Comments on: Expanding Expansion http://www.the-a-line.com/2010/05/expanding-expansion/ It is what it is, unless it is not Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:31:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: bill lipscomb http://www.the-a-line.com/2010/05/expanding-expansion/comment-page-1/#comment-995 bill lipscomb Thu, 06 May 2010 21:10:17 +0000 http://www.the-a-line.com/?p=1434#comment-995 Jim, enjoy your writing but really wish you would drop some of the off color references to our fellow ACC schools and especially their presidents. Anyway who cares what the Big Ten and SEC do---we have never had more than half our games on TV in the past. Jim, enjoy your writing but really wish you would drop some of the off color references to our fellow ACC schools and especially their presidents. Anyway who cares what the Big Ten and SEC do—we have never had more than half our games on TV in the past.

]]> By: Robert D http://www.the-a-line.com/2010/05/expanding-expansion/comment-page-1/#comment-994 Robert D Thu, 06 May 2010 13:32:08 +0000 http://www.the-a-line.com/?p=1434#comment-994 Things do look dire TV-wise for the ACC.  The investment that ESPN has made in the SEC is palpable.  Unless Notre Dame decides they want to join up, there are no impact schools the ACC is in a position to add.  The only expansion I can think of that might help is schedule expansion, i.e. going to nine conference games to increase inventory, and I don't know how appetizing that would be to presidents and athletic personnel.  But when the TV dollars are thin, it may not be wise to leave matchups like Virginia Tech-Florida State off the table. Things do look dire TV-wise for the ACC.  The investment that ESPN has made in the SEC is palpable.  Unless Notre Dame decides they want to join up, there are no impact schools the ACC is in a position to add.  The only expansion I can think of that might help is schedule expansion, i.e. going to nine conference games to increase inventory, and I don’t know how appetizing that would be to presidents and athletic personnel.  But when the TV dollars are thin, it may not be wise to leave matchups like Virginia Tech-Florida State off the table.

]]> By: Greg http://www.the-a-line.com/2010/05/expanding-expansion/comment-page-1/#comment-993 Greg Tue, 04 May 2010 22:28:10 +0000 http://www.the-a-line.com/?p=1434#comment-993 You are exactly correct Atlee.  Did you notice VT has only 1 Thursday night game this year.  For the longest time we played a home and away on Thursday nights.  Just a harbinger of things to come You are exactly correct Atlee.  Did you notice VT has only 1 Thursday night game this year.  For the longest time we played a home and away on Thursday nights.  Just a harbinger of things to come

]]> By: Atlee http://www.the-a-line.com/2010/05/expanding-expansion/comment-page-1/#comment-992 Atlee Tue, 04 May 2010 02:19:39 +0000 http://www.the-a-line.com/?p=1434#comment-992 I keep telling the good folks on the TSL boards that the next contract is going to be bloody bad.  But there does seem to be quite a few who believe we're going to have something akin to the SEC's ESPN contract. Common sense says it will not happen.  Very few open TV slots, plus the ACC didn't exactly hit a  home run during the last contract. I keep telling the good folks on the TSL boards that the next contract is going to be bloody bad.  But there does seem to be quite a few who believe we’re going to have something akin to the SEC’s ESPN contract.

Common sense says it will not happen.  Very few open TV slots, plus the ACC didn’t exactly hit a  home run during the last contract.

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