I don't think anything would have kept Ped St. from heading to the B1G. They are a huge land grant university, and that is what that league is. Plus the academic angle--the CIC (renamed in 2016) is worth billions to the member institutions.
VT and NCST as well. If those 5 teams want to leave and can get spots in the P2, might as well let them go now and make a reasonable GOR settlement which could be up to a billion dollars or more for the ACC. Use that money to strengthen the league.
Might be the case. But it would be a step down in football affiliation and leaving traditional rivals. At the very least they think twice.
UNC should have had death penalty for all their cheating. 4 basketball championships are all bogus. Should have been stripped. Butch Davis cheated in FB too...You had players not even attending school. Cheated schools like Syracuse.
It's a shame that the obvious answer here - BC, Pitt, WV - isn't an option.Syracuse AD John Wildhack talks future scheduling, hints at two permanent opponents
Wildhack also discussed the reason for scheduling difficult football games against Tennessee and Penn State during an appearance on ESPN Radio Syracuse.www.syracuse.com
“For us Pitt and BC make a tremendous amount of sense,” Wildhack said. “We’ve played them frequently. They are geographic rivals. That third opponent, it gives the conference a little more flexibility where teams might want to be in certain markets, certain matchups might be more attractive for ESPN or the ACC Network. We’ve tried to create some flexibility for that third spot.”
Wildhack said that he is part of a sub-committee of ACC athletic directors that has been tasked with considering the best way for the league to build its schedule. Their work was the subject of conversation at the annual ACC Spring Meetings in Amelia Island, Florida last week.
Syracuse AD John Wildhack talks future scheduling, hints at two permanent opponents
Wildhack also discussed the reason for scheduling difficult football games against Tennessee and Penn State during an appearance on ESPN Radio Syracuse.
“For us Pitt and BC make a tremendous amount of sense,” Wildhack said. “We’ve played them frequently. They are geographic rivals. That third opponent, it gives the conference a little more flexibility where teams might want to be in certain markets, certain matchups might be more attractive for ESPN or the ACC Network. We’ve tried to create some flexibility for that third spot.”
Wildhack said that he is part of a sub-committee of ACC athletic directors that has been tasked with considering the best way for the league to build its schedule. Their work was the subject of conversation at the annual ACC Spring Meetings in Amelia Island, Florida last week.
We want to play in Miami. Miami wants to play in the Northeast. That would be the best case for us.
Man, Miami would be beautiful, though ...
As JW pointed out, ESPN is going to want to see matchups like Miami vs Clemson. That game currently gets played once every 6 years. It is likely going to be an annual game.
Thought I would link this article from a couple of days ago.
Two FU journos pick their best case and worse case scenarios for FSU’s 3rd permanent rival. They both agree Syracuse would be the best case.
Hard to argue against this.
I would say our best case scenario for the 3rd rival is probably Miami, then Georgia Tech and then FSU.
Miami would be the best because there is so much great talent down there and playing there every other season would likely make it easier to get more players from the area. Also, there are cheap direct flights and it is a really fun place to visit on a road trip. And no one is remotrely sick of traveling too much to Miami. I believe we have played 1 home game there since we joined the ACC.
Georgia Tech is next on my list. Next to Miami, the Atlanta metro area probably produces the next most P5 level prospects each year. We have tapped into that area a little but not as much as we could and should. Of course, like Miami, we play there once every 12 years (with the garbage scheduling model the ACC has been using). Sounds like we are going to play there a lot more often no matter what but it would be nice to play there every other year. Atlanta is also super easy to win into, lots of affordable flight options and like Miami, no one is burned out from too many road trips to Atlanta.
Florida State is my third pick. There isn’t anywhere near as much talent near Tallahassee as Miami but it is at least in Florida, and playing every other year in Florida is still good for recruiting. Tallahassee is a lot harder to get to than Miami, which is unfortunate. Close to a 4 hour drive from Orlando or Tampa. And Tallahassee isn’t a great destination for fans. There isn’t much to do there. You need to have fun elsewhere. And a lot of us are kind of sick of traveling to FSU after doing it every other year since we joined the ACC.
But….AIBTL. I think one could play a good argument that UVa or even VT is worth as much as FSU. For one thing both are likely to be easier wins than FSU (though FSU has been down for a while now).
Florida State football schedule roundtable: Who could the Seminoles' third annual ACC foe be?
If the ACC moves to a 3-5-5 scheduling format, how would that affect FSU? Here's a look at the best- and worst-case scenarios for this.www.tallahassee.com
From a personal perspective, I agree. Tallahassee doesn’t have much going on and is really hard to get to.
