EagleDave {l Wrote}:We'd still be a pretty odd fit within this supposed realigned Big 10...especially in terms of competitiveness. Sure, having Rutgers, 'Cuse, and Yukon would be good for attendance, but we would dick stomp all 3 of them with relative ease on a yearly basis. I prefer the competitiveness of the ACC and the access to the southern recruits and the tradition that comes with it.
Call me cynical, but outside of Ohio State and Michigan, I can't imagine getting excited when lined up against the dregs of the Big 10 like Indiana, Illinois, Northwestern, and Purdue. I much prefer FSU, Va Tech, Miami, Clemson, North Carolina, NC State, Wake Forest, Maryland, et al.
EagleDave {l Wrote}:Call me cynical, but outside of Ohio State and Michigan, I can't imagine getting excited when lined up against the dregs of the Big 10 like Indiana, Illinois, Northwestern, and Purdue. I much prefer FSU, Va Tech, Miami, Clemson, North Carolina, NC State, Wake Forest, Maryland, et al.
1981Eagle {l Wrote}:I would miss Hockey East but we would still play the ones that matter, Maine, BU, UNH, Northeastern, UVM as OOC games.
commavegarage {l Wrote}:1981Eagle {l Wrote}:I would miss Hockey East but we would still play the ones that matter, Maine, BU, UNH, Northeastern, UVM as OOC games.
1. Leaving the ACC wouldn't mean leaving HE. There is no Big 10 hockey conference.
2. Everything in life would be solved if the ACC had Penn State and ND.
3. Did I mention I like panera bread?
hansen {l Wrote}:81's conference expansion threads are slowly infecting every forum on EO. pretty soon, i'll go to the boathouse and instead of seeing some nice , i'll see arguments as to why <insert team name here> would be a better fit for <insert conference name here>,
DrJackRyan {l Wrote}:http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/mens_basketball/articles/2010/04/04/bc_spinning_its_webs_but_wont_snag_spider/?page=full
I don't even know where to post this. Football board? Basketball board? Conference expansion thread? Coaching thread?
BC officials have said the answer to any Big Ten inquiry would be, “NO, NO, NO.’’ But the Big Ten could take a bite out of New England and New York by grabbing Rutgers, Syracuse, and Connecticut, as well as Pittsburgh and Notre Dame, which would give the Big Ten network coverage from New England through the Midwest and, if Notre Dame were included, across the nation.
With four teams gone, the Big East would collapse, of course, in football, but one of the offshoots would be for the ACC to come in and take the remaining four Big East teams — South Florida, West Virginia, Louisville, and Cincinnati — to create a 16-team megaconference. The SEC would then have to react and would move to take Texas and Texas A&M. And suddenly you would have three 16-team superconferences.
As to all these discussions, I think the writers overstate what "must" or will happen. Can anyone here imagine the ACC adding any of those school? I certainly can't. Not only do the schools not fit the image of the ACC, I have a hard time seeing how adding those two teams would add additional marginal revenue.
And the SEC. The SEC is the king of college football why would the "react" in such a way? And would Texas and A&M even want to be part of the SEC? Lots of speculation but not a ton of data to back it up.
1981Eagle {l Wrote}:I would love to see a B10 hockey conference. Not just because it would be a great conference with BC, ND, Minnesota, Wisconsin,Michigan, Mich. St. etc.
HJS {l Wrote}:That article was ridiculous. The idea that the ACC is going to expand to add a school like Cincy is just retarded.
BC923 {l Wrote}:I just hope we don't join http://acchockey.com/
campion {l Wrote}:Congratulations, shockdoct. That article proves one and one thing only, which is that Mark Blaudschun has found this website.....
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