eaglesfan06 {l Wrote}:Wow, Maryland is truly pathetic.
Good riddance to that terrible program. Although it will suck losing our auto win each season, we will be better off in the long run when knowing we have to compete for 12 games rather than 11.
NorthEndEagle {l Wrote}:cat hair pee fire
HJS {l Wrote}:eaglesfan06 {l Wrote}:Wow, Maryland is truly pathetic.
Good riddance to that terrible program. Although it will suck losing our auto win each season, we will be better off in the long run when knowing we have to compete for 12 games rather than 11.
No one in the ACC vilified MD for leaving. Basically, Maryland as a program leaving for the B10 has been a non-event. They are terrible in pretty much all sports now. Their fans have always been the worst (ala West Virginia). Further, neither B10 nor MD are excited about their joining. They both have begrudging acceptance that they are doing it for the money and hope that it won't be that bad.
I was thinking the other day that Delany gets thought of as some virtuoso. Yet, Slive has created the best product and Scott has the best TV deals. Delany also BADLY misplayed expansion. Specifically, Mizzou desperately wanted to go to the B10 even over the SEC. And, Delany let them go to the SEC saying he saw no need to ever expand beyond 12. A few months later, he added Maryland and Rutgers. The man still wields enough power that he could destroy the ACC, but he isn't half as great as some make him out to be.
Oliver Closeoff {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:eaglesfan06 {l Wrote}:Wow, Maryland is truly pathetic.
Good riddance to that terrible program. Although it will suck losing our auto win each season, we will be better off in the long run when knowing we have to compete for 12 games rather than 11.
No one in the ACC vilified MD for leaving. Basically, Maryland as a program leaving for the B10 has been a non-event. They are terrible in pretty much all sports now. Their fans have always been the worst (ala West Virginia). Further, neither B10 nor MD are excited about their joining. They both have begrudging acceptance that they are doing it for the money and hope that it won't be that bad.
I was thinking the other day that Delany gets thought of as some virtuoso. Yet, Slive has created the best product and Scott has the best TV deals. Delany also BADLY misplayed expansion. Specifically, Mizzou desperately wanted to go to the B10 even over the SEC. And, Delany let them go to the SEC saying he saw no need to ever expand beyond 12. A few months later, he added Maryland and Rutgers. The man still wields enough power that he could destroy the ACC, but he isn't half as great as some make him out to be.
B1G football blows, they are by far the worst of the 5 power conferences. While Delaney is kicking ass on the TV contract front, his teams suck yet few talking heads ever bring up the B1G's suckatude. The ACC gets bashed repeatedly for not being as good as the SEC yet the B1G gets handled with kid gloves.
b0mberMan {l Wrote}:When it comes time to tally conference bowl wins and losses, can we give MD's to the B1G?
HJS {l Wrote}:b0mberMan {l Wrote}:When it comes time to tally conference bowl wins and losses, can we give MD's to the B1G?
You know that an ACC mouthpiece such as David Glenn or LNH will do such an article if it makes the ACC look better.
NorthEndEagle {l Wrote}:cat hair pee fire
b0mberMan {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:b0mberMan {l Wrote}:When it comes time to tally conference bowl wins and losses, can we give MD's to the B1G?
You know that an ACC mouthpiece such as David Glenn or LNH will do such an article if it makes the ACC look better.
And we can count a win when Louisville beats Miami!
Hooray conference stuff.
Maryland files a $157 million counterclaim vs. ACC. Alleges Wake Forest/Pittsburgh officials tried to recruit unnamed B1G schools to leave.
New Maryland counterclaim against ACC claims ACC schools tried to recruit two Big Ten universities to leave the Big Ten and join the ACC.
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:That is a laugh out loud funny counterclaim. Tough to tell which is funnier:
1) The idea of Wake and Pitt carrying the torch for the ACC; or
2) The idea that romancing PSU and NW could cause 157 mil in damages; or
3) That it could cause damages to MD, who isn't in the B17 yet; or
4) the idea that there were any damages when neither team actually left.
apbc12 {l Wrote}:So Maryland is restoring to the spaghetti strategy, eh? Things must really be looking up in College Park!
HJS {l Wrote}:Maybe... MAYBE... there could be such a counter-claim if the ACC was suing the B10 for tortious interference. It isn't. The ACC isn't even suing to prevent MD from leaving. It is just suing MD to abide by the terms of a contract.
Honestly, MD's whole demeanor in leaving the ACC is bizarre. It is doing much more harm to itself than good. I also don't understand why they feel it necessary. If they were making the move because of money and research opportunities, both of those benefits are realized within 10 years of the move... even after abiding by the buyout. The buyout, while significant from the perspective of athletic department operations, is rather insignificant when talking about the university's overall budget.
All of this is strange and reinforces that attorneys who never practice (or only do so very briefly), and instead spend their life hiding in academia, are terrible at running shit.
DuchesneEast {l Wrote}:If UM is represented by Alumni, it shows how worthless that degree is.
Judge should throw it out and awards costs and sanctions. Dummies. You can approach any school to leave, it has no effect on your exit fee.
apbc12 {l Wrote}:
With a few exceptions, lawyers who practice for a long time, or a short time, or a medium time, are terrible at running shit, too.
2001Eagle {l Wrote}:DuchesneEast {l Wrote}:If UM is represented by Alumni, it shows how worthless that degree is.
Judge should throw it out and awards costs and sanctions. Dummies. You can approach any school to leave, it has no effect on your exit fee.
Even a shit counterclaim provides some settlement leverage, if only for the cost of dealing with it for the otherside.
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:That motion to dismiss doesn't have to be that long, either. The word "Really?" should suffice.
HJS {l Wrote}:2001Eagle {l Wrote}:DuchesneEast {l Wrote}:If UM is represented by Alumni, it shows how worthless that degree is.
Judge should throw it out and awards costs and sanctions. Dummies. You can approach any school to leave, it has no effect on your exit fee.
Even a shit counterclaim provides some settlement leverage, if only for the cost of dealing with it for the otherside.
Not really. They are already embroiled in litigation. The cost associated with drafting a motion to dismiss is negligible (and no more than the cost for MD to respond to said motion). This counterclaim was put out there as a PR move. I actually don't know what they hope to accomplish with it other than to show (a) the ACC isn't a victim and (b) they were rejected by PSU and NW. The truth is that they probably just got those two fanbases thinking that maybe life would be better for them in another conference.
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:That motion to dismiss doesn't have to be that long, either. The word "Really?" should suffice.
claver2010 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:That motion to dismiss doesn't have to be that long, either. The word "Really?" should suffice.
they should've responded w lolcats
edit: here's the suit http://media10.washingtonpost.com/gener ... awsuit.pdf
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