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Message: [QUOTE="BlazeOrange, post: 284215, member: 683"] My order of importance: 1. Which team does Notre Dame want to join the conference? This is probably all that really matters because they are in the drivers seat on joining or not. Nos. 15 (and 16) aren't going to be added until the Irish join a conference or make it perfectly clear that they aren't going to (and since their current denials aren't good enough and I don't know how much more emphatically they could say this, this half of the clause probably cannot be satisfied). 2. Which team helps SU more? Basically, this comes down to how will we be able to get more New Jersey recruits, since the numbers coming out of Connecticut high schools don't amount to anything. Does having Rutgers in conference give us an "in" to the state like with Florida teams? Or would a weakened Rutgers in a crappy conference cause more players to look our way? What if the ACC passed on RU and they actually pull off admittance into the B1G or B12? 3. Who would I rather play against? Since neither football team is someone you'd circle the calendar for, UConn wins this one due to the established intense hoops rivalry. 4. Who brings in more money? Obviously, this is #1 on the list for the ACC, but other than the financial benefits from getting Notre Dame, I really don't care about this. I know you gotta pay the bills and maximize income to build bigger/better/etc., but I was much happier when the TV wheeling and dealing was behind the scenes and the intrigue was about the teams, coaches, and players. RU wins due to the NYC market having more potential than the additional revenue source provided by chick hoops at UConn. The final tally is one factor for Rutgers, one for UConn, one I'm not sure about, and one left to ND. So let the Irish pick their partner and hope they and the ACC think outside the box and bring in someone even better. [/QUOTE]

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