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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeMuskyFish, post: 17332, member: 261"] I don't mind the prospects of becoming an ACC fan as much as I thought I would. The Big East is thirty years old... it encompassed my entire life, let alone my life as a college sports fan... but in the big picture, it isn't like we are talking about a century-worth of tradition here. In that time teams have come and gone, with only a handful of teams actually comprising of all that history. The Big East will always hold a place in my heart, but ten years from now the move won't be much more than an afterthought. -Financially and brand-wise, we will see a jump in our visibility. Helping recruiting in both sports. -Fan-wise, this is the shot in the arm we need to get fans back to the Dome on a consistent basis. -Fooball-wise, we have always been a team that played to the level of competition, and we will adjust to getting back to playing the VT, Miami, and FSUs of the world. I believe we could compete against those teams just based on the strides Marrone has made with this club, throw in the boost in recruiting we should see, and it won't be long before we are a conference leader. -Basketball-wise, I think the intrigue and history of the teams we will be seeing in the Dome could lead to some of the best crowds we have ever had over the coarse of a season. I also think that the ACC is perfect for us. We are a wide-open enough team to succeed against their style, but bring that Big East toughness that should make us very hard to beat. By the time we make the move, Jimmy will be toward the end of the line, but if that wasn't the case I would bet you that his NCAA tourney winning percentage would go up once playing in the new conference. The physicality of the Big East leaves a lot of our good teams beaten to a pulp by the end of the year. That, and our teams always struggle to make the transition to the decreased tolerance for contact that tourney refs display. As good as our team is, we seem to be a little stagnant, and I think these changes could breathe some fresh air into the program. [/QUOTE]

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