The Blue Board

You don't think it opens up the Northeast television market? Also opens up Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the ACC teams for recruiting. I agree that those teams are not going to bring much on the field to the ACC. Really going to be interesting to see how the B10/SEC/P12 and ND respond.

I for one am ready to see us join the B10. I think Texas ends up in the P12, would be great if they joined the B10. Would really open up the state of Texas to the B10 schools, bet Nebraska would benefit the most from this. seeing how they have all that experience recruiting Texas. Their fans might not like it, but they would benefit.

This is smart for the ACC. They were not going to get the WVU of the world, who are looking for bigger markets, i.e. the SEC. Syracuse and Pitt are excellent basketball schools, ok football schools, and add new markets. That is a win for the ACC. I am not sure what school those complaining would look at otherwise.

Pitt, Syracuse = two teams that have never done a thing of relevance in the Big East. Pitt struggles to put 30,000 in their stands on gameday, and Syracuse just isn't a football school. Plain and simple.

Rutgers, UCONN? This is where it gets weird. Both teams get terrible TV ratings, and are less than stellar on the field. The ACC is NOT improving their conference by adding these teams. Are they only going after markets, and that is it? Well that is fine and dandy, but nobody watches these teams. Syracuse isn't in a big market at all, and New York doesn't care about them. New York also doesn't give a damn about Rutgers. Pittsburgh is Steeler Country leaving Pitt to be the dog and pony show on Saturdays.

I'm glad WVU isn't going to the ACC, but these additions make no sense whatsoever from a competitive standpoint. Of course, we are talking about a conference that took Boston College.

Our TV contact is with ESPN. Markets don't matter since thats already a national network and their games are on every TV. What matters is ratings and you get those from on field match ups.

The ACC continues to make misstep after misstep.

No ACC school is leaving. $20 Million dollar buyout, and the SEC has their little gentleman's agreement that seems to be in effect.

florida probably wouldnt allow it anyways

no they're not

Well it's obvious there aren't many good football programs to add. Two pretty big markets ar brought in also.

Syracuse? A big market? What? More people in Pittsburgh care about WVU than Pitt. There is a reason they struggle to get 30,000 fans to their games. Nobody cares about them. They both suck on the football field, and have for a long while. Look, I'm glad WVU isn't going to the ACC. I hate that conference because they are basketball first. They also put academics above sports in a SPORTS conference, and that is why you expand with schools like Boston College. A lot of good that market is doing the ACC, BTW. About as good as the Pittsburgh market will do.

SEC does it right. A sports conference looks at the product on the field, and TV ratings. That is why they have won 6 straight national titles. That is why WVU fans want SEC and nothing to do with the ACC.

Ha, the ACC is turning into a yankee conference, I can see a few heads in Virginia and the Carolinas explode.

You feeling better today?