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Message: [QUOTE="Pat125, post: 2510125, member: 4513"] As a Maryland fan, I have to disagree with Feinstein's article. It appears the ACC is doing just fine and will continue to do so, and I don't see any evidence that ACC would be better if Maryland was still in the ACC and Louisville was not invited. Part of this is unfortunate, since I don't think Louisville will be punished enough for their cheating and other despicable actions over the past five (or more) years. Such cheating enabled them to get the ACC invite, and they most likely will not get bounced (even though they deserve to be booted and replaced). Even if Louisville decides to cut down on their cheating, and end up being a mediocre team, the ACC will be just fine. Of course, extolling a short term success the ACC currently has when some of its success is attributable to massive cheating and fraud by Louisville, UNC, and others is just as flawed as Feinstein. With respect to rivalries, Maryland, in the short term, has lost out. Most of the rivalries the ACC had, still remain. They didn't seem to lose a beat when Maryland left. On the other hand, Maryland lost what little rivalries they still had while in the ACC with expansion. In my opinion, Maryland picked the right time to leave. While I understand the necessity of the ACC to expand, it lowered Maryland's standing in the league. While I am happy with Maryland's current conference association, it will take time (perhaps a long time) to establish meaningful rivalries in the Big Ten. Maryland and the ACC came out winners when Maryland left, but the ACC would have been better off with a better long term replacement. [/QUOTE]

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