Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="Zissou, post: 4346607, member: 7920"] Now, for the larger discussion, Nova to the ACC is unlikely from many directions. Nova is more interested in the Big East. Nova is “Basketball-First” and the Big East is a great conference and a platform to compete at the highest level. The ACC ain’t what it used to be, even today before any potential poaching. Fans of the Old ACC schools think that the New ACC is diluted and cumbersome, not playing old members as much in a scheduling compromise. Fans of schools new to the New ACC mostly see failure on the court and the field with outlier status for recruiting and rivalries: Pitt, Cuse, BC… The ACC isn’t that attractive to Nova. In the other direction, why would the ACC want Nova? Basketball excellence for sure, but what else? Football now drives even the ACC, but even Nova moving up would dilute the average. It could work in an overall strategy to fill a spot and strengthen hoops, support rivalries for other Northern schools like Pitt, Cuse, and BC, but it’s not really a driving force for consideration. Another discussion point is academic prestige. There was a time when that was critical for the PAC, the Big Ten, and the ACC, but the ACC gave up on that long ago with FSU and Ville so it not much of a consideration today. It’s really likely there will be unexpected turns for those outside the P2 and resulting opportunities. The Big East might play in that with additions, but really UConn is the only risk to leave. Nova is unlikely. UConn leaving would likely benefit their football but detract from hoops. It would be another unattractive compromise, making the best of what is left. [/QUOTE]

Verification: First name of men's bb coach

Forum statistics

Threads: 164,517

Messages: 4,399,696

Members: 10,213

Latest member: Jab