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[QUOTE="SouthCampusHero, post: 220381, member: 957"]
Reading fans' comments about leaving the Big East, I have noticed some short-sighted remarks:
 
For starters, an Athletic Director should not base all decisions on how a change in conference affiliation will effect the Men's basketball program. Dr Gross has to do what is in the best interest of ALL sports. Yes, basketball and football are the money makers and without them, our non-revenue sports would suffer immensely (but only because BE media money isnt good enough). The ACC money ensures that the athletic department will be well funded no matter how well the revenue generating sports do. I think that is important. 
 
People (especially BE fans) like to think that we will go the way of Boston College when we move to the ACC. I look at it this way. If we can be competitive in football, basketball and LAX while operating under an outdated, uncompetitive BE media rights deal, then we surely can be competitive in the ACC with even more money. BC has the LARGEST athletic department in the entire ACC...our athletic department isnt nearly as big. I would like to see us keep the same number of sports that we have now and build facilities to ensure that we can be competitive in recruiting. We will get more money and can concentrate that money in only a few areas of need. Once we get all programs up to par (football especially), then we should think about adding more sports.
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