Comments on: Expanding Expansion http://www.the-a-line.com/2011/09/expanding-expansion-2/ It is what it is, unless it is not Tue, 01 May 2012 06:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jay http://www.the-a-line.com/2011/09/expanding-expansion-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1611 Jay Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:44:22 +0000 http://www.the-a-line.com/?p=1867#comment-1611 Atlee, I have to agree with all of your comments. Atlee,
I have to agree with all of your comments.

]]> By: Greg http://www.the-a-line.com/2011/09/expanding-expansion-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1603 Greg Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:43:46 +0000 http://www.the-a-line.com/?p=1867#comment-1603 JDANN, My fear is that those sub-humans get a SEC invite at some future point.  That would likely be the ultimate hurt to VT recruiting.  Sometimes in life, things like that happen.  The outfit you think is the absolute worst ends up in a freaking rose garden. I see on the Disney Goliath website this AM that ECU has applied to BLeast for membership.  Maybe the strawgraspers will at last grasped a straw. JDANN,

My fear is that those sub-humans get a SEC invite at some future point.  That would likely be the ultimate hurt to VT recruiting.  Sometimes in life, things like that happen.  The outfit you think is the absolute worst ends up in a freaking rose garden.

I see on the Disney Goliath website this AM that ECU has applied to BLeast for membership.  Maybe the strawgraspers will at last grasped a straw.

]]> By: Atlee http://www.the-a-line.com/2011/09/expanding-expansion-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1602 Atlee Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:39:11 +0000 http://www.the-a-line.com/?p=1867#comment-1602 Jay, Obviously, I'm probably way off base here, but I see this as a bball move, pure and simple, and another body blow to the BE/LEFC. I'm quite sure Greensboro realizes there is on schools out there that would join the ACC that could enhance the ACC's football rep.  So, Greensboro has accepted this and decided to become the best college basketball conference in the nation.  At the same time, it has cememted it's place at the BCS/Super Conference table.  It may always be the runt of the superconferences, football wise, but it will be the SEC of basketball. And it doesn't hurt that the ACC has sliced up it's main competition on the east coast in the process. This is not your Daddy's ACC.       Jay,
Obviously, I’m probably way off base here, but I see this as a bball move, pure and simple, and another body blow to the BE/LEFC.
I’m quite sure Greensboro realizes there is on schools out there that would join the ACC that could enhance the ACC’s football rep.  So, Greensboro has accepted this and decided to become the best college basketball conference in the nation.  At the same time, it has cememted it’s place at the BCS/Super Conference table.  It may always be the runt of the superconferences, football wise, but it will be the SEC of basketball.
And it doesn’t hurt that the ACC has sliced up it’s main competition on the east coast in the process.
This is not your Daddy’s ACC.
 
 
 

]]> By: Jay http://www.the-a-line.com/2011/09/expanding-expansion-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1601 Jay Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:45:29 +0000 http://www.the-a-line.com/?p=1867#comment-1601 Jim, Good stuff in this column. Any take on future ACC division alignment? My biggest fear is VT ends up in the ACC North and plays a Big East football schedule with UVA and Maryland thrown in. Gawd that would make me vomit. FWIW and IMHO the ACC didn't need to do this to renegotiate any contract. Contracts are always subject to termination and/or renegotiation. Always. Seems to me we just diluted the football product for no good reason at all, and I include basketball as no good reason.   Jim,
Good stuff in this column.
Any take on future ACC division alignment? My biggest fear is VT ends up in the ACC North and plays a Big East football schedule with UVA and Maryland thrown in. Gawd that would make me vomit.
FWIW and IMHO the ACC didn’t need to do this to renegotiate any contract. Contracts are always subject to termination and/or renegotiation. Always. Seems to me we just diluted the football product for no good reason at all, and I include basketball as no good reason.
 

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