Stupid Move IMO

**Unchained** · September 20th, 2011, 05:09 PM

Would have rather had WVU than Pitt/Syracuse for football's sake anyway. Basketball was going to be strong enough as is

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**basketballguy** · September 20th, 2011, 05:13 PM

With this move the ACC knows it cannot compete as an entire conference against the SEC in football. The ACC has always been a basketball conference. Why try to be something they are not?

**red66** · September 20th, 2011, 07:14 PM

I read somewhere or maybe heard it on the radio that the Big East and Big 12 were in talks of combining after everyone left that was going to. I'm not sure there will be any schools left though that will have a good football team.

Also, Boise St. better be begging the Pac 12 to let them in, but it's not looking good since they are in talks with Oklahoma, Oklahoma St., Texas and Texas Tech. I believe the Boise State's and TCU's will have it ten times harder to make a BCS championship game than it even is now after all of the realignment is over.

**starbuck** · September 20th, 2011, 09:33 PM

all these super conferences that will be so big will just kick out the NCAA and do their own thing

**EJ3** · September 20th, 2011, 10:25 PM

From everything I've read the ACC was Texas' first choice, but they are a combo deal with Texas Tech, and the ACC doesn't want Texas Tech because of their poor academic record.

Also it looks like a real possibility that Notre Dame and UConn will be the next to join the ACC, with Rutgers being an alternate if one or the other doesn't work out.

I also read that WVU applied for acceptance to the ACC and was turned away for reasons that weren't mentioned.

Take this for what its worth, just a few things that have been floating around.

**Unchained** · September 20th, 2011, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by EJ3

From everything I've read the ACC was Texas' first choice, but they are a combo deal with Texas Tech, and the ACC doesn't want Texas Tech because of their poor academic record.

Also it looks like a real possibility that Notre Dame and UConn will be the next to join the ACC, with Rutgers being an alternate if one or the other doesn't work out.

I also read that WVU applied for acceptance to the ACC and was turned away for reasons that weren't mentioned.

Take this for what its worth, just a few things that have been floating around.

WVU was also rejected by the SEC

**TheBeast** · September 21st, 2011, 08:26 AM

What does WVU really have to offer any conference? They have had a decent showing the last few years in both football and basketball but are quickly reverting back to just another also ran.

**Ironlung** · September 21st, 2011, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by EJ3

Also it looks like a real possibility that Notre Dame and UConn will be the next to join the ACC

There's a less than zero chance that Notre Dame goes to the ACC. I don't think that Texas is/was really interested either. They're wanting the PAC 10/12/14/16.

**1inStripes** · September 21st, 2011, 11:04 AM

PAC-12 is now saying that they are standing pat. Probably just grandstanding though. They said Texas did not want to work within an even monetary split within the conference....imagine that.

**gcdevil22** · September 21st, 2011, 02:21 PM

the ACC took Pitt and Syracuse for their academic qualifications as well as what they bring to the table in basketball...WVU did, in fact, apply to the ACC but was turned down due to their perception as a second-rate university academic-wise...also, there was zero chance that UVa, VT and Maryland would vote to add WVU

the ACC did what I thought they should do...add schools who make it no question that the ACC is the nation's premier basketball conference again, and then when TV negotiations begin, bundle the football rights with the basketball rights and create a higher revenue for the conference, thus increasing recruiting budgets and (hopefully) putting a better football product on the field

saying there's a less than zero chance that ND goes to the ACC is pretty silly considering they were in talks with the ACC when Texas was being discussed...what it will take for ND to come to the ACC is the ACC would have to concede Notre Dame's NBC contract as well as give them a full share of the new tv contract that the ACC would undoubtedly get...and then the ACC would add UConn as their final 16th team

with the super conferences being formed around them and new tv contracts making their NBC contract not as big of a deal, it would be advantageous for Notre Dame to add a full share of a tv contract to their revenue, and they would like to do so in the ACC rather than the Big Ten