RMoore1999
Illegitimi Non Carborundum!
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You jump UConn over UNC in several ways. First is the contiguousness thing. Don't think of that constraining, bygone days definition, bordering states, though. Gotta think about "territory" as the key. In the midwest, states are relatively large compared to the east. Territory is a better way to think of the concept of a tight geographic connection when it comes to the east. UVA and UConn occupy that same geographic entity known as the Northeast Megalopolis (or Super Region, or whatever) and have a contiguous association that way. In the sense of a super region as the determining quality for contiguousness, it is UNC that's not contiguous, not UConn.
Or, try brainstorming the problems likely to emerge as the B1G attempts to fit UNC into the conference. Things like what will the B10 do to overcome the "they're not like us" resistence sure to arise among the locals. The "who the hell do they think they are?" The "why did we ever leave the ACC" or "we should have joined the SEC" grumblings headed the B1G's way if UNC doesn't come roaring out of the shoot. And speaking of the SEC, what is the B1G going to do when the SEC adds NC State and starts eating the B1G's lunch with a better product from a more trusted supplier? How are they going to re-burnish a tarnished image if they become a local laughing stock in North Carolina? What are they going to do when Virginia games start getting waled on by VaTech's SEC contests? Are they ready to put their Va acquisition in harms way too?
What about the NYC strategy? Think Rutgers can deliver all of New York? I'd love to see the business plan for that. Humongous New York, out farther than the B1G's outlier member can expect to have contests of local interest? There may be some B1G alums in the Apple but no where enough to spin the advertisers' turnstiles. You can't maximize your NYC investment with Rutgers alone.
Besides all that, UNC is going to be seriously hard to pry out of their playpen. Of all the ACC teams that have realistic shots of competing elsewhere, UNC would probably be the most difficult to convince to move. They've been king there. It's hard to abdicate being king.
But really, all you need to know is New York City. Who is the B1G going to add to get the best return from NYC. Answer that and you'll answer who the next target is.
€uck me, Registered...you're telling us Notre Dame is Delaney's next target???
And here all along I thought you were promoting Connecticut's candidacy to the B1G. Thanks for getting my hopes up.
You're no longer my favorite poster....