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DONE DEAL Maryland to Big 10

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Husky25 said:
There is now room in the ACC. Let see who they pick to fill it.
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Before today, ACC had 14.5 teams for FB and 15 for all else
Now: ACC has 13.5 teams for FB and 14 for all else

The latter sounds like more of a nice round number than the former.
 
BHusky said:
MD was already gets the B10 network the Baltimore/DC market so UVA brings nothing to the table outside of good academics.
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MD gives the B10 part of the DC market.
MD + VA gives the B10 almost all of the DC market. A much larger chunk of a large pie.

I'm not saying the B10 is going after UVa, but to say that it brings nothing to the table is not true.
 
GT opens up the Atlanta market for the BTN. Its not necessarily about fannies in the seats but about eyeballs and carriage rights for the BTN. Atlanta is a large TV market and has plenty of BIG alumni. This isn't being done in a vacuum with us internet lopers making decisions on uninformed opinions. They have done their financial due diligence before all these decisions.
 
NJfballfan said:
This isn't being done in a vacuum with us internet lopers making decisions on uninformed opinions. They have done their financial due diligence before all these decisions.
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Wow. Thank you for that stunning revelation.
 
The Kardashians just tweeted that Houston, SMU, Memphis and Temple will replace GT, Clemson, FSU and Maryland. SDSU is a back up in case one of the teams say no.
 
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sportsart said:
The Kardashians just tweeted that Houston, SMU, Memphis and Temple will replace GT, Clemson, FSU and Maryland. SDSU is a back up in case one of the teams say no.
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The Kardashian are hos. I've been getting my info from the Real Housewives of Atlanta. (But both groups are more reliable than "a casual acquaintance of mine just told me he heard on Miami sports radio ... ".)
 
RU fan here, I was very skeptical about all of this, but it seems a mere formality at this point. My first reaction was that you guys would get the ACC which is a step up from the Big East for sure. However, don't think conferences are stopping before 16 teams, I just think it will take time. I hope we sign a 10 year deal to play you guys each year because I love our rivalry.
 
UconnFamily said:
http://www.courant.com/sports/college/hc-uconn-acc-1120-20121119,0,7311176.story

^ Yup, Rutgers announces the move tomorrow to the BIG Ten. Then Uconn joins ACC right after!!!!!



But the ig East has a 27 month waiting period, so RU and UC will not be able to leave the conference until 2015 unless we can work a deal like SU and Pitt to leave earlier.
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Unless of course the BE just dissolves as a conference. If Rutgers goes to the B1G, UConn to the ACC, and Louisville to the B12...I think the BE just dissolves. Will Boise really come to the BE then? I have a feeling the basketball schools will say enough is enough and dissolve and form s power basketball conference. Unfortunately, Aresco may have been airlifted in by helicopter to save the Titanic 1 hour after it hit the iceberg...which is to bad. If the BE had Aresco 5 years ago, I think the ACC would have been the extinct conference now.
 
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vowelguy said:
Before today, ACC had 14.5 teams for FB and 15 for all else
Now: ACC has 13.5 teams for FB and 14 for all else

The latter sounds like more of a nice round number than the former.
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Why not take UL and UConn then? Bring it to 15.5 for football and 16 for all else? Makes everyone happy. UL brings some new market and football. UConn brings a bit more NYC and academics + strong women's and men's basketball comes with both.
 
caw said:
Why not take UL and UConn then? Bring it to 15.5 for football and 16 for all else? Makes everyone happy. UL brings some new market and football. UConn brings a bit more NYC and academics + strong women's and men's basketball comes with both.
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Pitino would want Memphis and Temple to go with him. :D
 
vowelguy said:
MD gives the B10 part of the DC market.
MD + VA gives the B10 almost all of the DC market. A much larger chunk of a large pie.

I'm not saying the B10 is going after UVa, but to say that it brings nothing to the table is not true.
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UVA is nearly 3 hours from DC and a relatively small school compared to the other B10 schools. To say they would sure up the rest of the DC market is like saying UConn to the B10 would sure up the rest of NYC and Stamford, CT packaged with Rutgers. The residual market it would get with UVA makes no sense in regards to what the B10 would pay them out as a conference member. They would bring nothing to the table in sports other than a mediocre football and awesome lacrosse which is a nonfactor in the B10 or college sports revenue. MD being about 30 minutes outside of DC would lock up as much of that market as they need or are looking for.
 
The DC market is filled with transplants and passers-through where many don't give half a hoot about area college sports.
 
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caw said:
Why not take UL and UConn then? Bring it to 15.5 for football and 16 for all else? Makes everyone happy. UL brings some new market and football. UConn brings a bit more NYC and academics + strong women's and men's basketball comes with both.
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Nonsense. UConn academics, while better than 20 years ago, are nothing special. Also, academics has nothing to do with these moves. And women's basketball, are you nuts?
 
caw said:
Why not take UL and UConn then? Bring it to 15.5 for football and 16 for all else? Makes everyone happy. UL brings some new market and football. UConn brings a bit more NYC and academics + strong women's and men's basketball comes with both.
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The NYC college market is a fallacy...a golden goose at best. Womens basketball, as popular as it is here, is going along for whatever ride football and (to a much lesser extent) Men's basketball take it.
 
Looks like the other members of the B1G got UMD a welcome gift:

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