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Message: [QUOTE="arbitragegls, post: 425436, member: 302"] This provides me an opportunity to[B] just chat[/B]...[B]NOT REPORT sources.[/B] So I really enjoy the intelligence of our posters. The fact is, this has gotten to be as much a media turf war as an athletic/academic one. For example the B1G is taking heat for taking Maryland...well academically and research wise it fits...as a vengeful act to payback Notre Dame for associating with the ACC and the Orange Bowl for not committing 100% to B1G...it smells...and B1G fans are not happy but Fox and the BTN are happy. So we come to the ACC...is it one spot- Maryland's to fill or will there be 2-4 more teams leaving...and how important is it to get up to 15 teams leaving a potential spot for Notre Dame (but only if Notre Dame has indicated in writing it will join in next few years--this is from source). So here are my thoughts: 1. Louisville necessary to placate FSU--bridge to ND geographically 2. Uconn because of northeast, nyc, and academics with vg bball 3. Cincy...academics good, sports teams getting better, and--bridge to ND geographically ..and 1, 2, 3 may be way to 15 (if addl teams leave) while waiting for Notre Dame and blocks Big 12 in a certain geographic area--Ohio Valley. but you all know this...so here goes a whopper: 4. UCF and USF...[B]if eyeballs are the game and ESPN needs a real reason to upgrade the ACC contract,[/B] these two teams combined are the [B]4th or 5th[/B]-depending on how its measured--[B]TV market[/B] in the US--[B]Tampa and Orlando[/B]. It would solidify Florida and potentially lesson any pressure on ACC if FSU leaves...otherwise it locks up the state of Florida. And before you laugh off either university, let it be known that UCF is one of the 2 largest universities in the US...that is a lot of eyeballs...and USF has the facilities and desire to be big time. As of late last night, ESPN and ACC and ABC and Disney were still talking...and remember it isnt athletic directors that make the decisions, it is Presidents and BOT that do...so what is important to them...ACADEMICS AND MONEY...what order I do not know... [/QUOTE]

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