I don't believe in bannings nor censorship unless there is a clear and indisputable attempt to cause harm and damage and the posting is personally insulting. But this is not my site. So I do appreciate the moderators here providing me an opportunity to express my opinions, and that I could be removed at any time for crossing the established guidelines. You are entitled to call me names, ie " BC troll". I believe I am likewise entiltled to defend that attack ( or ignore it ). I will attempt to ignore your posts from here on in if it appears that you are not interested in anything I post here on occasion. I suggest you might want to do the same. This way neither of us can be bothered by the other from now on.
One school, one vote. However, one school (BC) lobbying their friends (Miami, FSU, Clemson all come to mind) indeed can sway a vote. The initial plan to have UConn join the ACC with Syracuse, instead of Pitt was squashed by BC. You cannot deny it. Wake up! BC is the enemy.
Excellent point, well excellent except for the fact that UConn was the original target to go along with 'Cuse. So that seems like Swofford wasn't off pouting about his hurt feelings over UConn, pretty much the way you'd expect an adult to act. The narrative is very well documented and very well known on this board. Why do keep coming back with your fantasy version of what happened?
I have no knowledge of this event, but will accept your info without challenge that during thus time some heated words were exchanged to BC .Moving forward, it appears that both Syracuse officials and BC officials have buried their past differences with one another, as Syracuse came up for an ACC invite later, and BC apparently disregarded this alleged incident of having the BC President being called " a liar" as this same BC President later voted " yes " for Syracuse's invite to the ACC. I don't sense any remaining animosity between the 2 school administrations now, but then again, nobody in the press is present when these 2 schools get together and talk with one another, so who really knows if what was reported transpired in these meetings as alleged. But I 'll accept your version of it. Its old news now anyway.
Perhaps BC does wield all this enormous power and influence among all the other member schools within the ACC to prevail upon the league to get their wishes met... but I just don't see it. My guess, if Swofford ( and ND ) wanted Uconn in the ACC, little ol BC couldn't stop it. But then again, who knows.
I don't know about this. I've been on large committees and "committees" of one (me). On the large committees, my personal experience has been that there can be on occasion( as you correctly pointed out ) a dominant member that has sway over the others and can get their particular wishes to prevail. But in such cases, and almost without exception, it has generally been a senior member of that board, or the Chairman of that Board ( thats elected by the other board members )that persuades the others to adopt his or her particular quest. In the case of BC, they were not a senior member, nor was their President a Chairman, nor hast here been any suggestion that I 'm aware of that BC as a new member had an unusual level of power and influence they could utilize on the others to have their issue ( keep Uconn out ) prevail upon all the others. Swofford had such clout. FSU and Clemson,, and the 3 schools within the High Tech Corridor of ' Carolina ( and perhaps even ND ) had such clout ( and still does )... but BC ? I don't see them with this level of power and influence that you think they have to get a school in or out of the ACC... any school for that matter. My hunch is that BC was not in particular favor of Louisville coming into the ACC either.. but its pretty clear, BC's position on Louisville took no bearing at all either with what Swofford, the other ACC School's ( and the networks input ) finally decided to do re. Louisville. I know this is not all that persuadable to you, but thats ok too. We can just agree to disagree on the level of power and influence that BC has within the ACC.
No problem. For the record however, I have not engaged in personal attacks with you, nor have caste your posts as " your own drivel ". But we both should be able to agree that if either one of us believes the discussion sinks to this level, then its best for both of us not to attempt any future quest for civil dialogue with one another.. so I support your ignoring of my future posts on here if this is now your decision.