The ACC schools play 5 games against Notre Dame each year which helps make scheduling easier. You don't have to have an even number of schools, but it makes scheduling easier.Why do they need a drafting partner? Without divisions it doesn’t matter if there’s an even number of teams. The ACC has 17 football schools as is.
Sorry but how? They play 8 conference games a year, 4H 4A. Why would 18 or 20 teams be better than 17 or 19 when they can’t play everyone every year anyways?The ACC schools play 5 games against Notre Dame each year which helps make scheduling easier. You don't have to have an even number of schools, but it makes scheduling easier.
During conference season, a conference with an uneven number of schools will either have one school taking an off week or trying to find an OOC opponent almost every week. It's not easy to find a quality OOC opponent once October starts.Sorry but how? They play 8 conference games a year, 4H 4A. Why would 18 or 20 teams be better than 17 or 19 when they can’t play everyone every year anyways?
It just seems like old fashioned thinking. they aren’t gonna add an extra team that doesn’t bring value just because it makes scheduling slightly easier.
Faculty members want the B1G along with some old school boosters. The new generation of boosters& leadership think differently & they are in control. NIL & revenue sharing has allowed them to be more aggressive with their vision for the athletic departmentMy guess is that UNC administrators want the B1G while the Athletic department and fans want SEC.
Since they will probably be able to go to either if/when the ACC reckoning comes, it will be an interesting internal battle between the sides.
So Bill, we talking anything imminent happening...cuz if so I want to make sure I have freshly made popcorn to watch the theatrics.Gone are the days of all championship games being conducted in North Carolina (football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer etc)......If UNC leaves, this all leaves. UNC and the State of North Carolina have been the sun that the ACC system revolves around. When UNC gets ripped away by the gravitational force of the black hole, the whole ACC gets very wobbley.
I doubt it, to many issues need to be resolved first. Have to figure out how NCSU will be impacted, if gambling revenue is approved then what type of strings come attached with it . Not to mention the fate of the Smith Center & the expected fall out from that.So Bill, we talking anything imminent happening...cuz if so I want to make sure I have freshly made popcorn to watch the theatrics.
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If UNC goes to the SEC, they will have A LOT of Olympic sports that will have to find homes elsewhere, as the SEC does not sponsor several sports UNC fields teams in.
If UNC goes to the SEC, they will have A LOT of Olympic sports that will have to find homes elsewhere, as the SEC does not sponsor several sports UNC fields teams in.
I know the SEC and the Big XII both do not have men's soccer. PAC 12 is out too.not a lot of Olympic sports left out...
The SEC has men's cross country, volleyball, soccer, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, swimming and diving, goll, rowing, gymnastics, tennis
Women...cross country, gymnastics, rowing, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, golf, tennis, equestrian, softball, volleyball, soccer
Men(Lacrosse,Soccer, Fencing, Wrestling) & Women(Lacrosse,Field Hockey, Fencing). I think the B1G would be open to affiliate type relationships especially since Lacrosse, Soccer & Field Hockey are nationally relevant. If not then the CAA, A-10, or Big East could be optionsIf UNC goes to the SEC, they will have A LOT of Olympic sports that will have to find homes elsewhere, as the SEC does not sponsor several sports UNC fields teams in.
This won't be a holdup as there are many solutions.Men(Lacrosse,Soccer, Fencing, Wrestling) & Women(Lacrosse,Field Hockey, Fencing). I think the B1G would be open to affiliate type relationships especially since Lacrosse, Soccer & Field Hockey are nationally relevant. If not then the CAA, A-10, or Big East could be options
We might also see a more regional reorganization of Olympic sports altogetherThis won't be a holdup as there are many solutions.
In men's lacrosse and men's and women's fencing, the ACC has only 5 schools playing the sport. You lose UNC and Virginia and those sports are down to 3 or 4 members. So, the ACC would need/want UNC and UVA to continue playing in the conference. As for men's soccer, if UNC and UVA went to the SEC, you would have Kentucky, South Carolina, UNC, and UVA and I would think they could grab UCF and WVU to make a conference.
This would be the answer. You would think that P4 schools would be amenable to it as well since it is less expensive and easier on the athletes and coaches.We might also see a more regional reorganization of Olympic sports altogether
UConn Men’s Soccer is not a Club Sport?I could see some non revenue sports going the way of men's soccer at Bama, Arkansas, Auburn, A&M, Georgia, Fla...and UConn and FSU...if TRitle IX allows.
Club sports are playing for club national championships (Florida was 2019 NIRSA (soccer) Champion)...volleyball has NCVF, etc.
I supported club soccer at FSU...women's soccer was only added as a varsity sports in 1998 (Title IX I'd bet). The men are still club only.
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