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Coack K/w Jon Rothstein on Hurley, Calhoun & Uconn to ACC

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"It's worth looking at," Krzyzewski said. "People would be naive to think all conferences will look the same five years from now. Once certain milestones pass, it becomes less expensive to move, and the ACC is a terrific conference. Why not do something unbelievable in basketball?

"It could also give UConn an opportunity," he said. "They're playing football -- and they'd love to be in a conference where every school plays football. It would be an amazing league with a huge footprint stretching into the Midwest."


 
"It's worth looking at," Krzyzewski said. "People would be naive to think all conferences will look the same five years from now. Once certain milestones pass, it becomes less expensive to move, and the ACC is a terrific conference. Why not do something unbelievable in basketball?

"It could also give UConn an opportunity," he said. "They're playing football -- and they'd love to be in a conference where every school plays football. It would be an amazing league with a huge footprint stretching into the Midwest."


There is no way there is a merger. ACC would have zero interest in non football playing schools. I think UConn would accept an invite, but wouldn't pay to get in like SMU did.
 
Think he’s advocated for this in the past. Wonder if conversations have picked up behind the scenes?
 
This is sort of tangential to the subject, but saw K doing an interview during the UConn-Duke football game, and he spoke very highly of our hoops rivalry before saying he thought Calhoun was probably the greatest program architect ever. Love to hate the guy, but he is a class act most of the time
 
Think he’s advocated for this in the past. Wonder if conversations have picked up behind the scenes?

You have to think the reason UConn football has had ~3 ACC teams on its schedule in recent years is that the ACC is helping UConn build up its program, and establish rivalries with ACC schools. If the ACC wasn't talking to UConn behind the scenes in preparation for a possible union, you wouldn't see that schedule.
 
Uh, I think Brett Yorrmark already tried to do that.

The football presidents were against it. Commissioners can suggest and recommend, but it's up to University presidents and their board to decide.

Until they see the numbers from the coming basketball contract nobody's going to move.
 
This is sort of tangential to the subject, but saw K doing an interview during the UConn-Duke football game, and he spoke very highly of our hoops rivalry before saying he thought Calhoun was probably the greatest program architect ever. Love to hate the guy, but he is a class act most of the time
Yes, he says this verbatim in this interview. The 2nd link above, time stamped at 11:30, he talks about Dan then transitions to Calhoun.
 
ALL sports: Can we please stop posing? Call me a boomer, dinosaur, old man (I am all of the above), but Vince Lombardi was right,
“Act like you’ve been there before”.
 
There is no way there is a merger. ACC would have zero interest in non football playing schools. I think UConn would accept an invite, but wouldn't pay to get in like SMU did.
Even if thet had to pay it would be worth it in the long run. Leaving the Big East would suck. Tobacco Road referees would make hoops tougher in the Carolinas. That would be the real price.
 
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Anyone else see this commercial and wait for Jonathan to pop out from the trees?
 
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Anyone else see this commercial and wait for Jonathan to pop out from the trees?

Honestly, every time I see this commercial I laugh and then scowl at how they desperately try to tie The State School of New Jersey (yes, that would be Rutgers) to New York City. Totally unsuccessfully, of course.

The only people in New York City that care even for a second about Rutgers are Rutgers alums.

Period, end of story.

They care less during Schiano's 2nd run than they did during his first (and they didn't care much then either)... and Pikiell kind of blew it with that all hype / very little substance team he had last year with Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey. Not a good look for Coach Pikiell, unfortunately as Harper looked really good before getting hurt in San Antonio while Bailey is also getting run in Utah, although more up and down. And I like Pikiell, as he was an original Calhoun/Dickenman recruit my freshman year. If he hadn't hurt his shoulder he could have been a really good player for us.
 
Honestly, every time I see this commercial I laugh and then scowl at how they desperately try to tie The State School of New Jersey (yes, that would be Rutgers) to New York City. Totally unsuccessfully, of course.

The only people in New York City that care even for a second about Rutgers are Rutgers alums.

Period, end of story.

They care less during Schiano's 2nd run than they did during his first (and they didn't care much then either)... and Pikiell kind of blew it with that all hype / very little substance team he had last year with Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey. Not a good look for Coach Pikiell, unfortunately as Harper looked really good before getting hurt in San Antonio while Bailey is also getting run in Utah, although more up and down. And I like Pikiell, as he was an original Calhoun/Dickenman recruit my freshman year. If he hadn't hurt his shoulder he could have been a really good player for us.
I've always thought Rutgers made a major mistake not naming themselves after their state. All my relatives have lived their entire lives in New Jersey and none of them have ever had any connection or feelings for the University. It's like that with anyone I've ever known from New Jersey and people around the country have no idea it's the state University of New Jersey or even what state it's in.
 

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