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

[Scooch]

Full shares in 10 years. Which is right around when FSU, Clemson, UNC buying their way out of the GOR becomes financially palatable. There's no coincidence.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Orangezoo]

The ACC just fixed its scheduling and now we are going to a market where the MLB and NFL are fleeing from. 2 teams there 1 horrible market worse than Boston and BC in terms of CFB/CBB popularity.

It was 10 years ago we played a 'road' NCAA tournament game against Cal in San Jose and they had literally no home court advantage and fan support.

Everyone will mock the ACC too because of its name 'Atlantic' conference playing games on the Pacific makes every member institution look pathetic.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Dick_in_MI]

Kinda. People always seem to overlook that every school plays half their games at home. Sometimes more than half (see: P5 hoops).

And it’s not like Cal and Stanford Olympic sports teams were taking buses to Pullman, Washington, Tempe, Arizona and Los Angeles. There was a LOT of plane travel involved in the PAC 12.

Obviously it’ll be more now, and some longer hauls. But they aren’t going to be on the road 40 weeks a year.

I’d MUCH prefer tighter geographic conference, don’t get me wrong. Just that some folks don’t always think full through what the travel increase will actually be.

Very true about the home games and the travel the West Coast kids were already doing. Once you get your butt on a plane, there isn’t a huge difference between a two hour trip and a five hour trip. I mean, there IS but it isn’t a massive deal to the physiology of a 20 year old. Being away from classes for an extra day is an issue but there are a lot of remote options now.

Honestly, this could actually help SU recruit on the West Coast a bit more. In addition….and you have to be careful that the Calif. schools aren’t recruiting the same player…you can sell the annual trip to the Bay Area. Great place to visit and more exotic than a road trip to Durham.

 

[gbo]

Full shares in 10 years. Which is right around when FSU, Clemson, UNC buying their way out of the GOR becomes financially palatable. There's no coincidence.

All three will be gone way before then...

 

[Orangezoo]

Gotta figure they are forced to go MWC at this point...

 

[Orangezoo]

All three will be gone way before then...

So long as they make it rain on the rest of the league... unless there is some smoking gun legally that can break the GOR down...

 

[Orangezoo]

Very true about the home games and the travel the West Coast kids were already doing. Once you get your butt on a plane, there isn’t a huge difference between a two hour trip and a five hour trip. I mean, there IS but it isn’t a massive deal to the physiology of a 20 year old. Being away from classes for an extra day is an issue but there are a lot of remote options now.

Honestly, this could actually help SU recruit on the West Coast a bit more. In addition….and you have to be careful that the Calif. schools aren’t recruiting the same player…you can sell the annual trip to the Bay Area. Great place to visit and more exotic than a road trip to Durham.

We've got some kids from TX and Cali, alongside the Hawaii kids and haven't been shy about it either so be nice to open those pipelines up a bit more and that goes across a few sports

 

[Scooch]

All three will be gone way before then...

Possibly. I'm sure the donor shakedown will be immense to cover the staggering cost. Have fun with that.

 

[DuxburyO]

I can honestly say I’ve never watched an SMU athletic event, and didn’t even realize they were a power 5 school.

They’re here because of the Dallas market? Sounds like a southern Rutgers to me.

SMU wasn’t power 5 until now Actually power 4.

 

[orangecuse]

Ha, well 50% 30% of something is better than 100% of nothing. Or is it?

 

[Jake]

Full shares in 10 years. Which is right around when FSU, Clemson, UNC buying their way out of the GOR becomes financially palatable. There's no coincidence.

Yup. This all also points out the purpose of UNC trustees statement “we didn’t want this to happen”…which will be a nice segue to their eventual departure.

 

[Orangeman]

Should rename to the A&P CC

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[Don't care that this leaves out SMU.]

Just having fun here, but...does anyone want to tell him? Or, maybe that's the joke, and the joke's on me...or perhaps...

 

[CuseCactus]

Time for Miami, VT, and NC St to step up their performance.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Orangezoo]

Could not be a better year for FSU to go .500 and get knocked back off their high horse.

 

[richmondcuse03]

Expanding the SU brand westward. We recruit a lot of non athlete students from Cali. This will only help. Especially when we take over these road stadiums.

 

[Toga]

One year is continued excellence? Cool. Cool.

 

[DuxburyO]

Enraged???

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[NYCCuse826]

Expanding the SU brand westward. We recruit a lot of non athlete students from Cali. This will only help. Especially when we take over these road stadiums.

Yes, all two stadiums. One of which doesn't have support in their own backyard due to the school making athletics a non factor.

 

[Scooch]

Scooch's Statement on Florida State

"LOL boohoo. Best of luck when you leave, you pompous clowns. I sincerely hope LSU beats you within an inch of your life this weekend (and so does literally every other team that plays you until the end of time)."

Hugs & Kisses

Scooch