If you could add one G5 team to the ACC...

[Hokie Mark]

Let's say you are suddenly the Czar of the ACC. You can invite any team you want to join the conference, and you don't have to take anyone else's wishes into consideration... however, it must be a team which currently makes less money than the ACC, so G5 teams (I suppose we should allow Pac-12 teams also). WHICH TEAM WILL IT BE, AND WHY?

(I've heard other fan bases give their opinions, but I'm curious what Syracuse fans think about this).

 

[kcsu]

If the criteria is less money that rules out Maryland.
I would go with West Virginia

 

[CousCuse]

Temple for media market and recruiting.

 

[supp]

If we're talking G5, then Cincinnati. Fairly big market. Good football and basketball. They have a built-in rivalry with Louisville.

 

[Eric15]

Definitely WVU. Pretty much always good in football and basketball. Fanbase that travels well. Natural historical rivals with SU, VT and Pitt.

 

[corpjet]

Selfishly I would Another Midwest School closer to me, I think both Purdue and Northwestern (with the Chicago media market) would be great fits.

 

[sutomcat]

Let's say you are suddenly the Czar of the ACC. You can invite any team you want to join the conference, and you don't have to take anyone else's wishes into consideration... however, it must be a team which currently makes less money than the ACC, so G5 teams (I suppose we should allow Pac-12 teams also). WHICH TEAM WILL IT BE, AND WHY?

(I've heard other fan bases give their opinions, but I'm curious what Syracuse fans think about this).

I think WVU still makes more money than ACC schools. That might have changed, depending on how the ACCN did this season though. I think it is very close.

 

[cusefan88]

UCF. Big state school. Could develop rivalries with Miami and FSU. Orlando fun place to visit.

 

[Trueblue25]

G5?

Absolutely Cincy in a heartbeat.

I miss the gritt of our basketball games against them and they have a lot of potential in football.

Love the city if Cincinnati too.

 

[Trueblue25]

This is g5 + PAC guys. No B1G or big 12 suggestions.

 

[orange79]

Not sure FSU and Miami would like it, but my G5 choice would be South Florida. Decent athletics (which, I assume, is the main criteria here as opposed to academics, where they'd be second to last in the ACC - oh Hi, Louisville), and Tampa is a great roadie.

 

[Trueblue25]

Not sure FSU and Miami would like it, but my G5 choice would be South Florida. Decent athletics (which, I assume, is the main criteria here as opposed to academics, where they'd be second to last in the ACC - oh Hi, Louisville), and Tampa is a great roadie.

Not a big Raymond James guy, would love to see them eventually build their own stadium

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Not sure FSU and Miami would like it, but my G5 choice would be South Florida. Decent athletics (which, I assume, is the main criteria here as opposed to academics, where they'd be second to last in the ACC - oh Hi, Louisville), and Tampa is a great roadie.

Another Florida school adds no value to the ACC Network.

And I'm sure both FSU and the U will be thrilled to be competing against another in-state P5 school for recruits.

1. Cinci
2. WFVU
3. Temple
4. Directional Florida

999. UConn

 

[chugg21]

Not sure FSU and Miami would like it, but my G5 choice would be South Florida. Decent athletics (which, I assume, is the main criteria here as opposed to academics, where they'd be second to last in the ACC - oh Hi, Louisville), and Tampa is a great roadie.

My wife is an alum. They get an embarrassingly small level of support in the area. Would be pretty sad to see a Cuse/USF football game at Raymond James with 20,000 in the stands.

 

[orange79]

Another Florida school adds no value to the ACC Network.

And I'm sure both FSU and the U will be thrilled to be competing against another in-state P5 school for recruits.

1. Cinci
2. WFVU
3. Temple
4. Directional Florida

999. UConn

USF remains in the current ACC footprint. I wasn't considering $$$ plus/minus.

And I don't care what pisses off FSU and Miami.

 

[Cusester]

Would love to see the Schwartzwalder trophy become a yearly thing again. WFVU.

 

[UpstateSM]

Memphis

 

[sutomcat]

Another Florida school adds no value to the ACC Network.

And I'm sure both FSU and the U will be thrilled to be competing against another in-state P5 school for recruits.

1. Cinci
2. WFVU
3. Temple
4. Directional Florida

999. UConn

If I had to choose between UCF and USF, I would take UCF. It is a big deal having a stadium on campus.

But I agree with OX, adding a Florida school doesn't help the bottom line for the conference and would possibly weaken FSU and UM.

Temple has the best market and would address a big hole in ACC coverage between Syracuse, Boston and Pittsburgh and the rest of the conference. But they have no on site campus. Until/unless that changes, I don't see this happening.

I think the prudent thing is to leave a slot open and see what happens. If we have a chance to take Texas and it makes sense, we should do it. If ND wants to join for football, we should do it. No need to add a member who doesn't clearly improve the bottom line like those two would. If ND wants to join for football, and WVU is available and it makes the most sense, add them as our 16th. In that case, I would still lean towards leaving that 16th slot for a bigger fish though.

 

[Bayside44]

Georgetown for hoop and lax. We play half the conference 2x in 14 years anyway for football (hopefully), not like we'll see them.

 

[Shrmdougluvr]

There is no acceptable option except UCONN. All of the other options either stink geographically, stink at sports (except probably Cinncy), or stink academically. I think Temple is probably next best because at least they get us onto some more television sets.

Regardless, $ drives all of this, and any school that is not Texas or a poach from the SEC or Big Ten does not make the conference more money, and is therefore a non-starter.

 

[RF2044]

There is no acceptable option except UCONN. All of the other options either stink geographically, stink at sports (except probably Cinncy), or stink academically. I think Temple is probably next best because at least they get us onto some more television sets.

Regardless, $ drives all of this, and any school that is not Texas or a poach from the SEC or Big Ten does not make the conference more money, and is therefore a non-starter.

uconn isn't acceptable, under any circumstances.

 

[Trueblue25]

There is no acceptable option except UCONN. All of the other options either stink geographically, stink at sports (except probably Cinncy), or stink academically. I think Temple is probably next best because at least they get us onto some more television sets.

Regardless, $ drives all of this, and any school that is not Texas or a poach from the SEC or Big Ten does not make the conference more money, and is therefore a non-starter.

Cincy’s superior to Uconn is every major sport

 

[CousCuse]

Houston is the strongest G5 AD, I think. Gets a big Texas market.

 

[orangepassion]

I don't want add any more G5 teams. It adds another recruiting competitor.

 

[All4SU]

University of Syracuse! What a rivalry that would set up.

And if not them, then The University of Toronto. Let’s be the first to go International.