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canaan wrote:Draft, do you think kansas has any better prospects than the mountain west because of their basketball program?
Personally, I'd love to see Pitt, Louisville, and wvu come to the acc and the acc dump some dead weight--it'll never happen, but a conference with unc duke louisville pitt etc would be disgusting.
Draftnik wrote:The ACC won't dissolve. UNC is the fulcrum and they are too good academically to go to the SEC. The SEC definitely would have offered them a spot in this round of expansion. They are academically compatible with the Big 10, but there isn't scope for the B10 to take UNC and the other Carolina based schools. Its clear they are going to stay together. GA Tech & Miami also seem to be staying in the ACC since they also would have been logical candidates for the SEC. UVA & VA Tech also seem to be staying since the VA state legislature was very heavy handed in getting UVA to back VA Tech getting into the ACC in the last round of expansion.
canaan wrote:Draft, do you think kansas has any better prospects than the mountain west because of their basketball program?
Personally, I'd love to see Pitt, Louisville, and wvu come to the acc and the acc dump some dead weight--it'll never happen, but a conference with unc duke louisville pitt etc would be disgusting.
pfim wrote:If/when the A&M thing goes through, I'm not entirely sure the SEC looks at the ACC for a 14th. They've already penetrated the markets that Clemson and FSU bring, I don't think they are likely candidates. Then you get into teams like VT or even an NC State.
Or they just stay at 13. They are definitely in the position to wait for something to come along.
I'm just not sure that this round of expansion will affect the ACC or Big East negatively.
Rocco wrote:pfim wrote:If/when the A&M thing goes through, I'm not entirely sure the SEC looks at the ACC for a 14th. They've already penetrated the markets that Clemson and FSU bring, I don't think they are likely candidates. Then you get into teams like VT or even an NC State.
Or they just stay at 13. They are definitely in the position to wait for something to come along.
I'm just not sure that this round of expansion will affect the ACC or Big East negatively.
VT would give them the DC market and greater access to the VA recruits. I doubt NC State would leave Duke and UNC ever.
ExPatriatePen wrote:Rocco wrote:pfim wrote:If/when the A&M thing goes through, I'm not entirely sure the SEC looks at the ACC for a 14th. They've already penetrated the markets that Clemson and FSU bring, I don't think they are likely candidates. Then you get into teams like VT or even an NC State.
Or they just stay at 13. They are definitely in the position to wait for something to come along.
I'm just not sure that this round of expansion will affect the ACC or Big East negatively.
VT would give them the DC market and greater access to the VA recruits. I doubt NC State would leave Duke and UNC ever.
Always shilling for VTHow Hokey.
Rocco wrote:ExPatriatePen wrote:Rocco wrote:pfim wrote:If/when the A&M thing goes through, I'm not entirely sure the SEC looks at the ACC for a 14th. They've already penetrated the markets that Clemson and FSU bring, I don't think they are likely candidates. Then you get into teams like VT or even an NC State.
Or they just stay at 13. They are definitely in the position to wait for something to come along.
I'm just not sure that this round of expansion will affect the ACC or Big East negatively.
VT would give them the DC market and greater access to the VA recruits. I doubt NC State would leave Duke and UNC ever.
Always shilling for VTHow Hokey.
It's the truth. That's why there was talk about VT being #14. However the AD said they'd politely decline, and while I'd expect that from him if there really was interest there'd have been a "no comment".
Rocco wrote:Draftnik wrote:The ACC won't dissolve. UNC is the fulcrum and they are too good academically to go to the SEC. The SEC definitely would have offered them a spot in this round of expansion. They are academically compatible with the Big 10, but there isn't scope for the B10 to take UNC and the other Carolina based schools. Its clear they are going to stay together. GA Tech & Miami also seem to be staying in the ACC since they also would have been logical candidates for the SEC. UVA & VA Tech also seem to be staying since the VA state legislature was very heavy handed in getting UVA to back VA Tech getting into the ACC in the last round of expansion.
The only real difference this time is that if the SEC wants just VT, UVA likely wouldn't agitate for a move. They like being aligned academically w/Duke and UNC and wouldn't want to be in the same boat as the SEC schools. Still, I think the legislature would prefer to keep the two together and would need some convincing to allow them to split.
I'm opposed to a VT move- the ACC has been a great home and I doubt they can do better for all of their programs in the SEC. Ultimately though it depends on how much money they can make.
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thehockeyguru wrote:Why the change of heart by the SEC?
thehockeyguru wrote:Why the change of heart by the SEC?
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