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Message: [QUOTE="OrangePA, post: 44276, member: 204"] I mentioned at least some of the negatives in a previous post in this thread. But since you have essentially instructed me to explain, I'll do it again for you. Right now, the Orange is in the BE for the next 27 months. If the BE dies there will be litigation involving Syracuse University - I have no doubt about that. That would be a negative from at least a financial standpoint. Litigation is always a bad idea - too much uncertainty and needless animosity results. UConn is still feeling the pinch of the lawsuit it filed years ago. So that would be negative for SU. A lot can happen in 27 months - the more instability, the more uncertainty - the more likely something will happen that could derail the ACC invitation - think about all that has occurred in the last twelve months. Too much uncertainty is a negative for SU. Complications from a legal action, or other developments, might cause the ACC to rescind its invitation during the next 27 months. That would be a negative for SU. The death of the BE could would likely result in some form of consolidation that would increase the likelihood of super conferences. That would likely result in Rutgers and UConn joining the ACC. That to me would be a negative for SU. I would prefer that Rutgers and UConn stay in a BE that is stable. That would give SU an edge - not a huge edge perhaps - but an edge that would be helpful in recruiting and attendance and money. Hoping for destruction is unrealisitc. It is unrealistic to think that Rutgers, UConn and others will end up in the MAC - that won't happen in my judgement. So, instead of hoping for something that won't happen or that could come back to bite Syracuse University, I prefer a reconstituted BE that will continue the tradtion of a somewhat lower tier BCS conference while SU moves to a slightly better BCS conference. [/QUOTE]

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