I believe it. WVU and Cinci would both prefer the ACC. Natural rivals with Pitt and VT. Ideally the Big XII could poach Cal and Stanford in return and conferences could be a bit more sane. An SMU for UCF trade would also make sense.
The ACC and B12 would be smart to declare a truce and make some trades. I don’t think it’s unlikely. It’s all about Fox - ESPN and whomever else has media money. I think just think UNC or ND need to make the first move before that discussion can happen.
The economics of a trade don't work for the ACC. The ACCN can't lose California and Texas for Florida (already there) and West Virginia and Ohio. And, Cal/Stanford/SMU are all getting either reduced payouts and WVU/Cincy/UCF are going to accept less than they are making in the Big 12?
I'm sure they would. I'm also very confident that we would prefer the ACC to our current situation. That doesn't mean anyone has been contacted.
I agree with this with the caveat that one can never predict the outcome of a season with confidence. I think the combination of good coaching and solid team gives us a chance to have a good season but I expected maybe 7-5 last year. And honestly 6-6 or 7-5 in 2023. Hoped to be 5-7 in Mora’s 1st year but expected 4-8. But I agree that a consistent good record is very important. Getting ranked would be a huge boost, too as would winning 10 games.
And start a hockey program.
Someone posted last year that it's because those CEO's graduated from Ivy League schools.
But it's more than that. The founder of FedEx went to Yale. We just don't have the same state pride in the Northeast as other regions. The millionaire/billionaire Connecticut residents that went to Ivy League (or other non-sports focused schools) should support UConn athletics as a state pride / professional-like option. But they don't.
True, but I would think the ACC would take the Memphis offer that they made to the Big 12. That said, I don't think the ACC is adding anyone until after 2030/2031 when the exit fee declines.
Well, the more important question is, would he be willing to give something to us?
Why? I feel like I’m dumb
17 teams each playing 9 times is 17x9=153. Each game has two teams so 153÷2=76.5 games. Can't play a 1/2 game.
Apparently one of the solutions floating around is 12 teams play 9 games, and the other 5 get to count their ND game for ACC standing purposes.
That would be unfair to those teams as ND is a more difficult opponent than the ACC average.
Each year one team gets to play a 10th conference game against bcu. consider it a bonus W while the loss doesn't count against bcu. It really doesn't matter in the grand scheme when you have so many teams in a conference and the schedules are unbalanced.
Lets be real, it's a stupid thing to spend money on.
