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Message: [QUOTE="billsin01, post: 561604, member: 837"] This is a good post and has plenty of valid points. I still think there is some confusion about what we're discussing (for example I am absolutely in agreement that "markets" don't equal "ratings" or huge TV contracts, per se). I'm not even sure how we got here, so I figure I'll just post my basic POV on all this stuff and if people think I'm a complete buffoon, I'm alright with that. Wouldn't be the first time on this board. So here we are: -- As to the original point of the thread: I like this catholic and don't think they're overpaid. I'm glad we are where we are from a football point of view but I don't really like it for hoops outside of UNC/Duke. It's fine, but I loved the old BE. -- On expansion in general: I think a lot of the money is fool's gold (not all of it mind you, just a big chunk due to a massive increase in football spending that will accompany these TV deals). I think no team has any allegiance to it's conference. I still am baffled at what RU or UMD add to the B1G. I think the presidents of schools are smart, but are also panicking and don't want to be the odd school out. Makes a lot of planning short-sighted, IMO, and I really think these conferences will end up being bloated and watered down and will eventually revert to smaller, more regionally aligned conferences. Again, I may be an idiot but I have no idea why conferences like the ACC are dying to get a conference championship when no one goes, no one watches, and it has yet to yield a title game contender, let along participant. -- I'm happy the cuse survived this alignment, but I don't think they are in a really stable conference and I think they're a looooonnngg way from being a "have" in college football. I know people love the SU name but it's mostly people who went there. I had a ton of friends from LI, NJ and CT in school. None were cuse football fans (in fact, the few who liked teh cuse liked cuse lacrosse). They were shocked SU was pretty decent (the McNabb era) but had absolutely no interest or knowledge of it. I don't think that's SU's fault, but I really don't think there is that much interest in college football in the northeast in general. That's a tough thing to overcome. [/QUOTE]

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