Virginia Tech AD: Potential interest in hearing what SEC has to say

[Rumrunner]

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Kyle Bailey @TheClubhouseKB "I'd like to defer my comment for right now, but there may potentially be some interest." - Jim Weaver on "Tech Talk Live" @STH_Hokie Expand Reply Retweet Favorite

Kyle Bailey @TheClubhouseKB "I really haven't thought about it because the discussion has just come about three or four days ago..." (cont.)

Somewhere Marinatto is having a very satisfyingly large plate of pasta.

 

[Dooley]

I don't trust Virginia Tech one bit. If we're added to the ACC, I think they'll bolt the next day. Herbst and Manuel have a tough interesting decision to make.

 

[Vuce]

I don't trust Virginia Tech one bit. If we're added to the ACC, I think they'll bolt the next day. Herbst and Manuel have a tough decision to make.

No they don't. Whatever will be left in the ACC will be 1000x better than what is left in the NNBE

 

[Dooley]

No they don't. Whatever will be left in the ACC will be 1000x better than what is left in the NNBE

True. As soon as I hit post reply, I knew I worded that poorly. It's not a difficult decision but certainly an interesting one. Leave the Big East to join a conference that could lose half of its members in the upcoming 1-2 years.

 

[nomar]

No they don't. Whatever will be left in the ACC will be 1000x better than what is left in the NNBE

Yeah, staying put does not benefit us. At least if the ACC implodes when we're in it, we can band together with our old Big East mates and some other non-Catholic schools to form a conference better than the New Big East. We'd be on the outside looking-in in terms of big-time revenue, but at least the other sports in the conference would be palatable.

If Louisville were to somehow out-maneuver us here, we and Cincy are literally the only two decent sports programs left. Then it's the Catholics and mid-majors.

When your ship is sinking, you don't pass up a lifeboat because you're hoping one with plusher seats may become available.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

It's all about the Benjamins. The smart move is probably to join the ACC, but that depends on the ESPN contract. If 5-7 schools leave the ACC, the remaining Big East and ACC schools should be smart about things. It might be the best move to form a new league.

 

[UC990411]

Kyle Bailey, our former walk on bball player?

 

[uchusky32]

No they don't. Whatever will be left in the ACC will be 1000x better than what is left in the NNBE

1/2 BE , 1/2 ACC. The Big Coast Conference.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

If we can't find a soft landing spot, seeing the ACC crash and burn wouldn't be the worst consolation prize.

 

[Jax Husky]

There may be interest on Va Tech's part, but I'd be really surprised if the SEC went after them. They'd be about a 5th choice. No media market to speak of (they only get a piece of the DC market). The SEC would quite likely look to FSU, Oklahoma, Okie St., maybe Clemson, NC State all before VTech.

 

[specialisthusky]

1/2 BE , 1/2 ACC. The Big Coast Conference.

I can't allow my huskies to be in a league called the BC Conference.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

There may be interest on Va Tech's part, but I'd be really surprised if the SEC went after them. They'd be about a 5th choice. No media market to speak of (they only get a piece of the DC market). The SEC would quite likely look to FSU, Oklahoma, Okie St., maybe Clemson, NC State all before VTech.

Nope. FSU and Clemson are NEVER going to the SEC. Oklahoma and Okie State were already rejected. If it adds any teams, the SEC will want new states.

 

[junglehusky]

If we can't find a soft landing spot, seeing the ACC crash and burn wouldn't be the worst consolation prize.

 

[CL82]

https://twitter.com/TheClubhouseKB

Kyle Bailey @TheClubhouseKB "I'd like to defer my comment for right now, but there may potentially be some interest." - Jim Weaver on "Tech Talk Live" @STH_Hokie Expand Reply Retweet Favorite

Kyle Bailey @TheClubhouseKB "I really haven't thought about it because the discussion has just come about three or four days ago..." (cont.)

Somewhere Marinatto is having a very satisfyingly large plate of pasta.

...and is blissfully unaware of anything else.

 

[uconnfan68]

There may be interest on Va Tech's part, but I'd be really surprised if the SEC went after them. They'd be about a 5th choice. No media market to speak of (they only get a piece of the DC market). The SEC would quite likely look to FSU, Oklahoma, Okie St., maybe Clemson, NC State all before VTech.

I think they already expressed interest (hypothetically) in UNC and UVA. State flagship universities. UM (Maryland) may have also been on that list.