linkAccording to Charleston Gazette
...that is so sad...WVU, asided from academics, would be a wonderful competitor in the ACC...I hope this is not an indication that they truly want or expect to stay in the ACC
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"WVU sources confirmed to the Gazette Monday afternoon that, barring any unforeseen developments during the call, the school will cast its vote to double the fee. That would be a clear signal that WVU is committed to rebuilding the conference."
"There has been speculation that at least one school, Louisville, would not participate in the call. The Cardinals are believed to be a candidate for inclusion should the Big 12 expand to 12 members or need to replace Missouri in order to remain at 10. West Virginia has also been mentioned in those discussions, but is nonetheless expected to participate in the call and vote for the proposal to double the exit fee."
According to Charleston Gazette
...that is so sad...WVU, asided from academics, would be a wonderful competitor in the ACC...I hope this is not an indication that they truly want or expect to stay in the ACC
In an ideal world WV would be coming with us. Now it seems like their academics will keep them out of the SEC, which is crazy. It seems like the conferences are pretending this is as much about academics and even the SEC wants good schools now.
No it's not. In an ideal world, ACC and Big Ten expansion is over.
I like the idea of a North/South split, but not the 10 games deal. I also don't think a North/South split will happen if the ACC ever gets to 16, and certainly not if we stay at 14., though I hope it will.
Why? We are in a Southern conference. How is that good for SU? WV would not hurt SU either. IMO it would be nice to see...
ACC North- ND, Miami, VT, WV, Pitt, SU, BC, Wake
ACC South- FSU, Clemson, GA Tech, UNC, UVA, MD, NC St, Duke
Play division teams once, one cross over rival (would be UVA for SU), then rotate 2 games vs the rest of the other division (final tally 10 games). That means home and away games every 7 years vs the South teams.
Having all of the teams that we recruit against go into the fire is going to help recruiting. Do you want to go to WVU or UConn or Rutgers and play in a glorified mid-major conference that's going to be without a BCS bid in two years, or come to Syracuse and play in a stable conference, playing for a conference title against elite programs like Miami, FSU, VT, Clemson, etc.