junglehusky
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Carl, who proposed that conference? Some sports writer? A USM alum perhaps?
Carl, who proposed that conference? Some sports writer? A USM alum perhaps?
1. Because it consists of institutions with whom we have more in common,
2. In a much more compact and sensible geographic area,
3. Who play in front of bigger crowds,
4. Are better in basketball, and
5. Make more money?
Other than that, why would I prefer to be in the ACC? I guess I wouldn't.
Thanks for the link. I guess I disagree that bringing in Memphis is a sign that Marinatto is "making football a priority". It's clearly a basketball move. Houston, SMU, might be comparable to Louisville / USF for football. Maybe. But Memphis... no.
ESPN is saying Memphis is a good add, surprisingly. If that super conference happened, UConn might have been screwed. Surreal.
Not sure you want to compare travel time and cost between BDL and MIA and whatever the airport code is for Boise or San Diego.
There around 8 flights a day to Miami and another 8 to Fort Lauderdale and usually they are less than $300.
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1. Because it consists of institutions with whom we have more in common,
2. In a much more compact and sensible geographic area,
3. Who play in front of bigger crowds,
4. Are better in basketball, and
5. Make more money?
Other than that, why would I prefer to be in the ACC? I guess I wouldn't.
I don't blame WV for jumping to B12, although I wish they'd be a more adult about how they handle themselves. I would not blame the Ville either. But I remain adamant that the B12 is a dead man walking. TX is the 800 lb elephant in the room, and they will continue to put themselves above the conference. All the while, OU continues to pine for the days when they regularly see the Pacific Ocean. OSU is tied to OU; TTU to TX. The Pac12 is not staying at 12, period and they have limited places to turn. TX will eventually try to play off the Pac12,BIG and SEC against each other in search of a sweetheart deal. They might even try to go independent. But they will continue to play with their conference mates for only as long as they are allowed to live by different rules - they are to the B12 what ND is to the BE, a royal pain in the arse who sets its own terms. The B12 is the midwest version of the BE - they are mere hunting grounds for other conferences. The only difference is that they have bigger names in their conference, for the moment. IMO by the time the toothless hillbillies from coal country learn how to spell B12, they'll realize they found fool's gold and that the water of plenty Oliver sold them on was merely a mirage. AND NO WAY IN HELL DO FSU OR CLEMSON jump on that sinking ship - they would go to the SEC in a heartbeat; they are not B12 bound, period.
Because the ACC has become the Big East. The Big East has become CUSA. We've been demoted except the name hasn't changed.
Thank you.
Anyone who thinks the upcoming Big East is a better place for us is defective on a base level. Watching this Spackler nitwit trying to sell the new Big East is like watching a guy with no arms trying to tread water. Hopefully, his legs will get tired sooner rather than later...
Why wouldn't they go? If the article is correct, FSU and Clemson would be doubling their revenue and that's AFTER the TV revenue increase as a result of Cuse and Pitt joining.
If those TV revenue projections are in fact correct for the Big XII, I would be suprised if they did not go. Then we wouldn't have to worry about FSU not wanting us in due to our football shortcomings.
Because it sounds bogus. How exactly are the Big 12 teams supposed to go from 17 to 35 million per team? None of the biggest players, i.e. the Big 10 or SEC, can touch that figure. That does not pass the smell test to me
The administration and fan base of Syracuse University is over the moon happy that they are going to the ACC. Everything from donations to sales to alumni interest immediately went positive for them.
And, yeah, you're crazy.
Here's the thing - something named 'ecdawg' wrote that Clemson and FSU are considering the Big 12 and we actually treat it like the New York Times wrote it?
Call me a skeptic, but I'm gonna call BS on it.
The rumor may not we well sourced but the B12 TV contract is up after 2015-16. If they expand in time for that they will be getting a huge increase compared to the ACC which will be locked in until 2023 at about $14-15M per school. The B12 already gets about $19-20M per school. You guys do the math and tell me it's really absurd to think that the ACC could be raided by the B12.