LOL!The ACC would trade us for FSU today.
.....at this juncture.......Yes, He said it’s not gonna happen, wouldn’t be prudent.
IF (the big IF) ACC needed one more, the other best fit I'd see would be WVU. They're a crappy media outlet but have a great travel base, FB history and good BB. They have rivalry history with Pitt, VT and Maryland. Probably our biggest competition. The main issue for them would be the B12 GOR, which does not expire until 2025. If they had a chance to jump off that ship I think they'd do it in a heartbeat.
For the B1G-ACC challenge. WVU is only 75 miles from Pitt so Rule #2 of CR would preclude that move, buuuut then again it is the ACC.Why would ACC care about WVU rivalry with Maryland?
Their fans cheer for the $$ because they don't have the success. I'd be thrilled with the ACC too but UConn doesn't ride a conference's coattails, UConn tailors them.Would you rather be a big fish in the Big East, or a minnow (Wake, BC, Pitt, Syracuse) in the ACC? The short-term $$$ are compelling in the ACC, but I'll suggest the long-term prospects are brighter in the Big East, especially if UConn becomes moderately successful as a football independent. All the revenue (if any, I concede) generated by independent football stays with UConn. No revenue-sharing. From a fan point-of-view, does any UConn fan really want to be a geographical outlier, rooting (as BC must) for wins over VT, Miami, FSU, and Georgia Tech, schools that are light years removed physically, and in some cases, culturally. And Louisville? A glorified community college.
Benedict nailed the move to the Big East. Now Edsall needs to make independence work.
Pitt, Cuse, BC and UConn (and Notre Dame) can make a strong northern contingent. UConn football has more hope for moving upward in the ACC than the Big Ten. The Big Ten is loaded. However, the feel of UConn football in the Big Ten would be bigger, with games against Penn State, Michigan and Ohio State being guaranteed sell outs.Would you rather be a big fish in the Big East, or a minnow (Wake, BC, Pitt, Syracuse) in the ACC? The short-term $$$ are compelling in the ACC, but I'll suggest the long-term prospects are brighter in the Big East, especially if UConn becomes moderately successful as a football independent. All the revenue (if any, I concede) generated by independent football stays with UConn. No revenue-sharing. From a fan point-of-view, does any UConn fan really want to be a geographical outlier, rooting (as BC must) for wins over VT, Miami, FSU, and Georgia Tech, schools that are light years removed physically, and in some cases, culturally. And Louisville? A glorified community college.
Benedict nailed the move to the Big East. Now Edsall needs to make independence work.
Sorry but I disagree. ACC membership would give UConn a major push forward both in terms of sports and in terms of overall brand recognition to its academic programs and cultural identity. I see the ACC as a cross between the SEC and the Ivy League. UConn needs that affiliation.Would you rather be a big fish in the Big East, or a minnow (Wake, BC, Pitt, Syracuse) in the ACC? The short-term $$$ are compelling in the ACC, but I'll suggest the long-term prospects are brighter in the Big East, especially if UConn becomes moderately successful as a football independent. All the revenue (if any, I concede) generated by independent football stays with UConn. No revenue-sharing. From a fan point-of-view, does any UConn fan really want to be a geographical outlier, rooting (as BC must) for wins over VT, Miami, FSU, and Georgia Tech, schools that are light years removed physically, and in some cases, culturally. And Louisville? A glorified community college.
Benedict nailed the move to the Big East. Now Edsall needs to make independence work.
...in terms of overall brand recognition to its academic programs and cultural identity. UConn needs that affiliation.
Would you rather be a big fish in the Big East, or a minnow (Wake, BC, Pitt, Syracuse) in the ACC? The short-term $$$ are compelling in the ACC, but I'll suggest the long-term prospects are brighter in the Big East, especially if UConn becomes moderately successful as a football independent. All the revenue (if any, I concede) generated by independent football stays with UConn. No revenue-sharing. From a fan point-of-view, does any UConn fan really want to be a geographical outlier, rooting (as BC must) for wins over VT, Miami, FSU, and Georgia Tech, schools that are light years removed physically, and in some cases, culturally. And Louisville? A glorified community college.
Benedict nailed the move to the Big East. Now Edsall needs to make independence work.
OMG! Huskypantz is The Dude of WV!IF (the big IF) ACC needed one more, the other best fit I'd see would be WVU. They're a crappy media outlet but have a great travel base, FB history and good BB. They have rivalry history with Pitt, VT and Maryland. Probably our biggest competition. The main issue for them would be the B12 GOR, which does not expire until 2025. If they had a chance to jump off that ship I think they'd do it in a heartbeat.
$45M a year in media money vs $4-5M a year. Hmmm, I don't know...let me think about it.Would you rather be a big fish in the Big East, or a minnow (Wake, BC, Pitt, Syracuse) in the ACC?
The overalls and bottle of moonshine should have clued you in long ago.OMG! Huskypantz is The Dude of WV!
Unless you go to BC Interruption. Those guys are high comedy.New England is a college football desert. ....where the market remains staunchly uninterested in college football.
The ACC knows it made a mistake going northeast......
And once again you get to vicariously experience my Boston College hate.
But is it fun if you hate on a team whose fans don't care ?...if you posted on a BC football board, only 5 fans would read it and all five would agree their program is as bland as a New England boiled dinner.
Unless you go to BC Interruption. Those guys are high comedy.
True. But there are some gold nuggets, and this clown lives in CT. I'm talking about the comments which follow the articles because the articles are awful.Not many posts....
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