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[billybud]

Louisville was always a "tweener".

Although just across the bridge from Indiana, not midwestern. But not really southern either.

Funny how border areas are. Is WVU, 78 miles from Pittsburgh, southern, Midwestern, or just a stand alone ?

My ancestors came from the borderlands of Scotland...neither English nor Highlander (tweeners, they stole cattle from both sides).

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Louisville was always a "tweener".

Although just across the bridge from Indiana, not midwestern. But not really southern either.

Funny how border areas are. Is WVU, 78 miles from Pittsburgh, southern, Midwestern, or just a stand alone ?

My ancestors came from the borderlands of Scotland...neither English nor Highlander (tweeners, they stole cattle from both sides).

Many decades ago I often had to travel to Jeffersonville Indiana on audits (directly across the Ohio River from Louisville).

In that part of Indiana the locals refer to it as Kentuckyana. It may not be as south as for example Central Mississippi, but most residents (at least in the 1980's &1990's) call themselves southerners (unless speaking of the Civil War).

They also had a greater concentration of Waffle Houses than any place I've ever visited (I've been on business trips to most of the lower 48 states).

West Virginia is a unique situation. Southern states view it as a northern state, northeast states view it as southern. East coast states view it as midwest while traditional midwest states don't consider it as part of the Midwest.

Once on an audit (in North Carolina in the mid 1980's) I ran into a WV native & WVU grad who told me the best description for West Virginians would be Southern Yankees but not to say that to them as they would dislike the Yankee label. He said they view themselves basically as southerners but place greater importance on the state being part of the Union during the Civil War.

 

[billybud]

Many decades ago I often had to travel to Jeffersonville Indiana on audits (directly across the Ohio River from Louisville).

In that part of Indiana the locals refer to it as Kentuckyana. It may not be as south as for example Central Mississippi, but most residents (at least in the 1980's &1990's) call themselves southerners (unless speaking of the Civil War).

They also had a greater concentration of Waffle Houses than any place I've ever visited (I've been on business trips to most of the lower 48 states).

West Virginia is a unique situation. Southern states view it as a northern state, northeast states view it as southern. East coast states view it as midwest while traditional midwest states don't consider it as part of the Midwest.

Once on an audit (in North Carolina in the mid 1980's) I ran into a WV native & WVU grad who told me the best description for West Virginians would be Southern Yankees but not to say that to them as they would dislike the Yankee label. He said they view themselves basically as southerners but place greater importance on the state being part of the Union during the Civil War.

Indiana has 24 Waffle Houses...misses the Waffle House Index by a bit to be southern....maybe all 24 are in southern Indiana...but Indiana ain't south...

# of WH's
Alabama....153
Georgia....433
North Carolina....183
Tennessee....134
South Carolina....171
Florida....185
Miss.......88
Louisianna....99

and Kentucky....62

 

[billybud]

 

[billybud]

This map should weigh heavily on realignment...the heck with academics...it's culture....for the SEC, Waffle House culture (don't give me no Bojangles..LOL)

The Number of Waffle Houses in Every State [MAP]

Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Waffle House is famed for more than just its all-day breakfast. The restaurant chain’s preparedness for natural disasters, which allows its locations to stay open throughout weather crises or open shortly after, has earned it a storm distinction with FEMA...

vinepair.com

 

[KryHavok]

Explain how Louisville fit the ACC profile as an academic institution in any way whatsoever.

Shhh, you can't ask trolls thoughtful questions, it messes with their programming and results in an unhandled exception. Don't you understand that Loserville's 43% 4-year graduation rate (per US News) is top notch round them there parts? They were made to hobnob with CalFord folk.

 

[mike012]

Louisville hasn’t done crap for the Acc this past decade.

 

[billybud]

Louisville was a grab for football when it started becoming clearer that football was more important than basketball....they have been up and down.

Cuse and BC were ill fated wanderiings that haven't panned out...

Louisville did make the ACC Championship game in 2023 and was 9-4 last season...

A lot of message board chatter has occurred over the years that FSU and Clemson heavily pushed for Louisville's entry.

I have some doubts about President Barron at FSU supporting that November 28, 2012 vote.

Why, you might ask?

Because President Barron was an academic who supported the FSU Faculty Senate and had circulated a email to the boosters dated May of 2012 (widely reported) that he did not support FSU going to the Big 12...part of his reasoning...

7. The faculty are adamantly opposed to joining a league that is academically weaker .....

.... We can't afford to have conference affiliation be governed by emotion - it has to be based on a careful assessment of athletics, finances and academics. I assure you that every aspect of conference affiliation will be looked at by this institution, but it must be a reasoned decision.

Barron left FSU in 2014 to become President of Penn State (2014-2922).

 

[Waquoit]

What makes you think that UConn was somehow entitled to the seat occupied by Louisville in the ACC or one of the seats now occupied by the Four-Corner schools in the B12? Did either the ACC or B12 extend an offer to UConn and subsequently rescind it?

Go stick it in your hat hank. you miserable POS.

 

[Kolumbo]

I'm not knocking WV at all as I'm sure the folks and the scenery are top notch. I think it also suffers from not having a major city. Charleston, Huntington (Marshall), and Morgantown are the 3 largest cities with a combined population of about 120k or so, about the same as Hartford. WV is not on the ocean. Probably has some decent skiing but nothing like New England. Funny the state reaches further north than Pittsburgh and most of Ohio, further south than Richmond, VA and Lexington, KY, and so far east it is only an hour to Bethesda, MD. I never hear anyone say they are traveling to Vest Virginia, but I'm guessing it may be a get-away destination for people living in the DMV (not that one). And all that got WVU a B-XII invitation.

 

[upstater]

What makes you think that UConn was somehow entitled to the seat occupied by Louisville in the ACC or one of the seats now occupied by the Four-Corner schools in the B12? Did either the ACC or B12 extend an offer to UConn and subsequently rescind it?

You're totally clueless on this.

You just stuck your head in the sand.

There have been tomes written on this in the media.

UNC even ridiculed BC for it's entire stance.

 

[Waquoit]

There have been tomes written on this in the

He knows all about it. His renewed trolling is a sign the new football season is upon us.

 

[Hamms30]

You're totally clueless on this.

You just stuck your head in the sand.

There have been tomes written on this in the media.

UNC even ridiculed BC for it's entire stance.

Never heard the UNC bit before. What was that all about? Along the lines of "rivalries are good, look at us and Duke"?

 

[Hoophound]

Never heard the UNC bit before. What was that all about? Along the lines of "rivalries are good, look at us and Duke"?

Exactly. They thought it was weird.

 

[freescooter]

UConn has had long series with UMass. Doesnt mean it wants to be in the same conference as them.

Yes but there is a difference UMass never said they wanted to destroy UConn’s athletic program ( We want to be New England’s team) nor did UConn ever sue UMass. Neither of us ever said we didn’t ever want to play the other either. And we didn’t for many years. Now we’re have regular relationships in many sports with BC and football with Syracuse. Right now we play neither in basketball mainly because both haven’t been very good for a while. But if Syracuse returns to national prominence we likely will. That would have been unthinkable at one time.

 

[freescooter]

I'm not knocking WV at all as I'm sure the folks and the scenery are top notch. I think it also suffers from not having a major city. Charleston, Huntington (Marshall), and Morgantown are the 3 largest cities with a combined population of about 120k or so, about the same as Hartford. WV is not on the ocean. Probably has some decent skiing but nothing like New England. Funny the state reaches further north than Pittsburgh and most of Ohio, further south than Richmond, VA and Lexington, KY, and so far east it is only an hour to Bethesda, MD. I never hear anyone say they are traveling to Vest Virginia, but I'm guessing it may be a get-away destination for people living in the DMV (not that one). And all that got WVU a B-XII invitation.

Friend and family living in the I75 corridor From Dayton to Cincinnati. They often head to West Virginia for vacations, hiking golf etc. Cincinnati is almost the opposite of Indiana. Much more northern/mid-western feel though with some occasional southern touches. Just across the bridge from Kentucky. And that side actually feels more south I think.

 

[CL82]

Go stick it in your hat hank. you miserable POS.

 

[CL82]

nor did UConn ever sue UMass

Well, to be fair, their lack of assets probably makes them judgment proof anyway.