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  • Pmoney327
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    • Aug 2004
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    #3136
    Re: Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

    Originally posted by Ziza9Noles94
    Sure UCONN made a BCS bowl and then struggled to fill seats and sell tickets to the game.. Realistically I would prefer Louisville. Solid football for years, great hoops. But most importantly they bring relevance in football.
    They are actually an upgrade over Maryland. UCONN Football is not. UCONN being added won't increase the perception of the ACC. It won't create tougher in conference matchups. At this point I could care less who Swofford and Tobacco Road add. I just want out.
    UConn returned something like 75% of their ticket allotment for that game, and was just depressing as a whole.

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    • TDenverFan
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      • Jan 2011
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      #3137
      Re: Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

      The ACC should offer the house to ND. Align the divisions so they're with BC and play the U every year. Let them keep their network. Let them arrange when they want to play conference games (Early year, end of year, noon, night, etc.)

      ND would keep the ACC relevant in Football.
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      • NYJets
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        #3138
        Re: Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

        I'm not saying that anybody should be excited about the UConn football program joining your conference, because you shouldn't. But UConn traveled ok to that bowl game, just everybody bought tickets through stubhub because they were much cheaper.
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        • Cusefan
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          #3139
          Originally posted by NYJets
          I'm not saying that anybody should be excited about the UConn football program joining your conference, because you shouldn't. But UConn traveled ok to that bowl game, just everybody bought tickets through stubhub because they were much cheaper.
          I get that, it's also hard to justify buying tix to a game across the country when your team is a massive underdog. If Rutgers were to win the BE I would suspect that their tickets sold would be similar to UCONN, each has new success at football and each would be huge dog.

          I still don't get what Maryland offers, I understand Rutgers(alot of TVs and football could be good) bit why the Terps!

          As far as the ACC getting poached to the point of not being a BCS conference, I could not disagree more. I just don't see the SEC grabbing teams just to add teams. Losing Maryland will not hurt the ACC, they are easily replaceable.
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          • superjames1992
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            #3140
            Re: Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

            Maryland offers the Washington D.C. media market. Rutgers offers the NYC media market. That's really all the B1G cares about (along with academics, I guess). Quality football and/or basketball be damned (though Rutgers is at least decent at football these days).

            I'm glad to see Rutgers finally get out of the sinking Big East Conference, though.
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            • gopher_guy
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              #3141
              Re: Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

              Originally posted by superjames1992
              Maryland offers the Washington D.C. media market. Rutgers offers the NYC media market. That's really all the B1G cares about (along with academics, I guess). Quality football and/or basketball be damned (though Rutgers is at least decent at football these days).

              I'm glad to see Rutgers finally get out of the sinking Big East Conference, though.
              How are Rutgers and Maryland academically? I would assume (hope) that they are solid academic schools if the B1G let them in.
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              • OSUFan_88
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                • Jul 2004
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                #3142
                Re: Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

                Originally posted by gopher_guy
                How are Rutgers and Maryland academically? I would assume (hope) that they are solid academic schools if the B1G let them in.
                They are both AAU.
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                • Juce734
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                  #3143
                  Re: Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

                  Originally posted by Cusefan
                  I get that, it's also hard to justify buying tix to a game across the country when your team is a massive underdog. If Rutgers were to win the BE I would suspect that their tickets sold would be similar to UCONN, each has new success at football and each would be huge dog.

                  I still don't get what Maryland offers, I understand Rutgers(alot of TVs and football could be good) bit why the Terps!

                  As far as the ACC getting poached to the point of not being a BCS conference, I could not disagree more. I just don't see the SEC grabbing teams just to add teams. Losing Maryland will not hurt the ACC, they are easily replaceable.
                  SEC will do and has been doing the same thing the B1G is doing. Expanding their TV market. Texas A&M, Missouri they brought them in for the TV coverage. Same reason I think the SEC will poach the ACC to move up the coast some getting more TV revenue.

                  Originally posted by superjames1992
                  Maryland offers the Washington D.C. media market. Rutgers offers the NYC media market. That's really all the B1G cares about (along with academics, I guess). Quality football and/or basketball be damned (though Rutgers is at least decent at football these days).

                  I'm glad to see Rutgers finally get out of the sinking Big East Conference, though.
                  The problem with conferences trying to move into new markets is that it doesn't guarantee anything. For instance the B1G is banking on $200 million dollars by expanding the Big Ten Network but that is if negotiations go perfect when they renegotatiate in 2017.

                  The product is going to get worse with Maryland being one of the worst football teams in the B1G. Rutgers will probably be around Northwesterns level.
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                  • simgamer0005
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                    #3144
                    Re: Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

                    Originally posted by superjames1992
                    Maryland offers the Washington D.C. media market. Rutgers offers the NYC media market. That's really all the B1G cares about (along with academics, I guess). Quality football and/or basketball be damned (though Rutgers is at least decent at football these days).
                    Would you agree that that is an incredibly pathetic reason for a school to join a conference? i mean, seriously, "media markets"? really? i mean, what is this supposed to be about? the history and tradition of college football wasn't created by catering to media markets.

                    So, Rutgers and Maryland are joining the Big10 to open up more "media markets"? how can anyone dismiss the absurdity of this? we live in the age of the internet, with national TV networks, and the mythical "media market" is the reason for these teams changing conferences? i think that's given as a reason because otherwise, like most of the re-alignment, it makes absolutely no sense. So, Rutgers and Maryland are in the Big10 because of media markets? Not to make the conference stronger in football or basketball, not for academics. what was a midwestern conference now has two teams mere miles from the atlantic ocean.

                    i think a lot of fans are getting sick of this endless re-alignment. i was reading on one forum where ACC fans want their old conference back. they miss playing every team in their conference twice in basketball and stuff like that.

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                    • TDenverFan
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                      #3145
                      Re: Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

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                      • Cusefan
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                        #3146
                        Originally posted by Juce734
                        SEC will do and has been doing the same thing the B1G is doing. Expanding their TV market. Texas A&M, Missouri they brought them in for the TV coverage. Same reason I think the SEC will poach the ACC to move up the coast some getting more TV revenue.



                        The problem with conferences trying to move into new markets is that it doesn't guarantee anything. For instance the B1G is banking on $200 million dollars by expanding the Big Ten Network but that is if negotiations go perfect when they renegotatiate in 2017.

                        The product is going to get worse with Maryland being one of the worst football teams in the B1G. Rutgers will probably be around Northwesterns level.
                        It's tough to gauge how well Rutgers really is since they literally do not play any decent OOC opponents.

                        As far as the SEC goes, who are they going to add? I feel like adding anyone from the ACC will just water their conference down, that already own just about every TV market in the nation(CBS). The ACC will get a team in the National Title conversation every few years but that's not going to be good enough for the SEC. I do hope the playoffs get expanded to 8 teams since that would be a pretty good chance to get a team in the chase every year. I feel like the SEC would be better off poaching the BIG12 and if that happened the BIG 12 would be in no position to poach the ACC
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                        • TDenverFan
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                          #3147
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                          Hoping this is true... I really don't like the Big East's West Coast expansion.
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                          • simgamer0005
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                            #3148
                            Re: Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

                            Originally posted by TDenverFan
                            http://espn.go.com/ncf/conversations...rn-sources-say

                            Hoping this is true... I really don't like the Big East's West Coast expansion.
                            thanks for sharing. this is the best news i heard all day! they should absolutely stay put in the MWC. look how fun the MWC is this season. heading into the final week, you got 3 teams tied for first at 6-1. Boise State, Fresno State, and San Diego State. wouldn't it be a shame if these teams did not play in the future? they are such natural geographic rivals and they are really fun to watch. I don't like the Big East's West Coast expansion either. it's about time someone said "no this is wrong" and stayed put where they belong. maybe boise state and san diego state are the ones to make that stand and stay in the conference with their western rivals.

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                            • ItsOrangeBaby
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                              #3149
                              Originally posted by TDenverFan
                              http://espn.go.com/ncf/conversations...rn-sources-say

                              Hoping this is true... I really don't like the Big East's West Coast expansion.
                              I don't know I kind of like the idea of the west coast expansion of the conference l, but seeing how the season played out these time might be better off staying put.

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                              • lonewolf371
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                                #3150
                                Re: Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

                                Originally posted by Juce734
                                SEC will do and has been doing the same thing the B1G is doing. Expanding their TV market. Texas A&M, Missouri they brought them in for the TV coverage. Same reason I think the SEC will poach the ACC to move up the coast some getting more TV revenue.



                                The problem with conferences trying to move into new markets is that it doesn't guarantee anything. For instance the B1G is banking on $200 million dollars by expanding the Big Ten Network but that is if negotiations go perfect when they renegotatiate in 2017.

                                The product is going to get worse with Maryland being one of the worst football teams in the B1G. Rutgers will probably be around Northwesterns level.
                                Maryland isn't good right now but they're in a talent-rich state. They probably have more potential than Purdue, IU, Minnesota, etc.
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