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College Football 2011: Enough of realignment and scandals. Gimme Footbaw!

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Craig P. said:
Now, the ACC... they're not looking particularly deliberate. I think their initial moves were a combination of panic at the possibility of being outflanked by the Big East and raided by the SEC, and calculation by the basketball side out of some envy over being usurped as the foremost basketball conference by the Big East. I suspect that right now, they may be willing to take a less preferred member just to get over their contractual threshold for renegotiating their rights fees.
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Don't underestimate the panic of Pitt and Syracuse on this issue, though. Pitt's been known to be upset with the Big East's direction since the Villanova flap (a worthwhile, if conservative, idea, given the right circumstances; 'Nova has made it clear, through its proposal, that it's had as long as UConn to get its ducks in a row yet didn't do even that basic level of investigation in that time, and came up with the silly idea of PPL Park). Confidence in the Big East office has been pretty low for some of the football playing members, and Pitt came to the conclusion that unless they forced the issue, the league would continually act to protect basketball membership.

The ACC, for its place, saw an opportunity to stake its claim as one of the "Big 4" moving forward, keep the Big East from widening the hoops gap by raiding the Big Less Than Twelve, keep the Big Ten from deciding it wants to lock down the Northeast for good, and making a play for Notre Dame. I'd call their moves "panicked but opportunistic".
 
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Does anyone feel like all of the expansion talk is taking away from the season thus far?
 
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Mizzou will have a press conference in an hour where they are expected to announce they are staying.
 
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I guess when the ACC raised the exit fees...there were two desenting voices:

FSU - likely still considering the SEC
Maryland- hmmm...wonder what they're thinking
 
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5mn_Major said:
I guess when the ACC raised the exit fees...there were two desenting voices:

FSU - likely still considering the SEC
Maryland- hmmm...wonder what they're thinking
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I don't think it's likely, and the Big Ten has been pretty quiet through all this lately, but I know at times in the past Maryland has been mentioned as a possible addition to the Big Ten if the Big Ten wants to move further into the eastern market. I don't think it was seriously talked about, but I've seen that idea thrown out there. Other than that, I don't know what Maryland would be thinking.
 
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Bob Gray said:
I don't think it's likely, and the Big Ten has been pretty quiet through all this lately, but I know at times in the past Maryland has been mentioned as a possible addition to the Big Ten if the Big Ten wants to move further into the eastern market. I don't think it was seriously talked about, but I've seen that idea thrown out there. Other than that, I don't know what Maryland would be thinking.
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I hadn't heard that. It's a very strange idea. Virginia (football) and Duke (basketball) are the two dates Terp fans get up for. And Maryland brings Baltimore but not DC, while is a little like getting Tucson but not Phoenix.

Here's a bleacherreport.com rumor from 2010.
 
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Kepler said:
I hadn't heard that. It's a very strange idea. Virginia (football) and Duke (basketball) are the two dates Terp fans get up for. And Maryland brings Baltimore but not DC, while is a little like getting Tucson but not Phoenix.

Here's a bleacherreport.com rumor from 2010.
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Maryland's campus is actually in the DC DMA, though.
 
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TV/Announcer teams for this weekend's college games.

College Gameday will be in Morgantown. Reportedly, fraternity row is right behind them...that bodes well for the funny sign patrol.
 
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Priceless said:
TV/Announcer teams for this weekend's college games.

College Gameday will be in Morgantown. Reportedly, fraternity row is right behind them...that bodes well for the funny sign patrol.
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That bodes well for shenanigans in general there.


ND, Mizzou, West Virginia, and Maryland wouldn't be all that bad in the Big Ten. The Turps and WVU would give PSU some more natural rivals.
 
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bigmrg74 said:
That bodes well for shenanigans in general there.


ND, Mizzou, West Virginia, and Maryland wouldn't be all that bad in the Big Ten. The Turps and WVU would give PSU some more natural rivals.
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Didn't West Virginia get denied from the SEC because of academics? and now you have them going to the Big Mistake?
 
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bigblue_dl said:
Didn't West Virginia get denied from the SEC because of academics? and now you have them going to the Big Mistake?
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Well I didn't look at that part actually, but I'm sure somebody here will look up what their academic ranking is.
 
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Kepler said:
I hadn't heard that. It's a very strange idea. Virginia (football) and Duke (basketball) are the two dates Terp fans get up for. And Maryland brings Baltimore but not DC, while is a little like getting Tucson but not Phoenix.

Here's a bleacherreport.com rumor from 2010.
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It wasn't anything solid. Just read it in a few places where people speculated who else might end up in the Big Ten last year when Nebraska was added, when people thought more schools might be added.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
Didn't West Virginia get denied from the SEC because of academics? and now you have them going to the Big Mistake?
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Near as anyone can tell, WVU was given the "thanks but no thanks" from the ACC over their academics, and from the SEC, WVU was told "now's not the time".
 
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kingdobbs said:
Near as anyone can tell, WVU was given the "thanks but no thanks" from the ACC over their academics, and from the SEC, WVU was told "now's not the time".
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WVU is to the SEC what SCSU was to the NCHC.
 
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Dana Holgerson needs a haircut BADLY
 
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