It's official - ACC to expand

but the debate is boston college or virginia tech.

BC's basketball team is better. Va Tech's football is better.

 

Still Tech. ACC needs the football talent. And a natural rivalry with UVA.

 

florida-florida state and miami-florida state work out fine without being in the same conference. compete in every sport. same as tech and uva have done. there's no need to bring them in. they'll still play against each other in every sport.

 

this is either gonna be REALLY REALLY good... or REALLY REALLY bad... as far as football goes I like this move... but basketball is where my fears are... I won't lie I'd be VERY disappointed to see a year where Duke/UNC didn't play a home-and-home basketball series.

 

A heads up....

Adam Gold, from 850 the Buzz in Raleigh, will appear on Sports Night to give the Triangle preception to the ACC expansion issue tonight at 11. Hope you can check it out.

 

They should have went all the way with it. Pitt (better yet West Virginia) and VaTech included with Miami, Syracuse, and BC. No one would ever be able to argue a weak football conference ever again. Yeah it's 14 teams, but who gives a shit as long as the bucks roll in? They can schedule it similar to the SEC. One permanent opponent from the other division (maybe two) and rotate the rest. They have to keep the Big Four together no matter what so I see a setup something like this:

Division A
Duke
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Wake Forest
Boston College
Syracuse
Miami

Division B
Florida State
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Virginia
Maryland
Pittsburgh (or West Virginia)
Virginia Tech

If you folks want a true playoff system instead of Bowl games, this is how you get there. Super Conferences. It'll force the TV guys hand finally.

 

So this won't happen this year even if they agree to come, right? According to this link it will be next year.

http://espn.go.com/ncaa/news/2003/0513/1553257.html

Still, I'm stoked. This should make for an interesting upcoming season as there's gonna be a lot to talk about.

 

To me, it doesn't matter either way. VT gives a rivalry, Cuse-BC would give a bit of a rivalry. I'm sure the NC teams will be more in support of VT, because of closer away game support and the fact that they probably don't want more basketball competition.

 

there was discussion today of adding notre dame.

miami wants two northeast teams in the deal. if the vatech-syracuse swap is a dealbreaker for the acc, then miami will listen to arguments for va tech -- but they said it needs to be a VERY convincing argument.

 

Notre Dame? They aren't going to give up an exclusive football contract with a network. Are these boys smoking crack?