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4everfsu wrote:Talk on FSU rival site, that UNC and UVA might go to the Big 10.Apparently the BIG has offered UNC and UVA, but I truly don't see North Carolina leaving the ACC unless it's for the SEC. The ACC comish is a former Tarheel, enough said.
Cincinnati pushing to join ACC
In making its case to the ACC, Cincinnati used a combination of athletic and academic qualifications, including how well its football and men's basketball teams have done as well as the size of its endowment and place in national rankings of top universities. Among the points Cincinnati made:
" The Bearcats were one of only six teams to finish in the top 25 of the final USA Today football and men's basketball polls (joining Michigan, Michigan State, Florida State, Baylor and Wisconsin).
" Ohio is a new and fertile recruiting ground and expands the geographic footprint of the ACC. Ohio had the fifth-most NCAA Division I football signees in 2012.
" Cincinnati's endowment is more than $1 billion, which is 26th nationally and more than six members of the ACC, and twice the size of Maryland's.
" The school is tied for 34th among public research universities, according to the Center for Measuring University Performance. That's in line with several other ACC schools.
" Cincinnati has nine Fortune 500 companies in the area plus is the 35th-ranked TV market.
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story ... acc-source
Blessed1 wrote:I hope Liberty is doing something similar to what Cincy is doing (in regards to hyping Liberty as a budding "national" brand with a strong evangelical following)...Cincnnati would be better off making their case on finances than anything else. Everyone knows athletic success has nothing to do with it. If that were the case Louisville would be would of the hot commodities in this realignment mess...
Cincinnati pushing to join ACC
In making its case to the ACC, Cincinnati used a combination of athletic and academic qualifications, including how well its football and men's basketball teams have done as well as the size of its endowment and place in national rankings of top universities. Among the points Cincinnati made:
" The Bearcats were one of only six teams to finish in the top 25 of the final USA Today football and men's basketball polls (joining Michigan, Michigan State, Florida State, Baylor and Wisconsin).
" Ohio is a new and fertile recruiting ground and expands the geographic footprint of the ACC. Ohio had the fifth-most NCAA Division I football signees in 2012.
" Cincinnati's endowment is more than $1 billion, which is 26th nationally and more than six members of the ACC, and twice the size of Maryland's.
" The school is tied for 34th among public research universities, according to the Center for Measuring University Performance. That's in line with several other ACC schools.
" Cincinnati has nine Fortune 500 companies in the area plus is the 35th-ranked TV market.
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story ... acc-source
Selig said if C-USA expands, it likely will do so quickly. Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee State and Western Kentucky of the Sun Belt and New Mexico State and Idaho of the Western Athletic Conference were considered for expansion last spring. FCS members Appalachian State and Liberty have expressed interest in joining C-USA.http://hamptonroads.com/2012/11/ecu-foo ... -east-2014
bluedevilflame wrote:This. The financial outrage from alumni/donors/boosters would probably be pretty high. Growing up in Greensboro, the Carolina-Duke game and ACC Tourney are hallowed events, to the point where during class in high school, most teachers would have the games on TV while they *attempted* to teach. There's really nothing bigger sports-wise in NC than the big 4 and ACC.
The ACC big 4 (UNC, Duke, WF, and NC State) won't break up thus keeping the ACC alive despite whoever is placed around them. There has been a lot of wacky stuff in conference realignment but I would be beyond stunned if these 4 split, they are all 4 so wrapped into one another academically, athletically, and in the community it'd be tough for them to split up after nearly 100 years of being together.
Wilberforce91 wrote:This. The financial outrage from alumni/donors/boosters would probably be pretty high. Growing up in Greensboro, the Carolina-Duke game and ACC Tourney are hallowed events, to the point where during class in high school, most teachers would have the games on TV while they *attempted* to teach. There's really nothing bigger sports-wise in NC than the big 4 and ACC.It'd be anarchy in North Carolina if any of these 4 split from one another. The dynamic between these 4 is so much different than anyone else in the country which is why I think it would be far fetched to think any of them would leave the ACC. I remember those ACC tournament games in school, they might as well declare those tournament days a state wide holiday because nothing gets accomplished anywhere when any of the boys are in action!
FlamesBeBallin wrote:I'm hearing that Louisville to the ACC could be announced tomorrow.I'm hearing that as well from Dan Wetzel on Twitter. He says presidents will be voting on it tomorrow. Wonder how long the ACC will last though. Going there is better than sticking in Conference USA 2.0 though.
lynchburgwildcats wrote:Even if FSU and Clemson were to leave, Cincinnati and UConn would be next. It wouldn't be the best football conference but basketball would be the best in the country bar none. I don't see the ACC dieing, if anything getting back to its roots.FlamesBeBallin wrote:I'm hearing that Louisville to the ACC could be announced tomorrow.I'm hearing that as well from Dan Wetzel on Twitter. He says presidents will be voting on it tomorrow. Wonder how long the ACC will last though. Going there is better than sticking in Conference USA 2.0 though.
Purple Haize wrote:We'd even bring our green headed step child
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