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[QUOTE="garnermike, post: 17643, member: 798"]
Couldn't be more pleased if/when SU leaves the BE for the ACC. Sure, I live in the Triangle, so, yes, I would wind up having many more chances to attend SU games locally and follow more local media coverage of SU sports. But that's not the main reason behind my positive feelings about the move. The others are:

- no more competing in a marginally relevant football conference;
- no more worrying about whether the collegiate FB musical chairs would result in SU not having a seat;
- with Pitt's coming along for the ride, SU will STILL compete in the best BB conference in the nation (Duke, UNC, SU, Pitt, and half a dozen other schools that historically field decent-to-nationally-competitive BB teams);
- A huge plus for BB recruiting, as prospects will know their teams will have prime eastern and national TV coverage, and that they compete at the highest competitive level;
- better chances of landing FB recruits from the prime recruiting heartlands in FL and NC and VA;

Finally, I stand amazed at those who are looking at this as an immoral move of betrayal or of breaking promises. Anyone who was thinking, somehow, that rivalries, loyalty, ethics, commitment, history, and trust would play any meaningful role in reshaping a college FB system based on economic and market drivers was being way too naive.
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