ACC, PAC-12, and BIG alliance / conference realignment

[hoopsupstate]

It's sort of wild how many people on Twitter, and here, who saw what happened to the PAC 12, knows how vulnerable Syracuse is, and still oppose this move, which was probably the best shot the conference has to survive.

It was unequivocally the best bad option.

I’m glad the ACC reached out to these schools. If ever SU is in this situation, I hope someone takes us in too.

 

[wiseman3]

This is shameful RIP ACC.

Feel terrible for the non revenue athletes of ours being treated like puppets now they have to go to California for games. I’m furious and think the university is pathetic for bowing down to Cal Berkeley and Stanford. Invite Colgate too while we’re at it.

I have a feeling our athletes aren't going to be too mad about taking a week long trip to California once a year, lol. The games against Cal and Stanford will always be bunched together on the road.

 

[hoopsupstate]

Two great institutions joining the ACC. Stanford already recruits well on the east coast. Their recruiting may explode. They can easily be a top 25 team in football.

 

[FreakTalksAboutSU]

FYI, this YouTube show called "The Monty Show" (who seem like sort of anti-ACC blowhards) are reporting that they have heard that the ACC and Clemson, FSU, UNC will work on a "negotiated exit" within 5 years. No idea if there is anything to it

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

I have a feeling our athletes aren't going to be too mad about taking a week long trip to California once a year, lol. The games against Cal and Stanford will always be bunched together on the road.

I mean getting some easy wins is best case scenario and the ACC has been puking all over itself OOC for a while in BB and FB its not like there's anywhere to be demoted to.

My beef is that we just let the Big Ten off the hook and pretty much reaffirmed their stupidity with this move.

 

[Ozcuse]

Two great institutions joining the ACC. Stanford already recruits well on the east coast. Their recruiting may explode. They can easily be a top 25 team in football.

Can anyone name a school whose recruiting markedly improved when making a move from p5 to p5 conference?

 

[AngryOtto]

This appears to the best of a bad situation. Living on the west coast I am happy it happened. Gives me more opportunities to watch SU live.

 

[Willy75]

Nobody knows (yet) what side deals were cut for this to go through, e.g. easier for UNC to vote no if it knew NC State was going to provide the final vote to approve.

 

[All4SU]

I have a feeling our athletes aren't going to be too mad about taking a week long trip to California once a year, lol. The games against Cal and Stanford will always be bunched together on the road.

Presumably a school would play one of the two CA schools away, and one at home.

 

[Shrmdougluvr]

FYI, this YouTube show called "The Monty Show" (who seem like sort of anti-ACC blowhards) are reporting that they have heard that the ACC and Clemson, FSU, UNC will work on a "negotiated exit" within 5 years. No idea if there is anything to it

I like it. I hope they all creep out one or two at a time. Maximize media revenue, hemorrhage those leaving, then cross fingers and hope we land in the SEC or BIG whatever they'll be called.

 

[Scooch]

 

[All4SU]

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Need to look to partner with one of the airlines for sponsorships and travel concessions.

 

[Cusefan0307]

FYI, this YouTube show called "The Monty Show" (who seem like sort of anti-ACC blowhards) are reporting that they have heard that the ACC and Clemson, FSU, UNC will work on a "negotiated exit" within 5 years. No idea if there is anything to it

Why would any school in their right mind agree to that? You’re right when you called them blowhards.

 

[MikeSU02]

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Largest conference by endowment total, easily. Especially when counting Notre Dame. Stanford is bringing the Brinks truck.

Lot of NYC-located ACC alums as well.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Cusefan0307]

Two great institutions joining the ACC. Stanford already recruits well on the east coast. Their recruiting may explode. They can easily be a top 25 team in football.

They’ve certainly got a better football history than UNC.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Now that this is official Oregon State and Washington State really got hosed and it would have been nice if the ACC could have included them.

It's all different degrees of stupid anyway.

 

[MikeSU02]

Oh mannnnnnn.

That little brother that everyone was always making fun of and getting bullied finally grew up and fought back.

 

[Trueblue25]

Jesus

My left leg for a 40 point beat down on UNC and a Dino lockerroom speech after.

UNC football is an overrated joke and their fans suck. So tired of North Carolina schools.

 

[djorange1989]

Maybe George shouldn’t have hired his old college buddy to work on the PAC 12 media deal instead of hiring someone competent.

 

[orangepassion]

Everyone is talking about the travel issue, but that should primarily be just a problem for Stanford/Cal. The other schools could theoretically just make 1 California road trip a year (at most) if they schedule them back-to-back as they should.

 

[CuseCactus]

Good for NC ST!

Awesome to be affiliated with two of the finest schools in the world!

 

[Newhouser]

UNC might go 4-8 this fall. I’ll laugh.

I will too but they could go 4-8 until the GOR expires and they will still be the first call by the Big or SEC.

 

[Cusefan0307]

I will too but they could go 4-8 until the GOR expires and they will still be the first call by the Big or SEC.

Who cares. They’ll suck worse there too. And they are one bad Hubert season from freaking out about basketball as well.

 

[orangenauburn]

I absolutely see the court part happening. Adding schools 3,000 miles away provided them the ammunition. UNC’s statement last night will be their opening argument.

And them sending their basketball team to Maui or to any west coast venue in the prior years is the retort