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[QUOTE="omniorange, post: 169919, member: 636"]
I am trying to understand, but have some questions.
 
First, I want to make sure I understand your reasoning...
 
1. The ACC expansion was truly about destroying UConn/Calhoun since only UConn/Calhoun is a threat to their national prominence in basketball.
 
2. There are basically only a few match-ups that TV cares about in cbb - UNC/Duke, UK/UL, SU/G'Town, and UConn/SU.
 
3. By separating SU from UConn this will ultimately bring down Calhoun and the Huskies and further reduce SU.
 
My questions...
 
1.  What if we go on to win an NC this year?  Would this not make SU/Boeheim at least an equal threat to Durham/Chapel Hill?
 
2 and 3.  Interesting that in this scenario the games TV supposedly truly cares about involve SU more than any other team.   What happens when we continue to play G'Town OOC and add in an annual game against Duke and UNC (not to mention an occasional OOC game against UConn)?  Won't that just elevate SU/Boeheim to an even more dire threat than they perceive UConn/Calhoun now?
 
I do agree that you might have a point about a Durham/Chapel Hill conspiracy.  I just think that the focus is on the wrong team.   I think the ACC wanted SU because unlike UConn that will actually schedule UNC/Duke out-of-conference or go deep enough in the NCAAs to actually match up with Duke/UNC there, our JB never would schedule them OOC and can't seem to get beyond the Sweet 16 to meet up with them in an Elite 8 or Final Four.   So it is my firm belief that the secret agenda is truly to get to play SU.
 
Cheers,
Neil
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