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Message: [QUOTE="SUDadx2, post: 3928500, member: 8174"] The money comes from TV so when considering expansion of any kind, it's about television markets. The top 10 media market are... [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Rank[/TD] [TD]Designated Market Area (DMA)[/TD] [TD]TV Homes[/TD] [TD]% of US[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]1[/TD] [TD]New York [B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][U][I]Syracuse[/I][/U][/COLOR][/B][/TD] [TD]6,824,120[/TD] [TD]6.377[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2[/TD] [TD]Los Angeles[/TD] [TD]5,145,350[/TD] [TD]4.808[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]Chicago [B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]N[B]orthwestern[/B][/COLOR][/B][/TD] [TD]3,256,400[/TD] [TD]3.043[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]Philadelphia [B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Temple[/COLOR][/B][/TD] [TD]2,758,330[/TD] [TD]2.578[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]5[/TD] [TD]Dallas-Ft. Worth [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]TCU/SMU[/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD]2,563,320[/TD] [TD]2.395[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]6[/TD] [TD]San Francisco-Oak-San Jose[/TD] [TD]2,364,740[/TD] [TD]2.210[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]7[/TD] [TD]Washington, DC (Hagrstwn) [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B][U][I]UVa[/I][/U][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD]2,351,930[/TD] [TD]2.198[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]8[/TD] [TD]Houston [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]Houston/Rice[/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD]2,330,180[/TD] [TD]2.178[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]9[/TD] [TD]Boston (Manchester) [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B][U][I]BC[/I][/U][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD]2,302,680[/TD] [TD]2.152[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]10[/TD] [TD]Atlanta [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B][U][I]Ga. Tech[/I][/U][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD]2,269,270[/TD] [TD]2.121[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] The ACC already has a school in 4 of the top ten markets: Syracuse in NY, UVa in DC, BC in Boston and Ga. Tech in Atlanta. Of the other six markets, [LIST] [*]Los Angeles; geographically undesirable ($$$$$ travel costs) [*]Chicago; Northwestern doesn't seem like a fit. [*]Philadelphia; Temple plays at Lincoln Field, Basketball? [*]Dallas-Ft Worth; word is the Pac 12 is looking at TCU. Could SMU step up? [*]San Francisco; geographically undesirable ($$$$$ travel costs) [*]Houston; Houston has the stronger athletics, Rice has the stronger academics. [/LIST] + + + Notre Dame has national television appeal and would be a no brainer. + Temple, SMU and Houston offer similar football competitive levels. + TCU plays better football than Temple, SMU or Houston and has a nice stadium. - SMU, stadium is small and basketball is not competitive. + TCU, SMU and Houston all open up new ground for recruiting. IMO [LIST] [*]1st choice: ND and TCU [*]2nd choice: ND and Houston [*]3rd Choice: ND and Temple [/LIST] Forget WVU [/QUOTE]

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