Rumors of Maryland talking to B-10

[huskymedic]

I can give you 40,000,000 reasons why this will not happen anytime soon.

darren rovell (@darrenrovell)
11/14/12, 9:47 PM
Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank cashing out 5% of his holdings over next year. Will be about $65M, w/10% going to his foundation.

Chump change.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I could see Maryland in the BiG. Couldn't see Virginia though. Totally different academic and social culture. And while that certainly isn't everything, it has been sort of important to the Big 10. In lots of respects, Virginia Tech is much closer to a Big 10 type school, though the Corps of Cadets thing is way more Southern than Midwestern, and I don't see them going obviously

The B1G is not taking any southern schools. Period. Nor would Virgina want to go. They want to be paired at the hip with UNC. Maryland appeals because it is theoretically "north", is a big school, has a very big market and is AAU/solid academically. Athletically they bring little to the big sports, but the BTN could make use of soccer etc. If they leave it will not be with another ACC school, so the ACC will need to fill the slot.

 

[HuskyDevil]

If nothing, more cool uni's this week:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf...e-against-florida-state-185424411--ncaaf.html

 

[MattMang23]

Those unis are awesome. Can't believe Mr. No-Names-On-The-Backs-Of-My-Team's-Jerseys coaches a school with such awesome threads.

 

[Doggie Style]

People think that UVA and Vtech are joined at the hip. They aren't. The whole Vtech to the ACC was the Virginia govenor being proactive to keep the Vtech from being in the postition that we currently occupy. If UVA thinks the B1G is in there best interest, they will leave little brother behind.

Yeah, but at 20 mil/year and guaranteed bowl access, are they really in any trouble with that?

 

[traitor71]

This again? The last round of conference realignment that added up to nothing wasn't enough?

 

[Doggie Style]

This again? The last round of conference realignment that added up to nothing wasn't enough?

Dude, with that Avatar I dont care if you tell us all to f'off as long as I get to look at it more often.

 

[hexlub]

I don't really see the upside for either party. That being said, nothing would surprise me anymore.

 

[jostar1]

Saw this on the Maryland board:

Rumors about Maryland switching conferences are doubly irresponsible because that's how Randy Edsall becomes a pandemic.

 

[Jax Husky]

I'll go on record saying I would be ecstatic about UConn being in the ACC (much moreso than the B1G). We fit culturally with Maryland,Syracuse, BC, Pitt, etc. much better than Ohio St., Michigan St., and Michigan. The hoops would be awesome.

 

[coachcap]

I'll go on record saying I would be ecstatic about UConn being in the ACC (much moreso than the B1G). We fit culturally with Maryland,Syracuse, BC, Pitt, etc. much better than Ohio St., Michigan St., and Michigan. The hoops would be awesome.

Jax, hoops would be great in the B1G also (MSU, Indiana, OSU, Purdue, Wisconsin, Wolverines). If we were offered along with either the Twerps or Rutgers, I'd jump in a heartbeat. Reasons:
1 Football-guaranteed sellouts of the Rent & its expansion much faster
2 Hoops-see above
3 Hockey-UConn has committed to the big time upgrade with acceptance to Hockey East. It's a wash to switch leagues .
4. Big Ten Network & its payout to individual schools-This is the Trump card. The ACC has no answer for it. Listen to Tom Cruise howling in the background: "SHOW ME THE MONEY!"
5. Personal Opinion: I'm very leery about this "Big 5" nonsense. My suspicion is that should a major realignment occur (4 x 16), the SEC, B1G, & Big-12 will feast on the ACC, leaving a rotting carcass. I Wouldn't want UConn tied to those leftovers.

 

[junglehusky]

Of course we would jump at the invite to the Big ten without hesitation. I think we would jump to the ACC or big 12 too, with only the slightest hesitation. IMHO if mega conferences and the death of the ACC ever happen, they are still at least 10-15 years away, it would be worth upgrading to the ACC for that duration.

But, if no further moves are made (UMD, FSU, Clemson, etc. ) then UConn is stuck in the NNBE and will have to wait till the next TV contact to see what the landscape is like.

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[Jax Husky]

I'd certainly jump at the chance to be in the B1G as well. I just would prefer to be in a conference based along the East Coast. I do not see UConn (and its fans) fitting in with the Chicago crowd.

 

[Matt (Chicago)]

I'll go on record saying I would be ecstatic about UConn being in the ACC (much moreso than the B1G). We fit culturally with Maryland,Syracuse, BC, Pitt, etc. much better than Ohio St., Michigan St., and Michigan. The hoops would be awesome.

would you mind clarifying what you mean about a better cultural fit?

 

[ZooCougar]

I'd certainly jump at the chance to be in the B1G as well. I just would prefer to be in a conference based along the East Coast. I do not see UConn (and its fans) fitting in with the Chicago crowd.

Most of our peers are in the ACC. ACC road games are easier to get to, more of our alums are situated on the east coast.

Whenever we play ACC schools at their place, you see bigger UConn contingents.

I don't think the B1G is a bad fit, I just think the ACC is a better one.

 

[uconNYC]

I've grown up despising the ACC, give me the B1G! Would love to see the faces on SU and BC fans if it ever happened.

Realistically though - think we are stuck in the NNBE for many more years.

 

[Matt (Chicago)]

I'd certainly jump at the chance to be in the B1G as well. I just would prefer to be in a conference based along the East Coast. I do not see UConn (and its fans) fitting in with the Chicago crowd.

again....why?? why wouldnt they fit in with the Chicago fans?

 

[Matt (Chicago)]

Most of our peers are in the ACC. ACC road games are easier to get to, more of our alums are situated on the east coast.

Whenever we play ACC schools at their place, you see bigger UConn contingents.

I don't think the B1G is a bad fit, I just think the ACC is a better one.

I agree brother...proximity for fans and players would be easier for ACC. i dont think B1G would be bad though... I just dont understand people saying "its not a good fit culturally" or ""our fans wouldnt fit in with Chicago crowd." that to me is a baseless statement. there is a HUGE uconn contingent at every DePaul game... not to mention the same with Marquette and ND (talking hoops here obviously).

 

[Fishy]

I don't want to hear a word about proximity.

We're going to have conference games in Idaho, California and Texas.

The SEC is almost a better fit than the conference we're in.

 

[jrazz12]

I don't want to hear a word about proximity.

We're going to have conference games in Idaho, California and Texas.

The SEC is almost a better fit than the conference we're in.

You heard it here first. UConn to the SEC

Nice job Fishy. How soon before that pops up on the WVU board?

And I'm just not sure about the SEC anymore. I mean they can't even get a team in the championship game anymore. Pass

 

[Matt (Chicago)]

I don't want to hear a word about proximity.

We're going to have conference games in Idaho, California and Texas.

The SEC is almost a better fit than the conference we're in.

Right, and we're trying to get out of that conference are we not? If we're speculating about moving conferences here then I dont see how geography shouldnt be a factor.

 

[ZooCougar]

I don't want to hear a word about proximity.

We're going to have conference games in Idaho, California and Texas.

The SEC is almost a better fit than the conference we're in.

We're not the ones who seem to think you can put Memphis in the Big East and POOF a BCS program will appear.

But hey, they just got a new scoreboard.

 

[Fishy]

Exactly.

There's one factor that's relevant in our moving to a new conference - an invitation.

We'll be more than fortunate to receive one, let alone have to sort through multiple invites to determine which one is the nicest travel fit.

 

[Matt (Chicago)]

Im not disputing your point whatsoever - actually, I dont even know how we got to this point, considering I was trying to argue that its stupid to say that our fans wouldnt fit in with B1G fans in Chicago...

 

[ZooCougar]

Exactly.

There's one factor that's relevant in our moving to a new conference - an invitation.

We'll be more than fortunate to receive one, let alone have to sort through multiple invites to determine which one is the nicest travel fit.

Lol. I am certain we have prepared pros and cons on each.

Also, when Cincy and Louisville leave, we should invite South Alabama. That would give us a toehold on recruiting in Mobile.

 

[hexlub]

Also, when Cincy and Louisville leave, we should invite South Alabama. That would give us a toehold on recruiting in Mobile.

We should also be sure to invite UAB so we can get 'The Other Iron Bowl' going on in the conference.

 

[ZooCougar]

We should also be sure to invite UAB so we can get 'The Other Iron Bowl' going on in the conference.

Georgia State wants to get in on that too.

 

[J187Money]

Growing up in the Midwest...I'm 10000000000000pct more in favor of the B1G v the ACC for emotional reasons.

 

[hexlub]

Georgia State wants to get in on that too.

I was hoping that we could pick up FIU or FAU along with Georgia State so we can also have The World's Other Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. There's probably a high school stadium that is equidistant between the two campuses that they could lease.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

would you mind clarifying what you mean about a better cultural fit?

I'm not sure if this is what he meant but at some point during my junior year (1980-1981) there was a KKK rally somewhere in the middle of the state.