Orange87
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After reading this in the ‘Tuesday Articles’ thread:
I started thinking (always dangerous...)
My initial reaction to Temple in the ACC is 'Really?' but when you think about it, it is interesting at least. The author makes some good points - Temple's hoops team can absolutely compete in the ACC and their football team is competitive (finally), FBS and plays in a big stadium. Most importantly - Philadelphia is a big market and does link the northeast more seamlessly. I think its a good idea and I like it even better than Rutgers.
Check this out though - if the ACC is still all wound up about making north/south divisions and the Carolina schools don't want to split up and the Virginia schools don't want to be in a 'northern division' then forget 16 teams, let's go all the way to 20! Two, ten team divisions with 'true’ north and south teams:
North
Boston College
Connecticut
Louisville
Maryland
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Rutgers
Syracuse
Temple
West Virginia
South
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Miami
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
You could have each school play every other school in its own division each year and three from the other division. Or however else you want to do it. And look at that northern division. It's basically the Big East all over again.
C'mon...you KNOW you like it.
I started thinking (always dangerous...)
My initial reaction to Temple in the ACC is 'Really?' but when you think about it, it is interesting at least. The author makes some good points - Temple's hoops team can absolutely compete in the ACC and their football team is competitive (finally), FBS and plays in a big stadium. Most importantly - Philadelphia is a big market and does link the northeast more seamlessly. I think its a good idea and I like it even better than Rutgers.
Check this out though - if the ACC is still all wound up about making north/south divisions and the Carolina schools don't want to split up and the Virginia schools don't want to be in a 'northern division' then forget 16 teams, let's go all the way to 20! Two, ten team divisions with 'true’ north and south teams:
North
Boston College
Connecticut
Louisville
Maryland
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Rutgers
Syracuse
Temple
West Virginia
South
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Miami
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
You could have each school play every other school in its own division each year and three from the other division. Or however else you want to do it. And look at that northern division. It's basically the Big East all over again.
C'mon...you KNOW you like it.