ESPN Pushing UConn to ACC Story Again

[upstater]

From what I have read the no votes came from FSU and Maryland... and no one else.

I don't know enough about the specifics of the BC court case. But the impression I have been given is that FSU would have a very hard time fighting this in court, and is highly unlikely to do so.

I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens next. The sheer number of people in Big 12 country who are now reporting that the poaching of FSU and Clemson is practically dead is definitely a big turn around from the last few months.

The fact that it was raised to $50 million speaks volumes. The ACC is training its guns on its own.

 

[baggerbob]

ESPN had already informed the Big 12, long before all the rumors started by west virginia bloggers, there would be no increase for adding Florida St and Clemson. Texas also has the LHN run by whom ESPN , there is no way they are going to do anything, to jeopardize their 15 million gift for each of 20 years.

 

[CL82]

The fact that it was raised to $50 million speaks volumes. The ACC is training its guns on its own.

Mr. Swofford, tear down this wall.

 

[pj]

Please, Big Ten, go for NYC with UConn and Rutgers. I don't want to be beholden to ESPN in the ACC, screwed out of playoff money in the NBE, or stuck with opponents 2000 miles away in the Big 12.

 

[Vowelguy]

Mike Tirico on ESPN Sportsbeat on ESPN radio just now: "Look for UConn to be courted hard and pushed to join the ACC as the 16th"

Why does ESPN keep pushing it if they don't want it to happen?

You're assuming that Tirico is just a mouthpiece for ESPN. I highly doubt that. Hard as it is for some to believe, he might actually be giving his opinion.

 

[Vowelguy]

It just doesn't make sense for them to go to 15 football playing members.

From a scheduling perspective, an odd number of Olympic teams is problematic.

Think of basketball. Once you get past Xmas, you're essentially only playing conference opponents. More of a challenge to schedule with an odd number. Even worse for the other sports, which basically only play in/around the weekend.

Yes, doable, (Didn't the BE have 13 for a couple of years?) but more of a hassle.

 

[Adios]

Notre Dame will be playing what makes out to be 62.5% of a conference schedule. I guess they just won't have to play the championship game to get to a higher bowl.