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Message: [QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 4621319, member: 5685"] The old Big East died when Miami joined. Then it got worse when they left as that ushered in the Midwestern schools. If the B12 did pull off having separate contracts for FB and everything else, would schools consider having one conference for FB only and everything else is on its own? That would be great. But I think the conference networks would be a big issue for allowing schools to leave. Although I suppose they could all share the conference network and have scheduling agreements. It would be great to be in the ACC for FB, and a new Northeastern conference for other sports (if you can't get the Big East name). BBall (round robin 18 game conf schedule) SU, Notre Dame, BC, Providence, UConn, St Johns, Seton Hall, Nova, Pitt, Georgetown Conf tourney in MSG. This would be the Big East OGs plus ND. ACC BBall would be down to... Duke, UNC, NC State, Wake, UVA, VA Tech, Louisville, Clemson, GA Tech, FSU, Miami A true Southern conference that can play a round robin 20 game schedule. Conf tourney in Greensboro. ACC FB would stay the same. Maybe add UConn. The Tier 1/2 games get sold, mostly likely ESPN. Tier 3 go to the ACCN. ACC BBall sells Tier 1/2 (ESPN?) and Tier 3 goes to ACCN. Big East BBall sells Tier 1/2 (ESPN?) and Tier 3 goes to ACCN. The ACC keeps its Tier 1/2 to itself and shares ACCN. Same for the Big East. I suppose the ACC could just expand by adding St Johns, Nova, Georgetown, UConn, and one of Seton Hall/Providence. Then you have 2 divisions in BBall. You have 9 of the above Big East teams and add Louisville to make 10. That gets the ACC from above down to 10. This way you can still have one giant Tier 1/2 BBall contract. You can play your division teams twice a year and 4 rotating games against the other division (22 games total). So we would play Duke once every 5 years home and away. For the ACCT one division plays Tuesday to Friday at MSG and the other at Greensboro. The two teams left can play Sunday in DC. That is a bit much which is why it would be better to have two separate conferences. [/QUOTE]

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