Chicageaux Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Why would Tulane subject themselves to a dying conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Tulane to the Big East old Conference USA.That's what the Big East has become. Conference USA featuring Temple. Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island_Style Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Tulane to the Big East old Conference USA.That's what the Big East has become. Conference USA featuring Temple.Exactly. Especially with ECU joining. The ACC is becoming the old Big East.Edit: Navy to the ACC is a hot rumor today. Obviously a Notre Dame push. If it is true, that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Army should be in acc too Quote www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatsFan2004 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Tulane to the Big East. ECU for football only.Seems like the Big East's desperation to stay afloat is continuing. Maybe with the knowledge that they're going to lose 1-2 more schools in the coming days...?ECU is kind of a "get", but Tulane? Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Tulane to the Big East old Conference USA.That's what the Big East has become. Conference USA featuring Temple....and Conference USA was just the old Metro featuring a couple schools from the Midwest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatsFan2004 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Edit: Navy to the ACC is a hot rumor today. Obviously a Notre Dame push. If it is true, that is.I'd consider adding Army too. Adding the east coast service academies would keep some of the "prestige" associated with the top-level academic institutions in the ACC, plus would give a presence (though muted) in both the NYC and Washington/Baltimore area markets. And of course, Army-Navy would be a conference game, adding more meaning to an already meaningful game.Assuming you added Army/Navy and UConn/Louisville:ArmyBoston CollegeUConn/LouisvilleClemsonFlorida StateNC StateSyracuseWake ForestDukeGeorgia TechMiamiNavyNorth CarolinaPittsburghVirginiaVirginia Tech* Plus Notre Dame for all other sports than football.That's not half-bad, honestly. The question is, would it allow them to compete with the B1G and Big 12 when all is said and done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJourney Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Edit: Navy to the ACC is a hot rumor today. Obviously a Notre Dame push. If it is true, that is.I'd consider adding Army too. Adding the east coast service academies would keep some of the "prestige" associated with the top-level academic institutions in the ACC, plus would give a presence (though muted) in both the NYC and Washington/Baltimore area markets. And of course, Army-Navy would be a conference game, adding more meaning to an already meaningful game.Assuming you added Army/Navy and UConn/Louisville:ArmyBoston CollegeUConn/LouisvilleClemsonFlorida StateNC StateSyracuseWake ForestDukeGeorgia TechMiamiNavyNorth CarolinaPittsburghVirginiaVirginia Tech* Plus Notre Dame for all other sports than football.That's not half-bad, honestly. The question is, would it allow them to compete with the B1G and Big 12 when all is said and done?or until Florida State, Virginia Tech & Virginia leave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Edit: Navy to the ACC is a hot rumor today. Obviously a Notre Dame push. If it is true, that is.I'd consider adding Army too. Adding the east coast service academies would keep some of the "prestige" associated with the top-level academic institutions in the ACC, plus would give a presence (though muted) in both the NYC and Washington/Baltimore area markets.Are you talking about adding Army and Navy in football only or in all sports? They could arguably compete in football and non-revenue sports. However, neither school has the facilities or potential talent level to be ACC-worthy in basketball. They each play in an arena that seats less than 6,000, with no nearby off-campus facility to use as a standby (a la Georgetown, Seton Hall or St. John's). Quote Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Yeah, Army and Navy are going to look great on the ol' RPI.That said, they won't join for basketball and Olympic sports. Patriot League's possibly a bigger bastion of NCAA amateurism than the Ivy League and hoo boy they'd be getting massacred for decades if they tried to join a major conference from where they are at. 1 Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajunaggie08 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Why would Tulane subject themselves to a dying conference.Seems appropriate for a school that features a dying athletic department Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burmy Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Tulane to the Big East. ECU for football only.I doubt Conference USA will let ECU stay as non-football members...so, where are they going in that regard? CAA? Big South? SoCon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rich Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Why would Tulane subject themselves to a dying conference.Seems appropriate for a school that features a dying athletic departmentDying athletic department? The school is beginnning construction of an on-campus football stadium, and a couple of years back it opened a brand-new on-campus baseball stadium (Turchin Field). More like after about 40 years of denying/downplaying the importance of collegiate athletics, Tulane finally "gets it".Just heard the end of the press conference on the radio. They officially begin play w/ Big East in July 2014. Seems like basketball postioning is as (if not more) important with this affiliation than football. Quote It is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island_Style Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 The ACC files lawsuit against Maryland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burmy Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 The ACC files lawsuit against Maryland.They'll settle out of court and Maryland will either pay a smaller fee or agree to a "payment plan"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESTONES6 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I am curious to the B16 TEN's end game. I still think they pine for Notre Dame, even if it doesn't increase their footprint. I think Virginia is definitely in the B16 TEN's sights, and will probably be the 15th member.I am curious if they then extend an invite to Notre Dame one final time, or if they go ahead and try to add either Kansas State or North Carolina (I don't think Georgia Tech is a legitimate possibility). The only reason I see the B16 TEN inviting Kansas State or North Carolina over Notre Dame goes back to the cliche of "living well is the best revenge." Adding Virginia and Kansas State/North Carolina, would certiantly lead to Virginia Tech and NC State joining the SEC, would give almost a big middle finger to Notre Dame saying yeah, go join the ACC with the rest of the football left overs.I think the ACC needs to be proactive rather than reactive. If Virginia, Virginia Tech, NC State and possibly UNC all leave the conference, the ACC could be on the outside looking in as the Big XII could then snatch up Florida State and Clemson and become a REAL Big XII. The Big XII certaintly won't be in the same shape they were in pre-Realignment, but they will definitely be sitting at the Adult table instead of the Kids table.As we have seen, upping the exit fee isn't really having the effect that we thought. Sure, $50 million is a big number, but when the B16 TEN and SEC are hanging profits of $25-$30 million in the first year... a school sees a $50 million as a small set back that could be covered completely, in the first 2-5 years of joining the new conference. Quote SAINT IGNATIUS WILDCATS | CLEVELAND BROWNS | CLEVELAND CAVALIERS | CLEVELAND INDIANS | THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 The Big Least is officially dead. I'd say Boise State should cut their losses, but where would they go? Back to the Mountain West and their crap TV deal, crap teams, and crap bowl tie-ins? Realignment sucks. Quote POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philsphan Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Let's recap because a lot of good points have been made.1. The Big East has officially become Conference USA. I actually do think Tulane is a good move though. They are in a major metropolitan area-like every current Big East school, except East Carolina and UConn. 2. Notre Dame will take control of the ACC. Suddenly, what Notre Dame wants to happen will start happening. I think Navy is a very realistic choice for football because it replaces the Baltimore market. The ACC is going to ask to ND to commit to the conference for football, possibly giving Notre Dame essentially, the right to chose their division. I think ND, seeing that the B1G might "give ND the finger" when SuperConferences form, will see that they need the ACC to survive and will commit for football. Notre DameNavySyracuseBoston CollegePittsburghConnecticutGeorgia TechMiamiFlorida StateClemsonUNCDukeNC StateWake ForestVirginiaVirginia TechIf Notre Dame becomes a full member, I also think that prevents FSU and Clemson from darting to the Big XII although it may not keep other teams from defecting to the B16 Ten or SEC.3. Seeing ESTONES6's post above got me thinking about K-State. While KSU's academics are very sub-par compared to the snotty Big Ten, but their rise to relevance in football might make them a better candidate than scandal-stricken and bowl-banned UNC or 1-11 Kansas. We'll see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 3. Seeing ESTONES6's post above got me thinking about K-State. While KSU's academics are very sub-par compared to the snotty Big Ten, but their rise to relevance in football might make them a better candidate than scandal-stricken and bowl-banned UNC or 1-11 Kansas. We'll see!For the last time...Kansas State's academics are not in issue.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cincy appears to also be joining the "let's join the ACC" fray. Appropriate mood music for this race/stampede follows. Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raysfan12 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Tulane to the Big East. ECU for football only.ECU isn't a bad addition at all; Tulane on the other hand is WTFLouisville Needs to leave the Big East for the Big XII or the ACC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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