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

**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.