ACC wants UConn if ND comes too

[nelsonmuntz]

Joe Schad was on ESPN Radio this morning. Said there was no interest among ACC schools in going to 16. Neinas was also on, and said that 10 was the probable number of schools, but there was not a rush. The SEC has already rejected every Big East school that inquired, and the Big 10 is holding tight.

No one is coming to rescue us. Time to move on.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Waylon, did you see Neinas on Gameday this morning? he was spinning his backside off but the reality (when all of the spin was removed from his comments) is that the B-12 isn't even close to being in agreement on how to remain together as a conference. It may take weeks before anything new is announced but the B-12 drama is far from being over.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Waylon, did you see Neinas on Gameday this morning? he was spinning his backside off but the reality (when all of the spin was removed from his comments) is that the B-12 isn't even close to being in agreement on how to remain together as a conference. It may take weeks before anything new is announced but the B-12 drama is far from being over.

So what? The Big 12 schools have no where else to go. The Pac 12 voted down Texahoma and it wasn't close. And even if Texas runs away, there is no way the Big 12 will ever help UConn.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I'm not claining that the B-12 will (or even can) help UConn. You however are convincved that there is such solidarity there that no pieces will fall to reach the point where the ACC would be in position to consider another member or two. This is not yet the case (regardless of what Schad said).

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I'm not claining that the B-12 will (or even can) help UConn. You however are convincved that there is such solidarity there that no pieces will fall to reach the point where the ACC would be in position to consider another member or two. This is not yet the case (regardless of what Schad said).

The Big 10 and Pac 12 are not expanding. The SEC may add 1 more. Is there some bizarre corner case where the ACC adds UConn and Rutgers? Theoretically. Is it time to move on and rebuild the Big East? Absolutely.

 

[uconnfan68]

I'm not knocking you here, but I just don't understand this one. When the Big East dies, and the Catholic leagues reform into a smaller conference, what's to stop ND from parking its teams with the Catholics and staying independent in football?

ND has said publicly that they would prefer to be with the FOOTBALL schools for the OTHER sports, not the BB schools. They want their cake and they want to be able to eat it at their leisure. They are using both the BB-onlies and the FB schools. If there is a split, you won't see they lined up with Seton Hall, PC, DePaul, etc. for the Olympic sports.