tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post1008680336236503205..comments2024-03-24T05:21:33.293-04:00Comments on Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com: Why the ACC needs to wait on the 9th gameATL_eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16014348799382628049noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-21916278362010620022014-08-03T13:24:31.162-04:002014-08-03T13:24:31.162-04:00CT
I suggested the change to 2 rivalry games so t...CT<br /><br />I suggested the change to 2 rivalry games so the ACC could have a more balanced schedule and as a way to play non div. teams more frequently. I think it's stupid to play non league games against teams in your league as teams like Miami have suggested, because of the current scheduling constraints. In general though I agree w/ your premiss of where things are headed.Hoibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681823413809048599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-24554975787805171212014-08-02T13:03:23.308-04:002014-08-02T13:03:23.308-04:00This is all just a prelude to the Big 5 breakaway....This is all just a prelude to the Big 5 breakaway.<br /><br />It's coming. <br /><br />The FCS schools are up a creek without a paddle, given the emphasis on schedule difficulty in the new playoff format. <br /><br />I think eight games works, allowing for the transition to more inter-conference, likely early season showdowns to boost big program resumes. It's a win-win for fans. More quality, more variety, and more opportunity.<br /><br />The intra-conference schedule doesn't mean much to me, since the conference I grew up watching is now a bloated, geographically skewed conglomeration of television markets. Maintaining a "rivalry" with Syracuse is fine, I guess, but the new world order is here to stay and save for a few historic rivalry games (say, UGA-Auburn here in the south), forcing new rivalries down our throats is as disingenuous as Alabama's "student" athlete-car relationship.CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783098791522341665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-76485144319398884402014-08-01T21:26:49.447-04:002014-08-01T21:26:49.447-04:00Ned
Why would they leave for less $?Ned<br /><br />Why would they leave for less $?Hoibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681823413809048599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-21115224853349737192014-08-01T13:57:26.812-04:002014-08-01T13:57:26.812-04:00The Big 10 made a huge effort to get ND in. ND foi...The Big 10 made a huge effort to get ND in. ND foiled their plans of going to 16 with the Irish Syracuse, BC, Pitt and Rutgers thus dominating the Eastern tv market and finishing off the Big East as well as dominating the Midwestern market which they already do. ND is a financial and publicity windfall for the ACC. The only new team that could benefit the conference would be Penn. St.NEDofSavinHillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337433376275407168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-64412304900110085222014-08-01T11:33:48.340-04:002014-08-01T11:33:48.340-04:00Unlike the big 10, the ACC foolishly took the bait...Unlike the big 10, the ACC foolishly took the bait from Our Lady of Special Deals, so of course we are left w/ a mess as a result. It will hurt not playing 9 league games, but that will be mitigated to a degree by having a title game unlike the Big 12. Now that we are stuck w/ the ND deal the best way to fix it is to bring another team into the league, UCONN,CINCI? Scrap the div. system have every team w/ 2 traditional rivals, play the other teams every other year, and have a clean 3 yr rotation w/ the Fighting Crybabies.Hoibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681823413809048599noreply@blogger.com