Expansion

[Dirty Jacket]

Crickets from Cabrera, Batt, GA BOR… as expected.

What do you want them to say? Hold a meeting like FSU to confirm we’re locked in til 2036 but puff our chests out anyways?

Also, I don’t think Stanford and Cal to B10 is a forgone conclusion like some have suggested. They bring nothing to the B10.

 

[WracerX]

What do you want them to say? Hold a meeting like FSU to confirm we’re locked in til 2036 but puff our chests out anyways?

Also, I don’t think Stanford and Cal to B10 is a forgone conclusion like some have suggested. They bring nothing to the B10.

None of the remaining 4 add anything. They are great college traditions, but not money makers.

 

[TechRush]

RIP Cal, Wash St, Oregon St, Stanford.

 

[savbandjacket]

RIP Cal, Wash St, Oregon St, Stanford.

They are going to rule the Mountain West.

 

[MidnightJacket]

What do you want them to say? Hold a meeting like FSU to confirm we’re locked in til 2036 but puff our chests out anyways?

Also, I don’t think Stanford and Cal to B10 is a forgone conclusion like some have suggested. They bring nothing to the B10.

I think they’ll get picked up eventually if the league keeps growing, they’ll probably want a larger west coast pod in the leagues final form, but it might be a decade of waiting until the B1G fills out with the ACC teams they want first.

I see Cal like UVA, cache in being affiliated with the institution, but not bringing much otherwise for adding to the football culture of the conference. Similar for Stanford, except on a much higher level. Stanford I think can actually manage to survive as an indy for a while, they’ve got too many rich alumni not to string together their program for a while until things shake out a bit more.

At the end of the day, somebody has to take some L’s. You need atleast a couple of punching bags, not a whole league of them but you do need a couple.

 

[Liberty]

Ross made a dent when he won a natty.

O’Leary made a bigger impression with TIAR. There is no mystery what it takes to gain sidewalk fans in the state.

The hard part is figuring out how to deliver wins against uga. So far you either need to hire an amazing coach (like Spurrier) or wait for them to hire a terrible coach like Goff.

Certainly didn't show up in butts in the seats. What metric are you using?

 

[JJacket]

Crickets from Cabrera, Batt, GA BOR… as expected.

What exactly do you require? A press conference to demonstrate desperation? Chill out.

 

[Dirty Jacket]

College football was getting ööööty the last few years, it’s turning uninteresting now

 

[zippyGT]

What do we know to be real right now, and what is just internet rumor?

 

[WracerX]

Certainly didn't show up in butts in the seats. What metric are you using?

There were more butts in seats in 91 than in 89.
There were more butts in seats in 2001 than 96. There was way more Tech gear on the streets in 2001 than today.

When we were good to n basketball, there were lots of ‘I root for Tech in basketball and georgia in football’ sidewalk fans.

 

[LagrangeJacket]

What do we know to be real right now, and what is just internet rumor?

Big Ten Conference

The official athletics website for Big Ten Conference

bigten.org

 

[GT98]

Add ND and poach Penn State and viola.

Never happen. ND will only join a conference when they no longer have a path to the playoff otherwise. And that conference won’t be the ACC. Why in the hell would Penn St leave the huge $ of the Big10?

 

[justafan]

Hahaha

What a ööööshow

 

[LagrangeJacket]

Ivy League standing pat:

 

[zippyGT]

Ivy League standing pat:

They say that, then pick up Stanford and Caltech while booting Brown and Cornell.

 

[smokey_wasp]

Been busy today. What'd I miss?

Whoa.

 

[stech81]

Been busy today. What'd I miss?

Whoa.

Tech thinking about going with 3 ply toilet paper this year in the restrooms.
FSU going with 1 ply to save money and charging $1 to use the toilets.

 

[Fredge]

Crickets from Cabrera, Batt, GA BOR… as expected.

This is such a stupid comment. I assure you they are monitoring all of this.

How many other ACC schools have said anything publicly today?

We're very lucky Batt and Cabrera are in charge and not the last 2 clowns.

 

[cyptomcat]

Big Ten Conference

The official athletics website for Big Ten Conference

bigten.org

apparently they got them on the cheap

Unlike USC and UCLA, Oregon and Washington will not enter the Big Ten with full revenue shares. Sources told ESPN that both schools will receive approximately $30 million annually when they join the league, a share that will increase by $1 million during the current media contract with Fox, NBC and CBS, which runs through the 2029-30 athletic season. They then would be able to receive full shares.

Big Ten 'excited' as Oregon, Washington join

The Big Ten added Oregon and Washington as new members Friday, strengthening the Western flank of the rapidly growing conference while dealing a major blow to the Pac-12.

www.espn.com

 

[ElCidBUZZingFAN]

ACC staying put isn't a bad thing in this situation. I'd rather stay put with what we have than to reach and add garbage pieces.

Big12 getting praised for adding Arizona, Colorado, UCF, Houston, Cincy, BYU while losing Texas and OU. Those brands combined don't make up for what they are losing, let alone on a revenue slice. Is anyone pumped for a Arizona vs. Baylor matchup? WVU - Colorado really move the needle for anyone? Adding a bunch of mediocre programs does nothing.

What good move was there available to the ACC that wasn't made this cycle? If there isn't a good move to be made, which it looks like there isn't, then roll with what you got. Just get better.

FSU needs to shut their face and win games and elevate their play before they start beating their chest like they are OSU or Bama.

FSU went from “we’ll play you anywhere, anytime” to “Hey, baby, me so horny. Me so horny. Me love you long time. You party? Fifteen dolla. Me love you long time.”