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Message: [QUOTE="Moontan, post: 141429, member: 166"] While the ACC's methods (poaching) might not be the most respectful, they had a plan and executed it (with some admitted fumbling in the early rounds). As we all know the NBE's actions were too limited and too late. Going to 9 instead of 12, waiting 'til past midnight to finally go to 12, rejecting the ESPN contract extension and not recognizing the needs of its football playing members were all either due to insufficient leadership or the fact that the needs of its members were too divergent (or they just couldn't get along - grew apart). All of that is what forced the remaining football brand names to have to look for greener pastures. The blow is softened a bit, as mentioned by JAB, that the Big East that Syracuse is leaving is not the same as the Big East that we knew. [/QUOTE]