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ACC is another Big East waiting to happen (with, or without, UConn).
ACC is another Big East waiting to happen (with, or without, UConn).
Except for these:
4. It's Pitt
Seaa Blue said:Indeed...
Homecoming hell: How Eve 6 and Pitt broke everything
http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/10/28/7080621/pitt-homecoming-georgia-tech-eve6
If anyone thinks it is easy to get to PSU for a football hasn't been there. Going to PSU is a weekend event, it is not a Saturday after mowing the lawn event. It's just a different culture. you plan a weekend around it and are there Friday night. Storrs to the Rent is a cake walk compared to Route 80 to State College.
goodnight my boneyard brothers everything will be ok have a little faith nothing happens overnight but from what I have heard you are very very much in the picture. peace
What are the timing triggers to B1G's next moves from what you've heard?
I understand you're trying to give an analogy but that replay showed the ND wide receiver holding the FSU defender, preventing him from trying to defend the other receiver. Is the ACC perfect? Hell naw. Was Sandusky protected by the PSU old guard until he was caught? I think so. Does it change the fact that Penn State was jobbed Saturday night? No, it doesn't.
Too much of this happens it doesn't matter about the academic associations and TV monies, etc.. Integrity still matters, even when UNC and FSU continually let people down. I don't defend either of those schools' actions.
Look, you think I'm rooting for this to happen. No, what I'm saying is schools have known to change conferences for reasons other than money. PSU's perception of the Big Ten's treatment of them since they joined could be a catalyst for change. That's all I'm saying.
There was always a segment of the Texas A&M fanbase that wanted to join the SEC but weren't strong enough to force a change. Then, in one year, all that changed. Don't assume that the Big Ten is some kind of fortress that can't be breached. Things change. Organizations that don't manage feedback are looked at as stubborn and resistance to change can corrode even the most historic companies. The ACC didn't heed certain warning signs and we paid the price with losing Maryland.
Just some friendly advice.
Indeed...
Homecoming hell: How Eve 6 and Pitt broke everything
http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/10/28/7080621/pitt-homecoming-georgia-tech-eve6
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If this happens, the expansion to 18 would probably include a VA school and Oklahoma/Mizzou.Sorry I forgot to mention Kansas as well.
Heinz Field is about 45 feet from campus.
Two miles in a city is nothing, IMO. It's still the city. When I lived in the city i used to walk about 3-4 miles to work each day round trip. People walk everywhere. And if you are tailgating then distance is not a factor. Plus, the setting at Heinz Field with PNC Park, the skyline, the river, unmatched.It's not far from campus but it's certainly not that close. It's 2 miles away and over the river. Given the size of some midwestern campuses, I would say 2 miles is practically still campus, but being in a city makes it seem like it is farther away than it is.
Two miles in a city is nothing, IMO. It's still the city. When I lived in the city i used to walk about 3-4 miles to work each day round trip. People walk everywhere. And if you are tailgating then distance is not a factor. Plus, the setting at Heinz Field with PNC Park, the skyline, the river, unmatched.
Didn't catch the exaggeration, huh?It's not far from campus but it's certainly not that close. It's 2 miles away and over the river. Given the size of some midwestern campuses, I would say 2 miles is practically still campus, but being in a city makes it seem like it is farther away than it is.
Didn't catch the exaggeration, huh?![]()
Just giving you a hard time, Upstater. No harm intended, but Pitts students have nothing to complain about when comparing distances from campus to their home stadium. 2 miles is a h3ll of a lot closer to 45 feet than 25 miles.I did.
But having gone to school in a city, I know distances are counted differently, especially in a town without a subway. When everyone has a car because they need a car, distance is nothing. But I remember not going to games that were on the other side of the city.
Just giving you a hard time, Upstater. No harm intended, but Pitts students have nothing to complain about when comparing distances from campus to their home stadium. 2 miles is a h3ll of a lot closer to 45 feet than 25 miles.
Heinz Field is about 45 feet from campus.
Or Army-Navy.NFL stadiums simply aren't a good match for CF minus a game here and there, every year or two - see Miami as well.
You missed the exaggeration as well and Minnesota no longer plays at the HomerDome. Kind of tough to play sporting events on a demolition site.I don't know about that. Not the main campus, it's across one of two major bridges over the Allegheny, I guess some foot bridges as well - a lot of density and infrastructure in between.
The West Bank of the University of Minnesota was closer to the Metrodome than Heinz to Pitt's main campus. Minnesota's East Bank requires crossing the Miss, similar for Pitt students going to Heinz. Like Pitt, problem for Minny students was getting to the Metrodome via a practical walk - most students live on the East Bank. Regardless, students across the country aren't exactly going to games on time and often leaving early, this includes the SEC and other non-SEC campuses where student housing is quite close to the stadium.
NFL stadiums simply aren't a good match for CF minus a game here and there, every year or two - see Miami as well.