Didn't the ACC just poach SMU and STANFORD from the AAC and the PAC 12 and neither are anywhere near the east coast. Neither are wht I'd call football or basketball powers. My spider senses detect some funny business on BCs part
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I don't think so, but who knows. I strongly doubt that BC has any significant veto power, except for one key moment in time.
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All I know is I am hoping for a similar result Friday against another ACC foe...and hopefully with Sylvia Hatchell in the arena.
FWIW, UNC won their only title in 1994, the year before UConn won their first. Last I checked, UNC had 9 Hoopgurlz Top 100 and 3 top European players, so this team will not be devoid of talent but they are sorely undercoached. I expect UConn to be ahead by 35 points when the bench gets their minutes with the 7 min left to play...per usual....
FWIW, UNC won their only title in 1994, the year before UConn won their first. Last I checked, UNC had 9 Hoopgurlz Top 100 and 3 top European players, so this team will not be devoid of talent but they are sorely undercoached. I expect UConn to be ahead by 35 points when the bench gets their minutes with the 7 min left to play...per usual....
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What did Sylvia do that caused your reaction?
Conference Voting: Current member institutions vote to extend a formal invitation. While some decisions require a majority, others may necessitate unanimous approval, depending on the conference's constitution. Extending and Accepting the Invitation: Once approved, the conference extends a formal invitation. The school's administration, often involving the university president/chancellor, accepts the invitation, initiating the legal transition process.
It's a bit silly, but these big national conferences are now preferred by the great Oz of Television. With one conference the networks can get a national footprint of schools, and offer games from all time zones in football.
Noon, 4pm, 7pm and 10pm for FOOTBALL on Saturday with one contract.
Ironically, no one poached SMU, Stanford and Cal. It was more like an unexpected fire sale. When PAC shockingly imploded, the Big10 did not want Cal&Stanford. The ACC basically bailed them out.
In the SMU case, some billionaire donors actually bought their way into ACC by paying an entrance fee, and not taking any annual ACC payouts for 9-12 years!
The SMU football donors realized the necessity to quickly get into a power conference, or risk being left out forever in the game of musical chairs. They put a football specific fund of donor money together of $150 million just to cover the cost of entry into ACC.
A school willing to pay to get in moves up the candidate list vs a school looking to get a fair share payout. They also brought Dallas/FW TV market.
UConn really should finally get in with next round of realignment. Basketball and Olympic Sports a crown jewel, improved football, and the Hartford/Boston/NYC media market. Just not sure which league it will be.
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I noted that to my wife. Like the UConn women are a different breed. And they are miles ahead of Syracuse, and still 31-0 is pretty crazy. To think the men did that to one of the top 8 teams in the country in 2024 is insane to think about.