Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[Kolumbo]

Very nice. Just don’t know what makes this a key tweet in terms of realignment

That tweet has nothing to do with CR. It was about social media, entertainment, eyeballs, national brand, best program ever, value.

It's not unusual for the people running the show to miss the boat. Football drives the bus but there are so few bus drivers. Programs like UCLA, Indiana, Kentucky, etc in the club with historical basketball programs. They need to think bigger and better, not just collect money from the value of the Michigans and Alabamas. It's mind-boggling that they can't figure it out.

 

[CashewCrew]

That tweet has nothing to do with CR.

 

[BlueandOG]

Nonsense, everybody else loves basketball, it's football that's holding us back from the glory.

Wrong. Football is essential to a P4 future. Fortunately, our football team had a very good season last year and is trending in the right direction. With women's hoops, men's hoops, hockey, football, and baseball all trending up, we are in a strong position for the next round of realignment.

 

[Patman]

Wrong. Football is essential to a P4 future. Fortunately, our football team had a very good season last year and is trending in the right direction. With women's hoops, men's hoops, hockey, football, and baseball all trending up, we are in a strong position for the next round of realignment.

 

[Kolumbo]

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most people don't get my sense of humor. unless you do, and I missed it.

 

[UConnJim]

The attached article on Cal football has some interesting comments on the ACC:

"a fear that Cal, already left behind in the last round of realignment before being thrown a lift raft by the ill-fitting Atlantic Coast Conference, is once again drifting toward irrelevance."

"With conference consolidation and the dismantling of the ACC probably in the not-so-distant future, now is not the time to become irrelevant."

The unraveling of Cal: Star exodus, a donor ultimatum and a football program running out of runway

 

[CashewCrew]

The attached article on Cal football has some interesting comments on the ACC:

"a fear that Cal, already left behind in the last round of realignment before being thrown a lift raft by the ill-fitting Atlantic Coast Conference, is once again drifting toward irrelevance."

"With conference consolidation and the dismantling of the ACC probably in the not-so-distant future, now is not the time to become irrelevant."

The unraveling of Cal: Star exodus, a donor ultimatum and a football program running out of runway

Still one of those results of conference realignment that still doesn't feel real. California is in the ACC, go figure. Can't do anything but laugh.

 

[ZooCougar]

The attached article on Cal football has some interesting comments on the ACC:

"a fear that Cal, already left behind in the last round of realignment before being thrown a lift raft by the ill-fitting Atlantic Coast Conference, is once again drifting toward irrelevance."

"With conference consolidation and the dismantling of the ACC probably in the not-so-distant future, now is not the time to become irrelevant."

The unraveling of Cal: Star exodus, a donor ultimatum and a football program running out of runway

Gosh, what a shame.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Oh, oh. Don't like the sound of that.

On the other hand, Katz has the narrative wrong. WV was always the first choice, and Louisville tried to nudge them out.

That has me feeling better.

Andy Katz doesn’t have a clue. He has to look at the whole package like the ACC’s board will do, and with that in mind, Louisville is the ACC’s version of Seton Hall, and what does Cal bring to the table?

 

[noeynox]

Andy Katz doesn’t have a clue. He has to look at the whole package like the ACC’s board will do, and with that in mind, Louisville is the ACC’s version of Seton Hall, and what does Cal bring to the table?

Did you just respond to a post from 13 years ago?

 

[uchusky32]

Did you just respond to a post from 13 years ago?

He hasn't had a clue for 13 years? You would think that would be enough time to find a least 1 clue.

 

[NowInStorrs]

He hasn't had a clue for 13 years? You would think that would be enough time to find a least 1 clue.

He should contact the Hardly Boys.

 

[Eavesdrop]

USF and Tulane seem like the most likely candidates to fill future ACC vacancies. While much will depend on which schools remain in the conference, I’m skeptical that Memphis will receive an invite.

At least two of Cal, Stanford, Duke, or Wake Forest are likely to stick around, and it’s hard to imagine any of them supporting the addition of Memphis.

The only scenario where I could see them being persuaded is if it helps retain a member like Louisville.

 

[TheDrifter75]

USF and Tulane seem like the most likely candidates to fill future ACC vacancies. While much will depend on which schools remain in the conference, I’m skeptical that Memphis will receive an invite.

At least two of Cal, Stanford, Duke, or Wake Forest are likely to stick around, and it’s hard to imagine any of them supporting the addition of Memphis.

The only scenario where I could see them being persuaded is if it helps retain a member like Louisville.

So inviting Memphis would persuade Louisville to decline an offer from which conference?

 

[Eavesdrop]

So inviting Memphis would persuade Louisville to decline an offer from which conference?

The Big 12.

Yormark and company would likely want them, and an ACC that's losing members would definitely prefer they stay.

Edited to add: Not "would" persuade. Conceivably "could" persuade.

 

[CL82]

He should contact the Hardly Boys.

Or Nancy Drew?

 

[ZooCougar]

USF and Tulane seem like the most likely candidates to fill future ACC vacancies. While much will depend on which schools remain in the conference, I’m skeptical that Memphis will receive an invite.

At least two of Cal, Stanford, Duke, or Wake Forest are likely to stick around, and it’s hard to imagine any of them supporting the addition of Memphis.

The only scenario where I could see them being persuaded is if it helps retain a member like Louisville.

Retain Louisville? Where is Louisville going? You made me laugh this morning.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

USF and Tulane seem like the most likely candidates to fill future ACC vacancies. While much will depend on which schools remain in the conference, I’m skeptical that Memphis will receive an invite.

At least two of Cal, Stanford, Duke, or Wake Forest are likely to stick around, and it’s hard to imagine any of them supporting the addition of Memphis.

The only scenario where I could see them being persuaded is if it helps retain a member like Louisville.

If the ACC wants to water down its basketball pedigree even more for barely-above-average football programs then add USF/Tulane.

 

[ZooCougar]

The Big 12.

Yormark and company would likely want them, and an ACC that's losing members would definitely prefer they stay.

Edited to add: Not "would" persuade. Conceivably "could" persuade.

Someone responds to a post from 13 years ago. You respond to the post. It’s a special day.

Which team are you a fan of?

 

[Eavesdrop]

If the ACC wants to water down its basketball pedigree even more for barely-above-average football programs then add USF/Tulane.

The ACC just diluted its basketball identity while adding three schools that range from bad to solid in football. I absolutely believe they would do it again.

That said, I do think UConn—and its brand additive basketball programs—will be on the shortlist too. My main point, though, is that I remain very skeptical Memphis will ever get into the ACC, which would ultimately work in UConn’s favor.

 

[ZooCougar]

Unless the ACC blows into shards like the original Big East did, UConn will not be invited.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Stinger92860]

We are closer to the Mississippi than California

 

[Eavesdrop]

Someone responds to a post from 13 years ago. You respond to the post. It’s a special day.

Which team are you a fan of?

Actually, I wasn’t responding to any specific post or person. This thread is littered with speculation, and I’ve come across conjecture more than once in recent months about USF, Tulane, and Memphis potentially joining the ACC if and when current members depart. I simply shared an opinion about Memphis that - if I’m correct - might end up benefiting UConn.

As for my allegiances: my wife and I are both Florida State alums, and we each worked there for about a decade. We also both grew up rooting for FSU, and that connection will always run deep - frustrations and all.

Over the years, I’ve built relationships with folks at various member institutions, so I don’t carry the same irrational resentment toward the ACC that many FSU fans seem to. I hope the conference survives - and I believe it will. That said, I also hope Florida State is eventually invited to join either the SEC or the Big Ten.

With all that duly noted, we’ve lived about ten minutes from UConn’s campus for the past eight years. Our two oldest kids (and a not-insignificant portion of our money) currently go to UConn, and it’s looking like our third (and more of our money) may follow in a couple of years.

Given our ties to the area and the university, we’ve attended countless sporting events with our kids and are supportive of UConn athletics and the school as a whole. I want UConn to thrive.

 

[Eavesdrop]

Retain Louisville? Where is Louisville going? You made me laugh this morning.

Why is it funny? An ACC that's losing members would be motivated to hold on to Louisville, and the Big 12 would likely be interested. That could give the Cards some leverage.

It’s hard to say how Louisville would feel about Memphis as a candidate, but the two programs go way back - Metro Conference, Conference USA - plenty of shared history there.