaken espn further and this expansion obsolete in no time.
 
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