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Ralph show me a link that states the ACC schools have turned down the Big Ten. Frankly, I believe you are making stuff up to prove your point.
RALPH IS WRONG AGAIN!
This just in. ESPN's Brett McMurphy just told The Latern that he believes the "Big Ten will be the conference that sets off the next wave of expansion"
So now we have the following saying the big 10 will expand:
-sporting news
-Brett mcmurphy
-Greg swaim
-chip brown of Texas rivals
-sportsman cave
-Houston cougars 247 guy
-Oliver luck wv ad
None of those except TSN is mainstream, all have agendas, mostly selling $100 subscriptions to WVU fans. All McMurphy is doing is offering an opinion, there is nothing factual about his opinion. The Big 10 has no one to expand with. Notre Dame has been turning down the Big 10 for the last 25 years. All the AAU ACC teams turned down the Big 10 in the last 2 months, UVA, GT, UNC, that is why the Big 10 ended up with Maryland the last school on their list.
BM, your posts are nonsensical, you need to sign up for my Conference Realignment 101 course.
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Ralph show me a link that states the ACC schools have turned down the Big Ten. Frankly, I believe you are making stuff up to prove your point.
Do you think Maryland was the first choice? UNC said no, Duke said no, UVA said no, GT said no, the Big 10 ended up with Maryland.
Nowhere did he say anything about Maryland and if they were first choice. He asked for a link and you are trying to change the subject while we continue to wait for your "proof."
NO kidding. And truthfully, how many schools are really going to turn down the Big 10 with all that $ and the fact that if you get into that conference you are set for the foreseeable future? You would no longer have to worry about conference realignment at all. There are really only 3 conferences that can say that (Big 10, SEC, Pac 12).[/QUOTE
The Ralph logic 101
UNC official "the B1G and SEC wants us but unfortunately they want to pay us substantially more money and give us way more exposure. In addition to this bad news, well also have guarenteed bcs spots with the potential to earn even more money as well as legitimate playoff/national championship opportunities. Now that will not happen starting in the 2014 season in the acc. Any questions?
UNC official #2 "Sounds awful. Lets tell the B1G and SEC thanks but no thanks
The Ralph logic 101NO kidding. And truthfully, how many schools are really going to turn down the Big 10 with all that $ and the fact that if you get into that conference you are set for the foreseeable future? You would no longer have to worry about conference realignment at all. There are really only 3 conferences that can say that (Big 10, SEC, Pac 12).
NO kidding. And truthfully, how many schools are really going to turn down the Big 10 with all that $ and the fact that if you get into that conference you are set for the foreseeable future? You would no longer have to worry about conference realignment at all. There are really only 3 conferences that can say that (Big 10, SEC, Pac 12).
Notre Dame has been publicly turning down the Big 10 for the last 25 years.
The ACC schools enjoy being in the ACC. They appreciate the tradition of the ACC. They enjoy the schools they are associated with. They enjoy the geographic closeness of the schools. They do not want a regular diet of traveling to Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska. ACC schools have very large endowments, they do not need the money.
Notre Dame is joining the ACC for all sports except football, ND football is going to play 5 games a year against ACC teams. Everyone wants to play football against ND, everyone wants ND in their conference.
Bottom line, no more ACC schools will leave to join the Big 10.
Nowhere did he say anything about Maryland and if they were first choice. He asked for a link and you are trying to change the subject while we continue to wait for your "proof."
Notre Dame has been publicly turning down the Big 10 for the last 25 years.
The ACC schools enjoy being in the ACC. They appreciate the tradition of the ACC. They enjoy the schools they are associated with. They enjoy the geographic closeness of the schools. They do not want a regular diet of traveling to Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska. ACC schools have very large endowments, they do not need the money.
Notre Dame is joining the ACC for all sports except football, ND football is going to play 5 games a year against ACC teams. Everyone wants to play football against ND, everyone wants ND in their conference.
Bottom line, no more ACC schools will leave to join the Big 10.
Where is the link to the announcement that UNC is joining the Big 10?
If there is no such link or announcement, by deductive reasoning, I am therefore correct.
Where is the link to the announcement that UNC is joining the Big 10?
If there is no such link or announcement, by deductive reasoning, I am therefore correct.
We aren't talking Notre Dame. We are talking ACC schools.
Sure, they all like all the stuff you mention (tradition (though how much do they like this if they steal half of the big east), geography, etc). But those are all "nice to haves"
The new world of college football has some "need to haves"
1) $
2) Guaranteed access to highest level bowls
3) Stability
The ACC provides little of #1, a little of #2, and zero of #3.
The Big 10 provides a ton of #1, a certainty of #2, and a certainty of #3.
Sometimes you have to let go of your "nice to haves" in order to get your "musts".
The acc payment is BACKLOGGED. Meaning the substantial revene(which is still less than the B1G, B12, and SEC) won't kick in until 2020 and because there is no GoR, schools may leave and nullify that deal. These schools exploring options are struggling NOWThe ACC provides all of those. 1) Each ACC school will receive between $20 million to $26 million a year throughout the life of the current TV contract. 2) The ACC owns the Orange Bowl, which is one of the highest level bowls, the ACC champion has guaranteed access to the Orange Bowl. The ACC will receive $27.5 Million every year from the Orange Bowl. The ACC gets the same share of the playoff money as the other 4 power conferences, the agreement to split the playoff money equally among the Power 5 was signed several months ago 3) the ACC was started over 60 years ago, in those 60 years they have only lost 2 members, South Carolina and Maryland, while gaining VT, BC, Miami, FSU, Syracuse, Pitt, Louisville, and ND.