Orange Bowl Announces 12-year ACC agreement

[HuskyHawk]

This is really a moronic statement from someone whose mantra is academics. Just dumb. I guess Butler was a non entity when they were playing in the finals back to back years. Oh wait, they actually became America's team.

and football is no different than basketball. TCU, Boise and even freaking UTAH have had big years recently when they became a TV draw, UCF and USF can do the same. You just have a self loathing for anything related to Big East football.

Baylor was a non entity when we played them. Last year they were must see TV.

Give me a break. Baylor is a much bigger name than USF and UCF, so is Utah. Much bigger. Basketball is entirely different than football, and no Butler didn't do much for the ratings. Had a big name team been in those games, the ratings would be much higher. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/05/ncaa-championship-game-ra_n_845190.html

 

[freescooter]

That the Big East didn't manage to have a deal for its champ tyo play in the Orange, when it made just so much sense to do that is yet another problem and why I said that Big East leadership has been dreadful. They have been beaten to the punch by the ACC every single time on every single issue. Despite superior on-field performance (did you miss last year's utter dismantling of ACC Champ Clemson by a team with 2 Big East losses?) the Big East is being left out of the major conferences in most discussions. The ACC commissioner is a scumball, but he fights for his league tooth and nail.

 

[CL82]

Good point. I can't remember the last time Syracuse played in a bowl game.

Hey c'mon now let's be fair. Syracuse will now suck in a league that has some teams that used to be pretty good. That's a big step forward, well for them anyway, sure, not a big as actually improving their on the field performance, but... yeah I got nothing, they'll still suck.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

What happens to the ACC champ every 3 years when the Orange Bowl is hosting a semifinal?

 

[HartbeatHusky]

What happens to the ACC champ every 3 years when the Orange Bowl is hosting a semifinal?

I think I read that their champ still gets an auto bid to one of the Big 6 Bowls. So the AQ's aren't really dead. Just stripped from the BE.

 

[pj]

That the Big East didn't manage to have a deal for its champ tyo play in the Orange, when it made just so much sense to do that is yet another problem and why I said that Big East leadership has been dreadful. They have been beaten to the punch by the ACC every single time on every single issue. Despite superior on-field performance (did you miss last year's utter dismantling of ACC Champ Clemson by a team with 2 Big East losses?) the Big East is being left out of the major conferences in most discussions. The ACC commissioner is a scumball, but he fights for his league tooth and nail.

This is not a problem. The Big East champ's bowl destination is a huge bargaining chip in the upcoming TV negotiations. The Big East can do what the ACC just did, affiliate with say the Capital One Citrus bowl in Orlando, send its champion there, and have another TV property to sell through its network partner. Ideally, the BE champ bowl will be one of the big 6 that rotates to take the national championship. Then the Big East will be in exactly the same situation as the ACC.

We can't tell whether the ACC is beating the Big East till we see the deals. The ACC has its deals in place, the Big East will negotiate them soon.

 

[businesslawyer]

That the Big East didn't manage to have a deal for its champ tyo play in the Orange, when it made just so much sense to do that is yet another problem and why I said that Big East leadership has been dreadful. They have been beaten to the punch by the ACC every single time on every single issue. Despite superior on-field performance (did you miss last year's utter dismantling of ACC Champ Clemson by a team with 2 Big East losses?) the Big East is being left out of the major conferences in most discussions. The ACC commissioner is a scumball, but he fights for his league tooth and nail.

LMAO. LIke you don't recognize that the team that obliterated Clemson isn't a Big East member.

The ACC has a deal with the Orange Bowl, and the Big East doesn't, because the Orange Bowl for a number of reasons having little to do with recent on field performance wants it that way. Your need to scapegoat reality is becoming absurd.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

I agree that the Big East leadership leaves a lot to be desired, but some of you are over simplifying things. Competent leadership can only get you so far, the core issue, that cannot be changed when regarding the playoffs and bowls are that none of our teams are national draws with a rich history. That's the issue and that's why we're stuck where we are.

If Big East teams are ranked and playing in late season meaningful games, people will watch. Like others have said, just look at the ratings for the trio of Rutgers, Louisville and WVU games in 2006.

Lately, the Big East just hasn't had that quality of teams in the league or had the compelling matchups that will draw a big national audience.

The ACC can get by on reputation alone and having some decent teams, lately being VT and they get a pass.

Due to a combination of our recent BCS performances, ESPN propaganda and relatively small fan bases, the Big East has to win to receive national interest.

If the Big East doesn't put winners on the field, and we continuously miss out on the playoff and major bowl game payouts the league is going to be screwed going forward.