You might be right but I’ve never heard “soften the schedules” as a reason for expansion. They either add value or they don’t.
Texas is a bigger name in their own state than A&M and is the flagship university.
Divorce is always ugly. That's why we have so many lawyers in the world...lol
Begging Notre Dame.
I think he means the murderers part.
Sankey would never let the SEC stoop so low that they would pick up NC state of all schools. Perennially mediocre in all sports doesn’t scream “sec addition”
We're not going anywhere before 2035 unless the conference somehow implodes. We've got no reason to leave. And it turns out we weren't the 4th proposed no, NC State was. I was not a happy camper when the story was we were against taking in the 3 teams. While I can see folks' difficulties in taking in Stanford and Cal (primarily over travel), taking SMU should be a no-brainer.
The veto is only for original SEC members , like Florida and South Carolina.
Murderers are self absorbed narcissists.
Can't argue with that logic, carry on.
Missouri says hello.
Well, this is the second conference that Syracuse been in that has this less than symbiotic relationship with Notre Dame where the conference gives every thing that Notre Dame asks for in the hopes of them becoming full partners. It is a distraction from really strengthening the conference and ends up being a factor in the demise of the conference. It benefited Notre Dame to get to play in the conference 1 year during covid and have a season and even get into the playoffs. It benefited Notre Dame to play in the ACC lacrosse league and win a national championship. If it weren't for this relationship with Notre Dame, the ACC would probably already expanded, but they want to have a spot left open for them. And, just like the Big East before it, Notre Dame doesn't give one thought if the ACC ends up dead.
That's not ND's fault. I think it's crap, too. But, they are in a position of power. The other conferences are making sure that ND has enough slack to not have to join a conference right now, because they know it would likely be the ACC. But, the longer it plays out, the more likely it will be the B1G. So, they make the playoffs accessible to ND. ND is a pain in the ass, but they are not the real enemy here, the B1G is enemy #1 and SEC #2. At this point, we've been out maneuvered by the other two conferences severely. I doubt there is any way to catch up. Personally, I just love watching SU and I will do it no matter what league we end up in.
Spot on. ND was not the cause of the Big East implosion and is not hindering the ACC. Sure, I want ND in the conference, but it was clear when they joined, everything but football, with and average of 5 games annually. They have kept their agreement and the ACC has benefitted. (Don't forget their joining gave a boo$t to the ACC bottom line)
