BCS leagues expanding - yeah?

If we are just throwing stuff against the wall, I think Ga Tech makes as much sense as any of the other ACC schools-you get Atlanta (a top 10-12 tv market), partner for Maryland and its and the B1G doesn't have to worry about academics.

 

Yeah, I always forget GT.

 

considering how many Atlanta residents grew up in Michigan and Ohio, Ga Tech might be a good fit

 

You'd think cable companies would catch on that no one watches crap games involving most teams in a conference.

 

The BTN is one of the greatest scams foisted on cable customers.

Every August, they brawl with local providers and satellite companies to threaten fan bases on not getting to watch that opener against Tennessee Tech. For basketball, it is worthless except for the December non-con games.

Last weekend, BTN had Illinois-Minnesota and Purdue-Iowa. And they keep printing more money.

 

Looks like Maryland has one foot out the door:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/university-of-maryland-poised-to-join-the-big-ten/2012/11/18/5bcbbc8a-31cc-11e2-bfd5-e202b6d7b501_story.html?tid=pm_sports_pop

 

Regents have approved the move, ESPN says.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8651934/maryland-terrapins-accept-invitation-join-big-tenq

 

Feinstein, surprisingly, is OK with this.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/in-the-big-ten-maryland-sees-power-in-numbers/2012/11/18/3b2aa0ee-31b4-11e2-bfd5-e202b6d7b501_story.html

 

Although I don't think it's a smart move for Maryland -- you thought you were an outlier in the ACC, just wait until you encounter the Michigan-Ohio nexus of the Big Ten -- I don't oppose it. They want out, fine. There's the door. Leave your check for $50 mil on the table.

The ACC, IMHO, will be far better off with Connecticut anyway, the expected replacement. Geographically it fills a gap on the Atlantic seaboard and links with the northern former Big East schools. And athletically the basketball teams are at least as high-profile and successful, football is no worse than a push, and unlike Maryland the school isn't cutting non-rev sports left and right because of budget problems.

But the biggest reason the ACC will be better off? UConn wants to be in.

 

At least BC will have a regional rival, again.

And UConn hoops would help more in getting the NYC market than Rutgers football will help the Big Ten.

 

What exactly does UConn add to the ACC? Jim Calhoun is gone and there is no guarantee they will be close to what they have been in basketball. Their football is terrible. Is ESPN backing them? Why is UConn to ACC such a good move for the ACC?

 

UConn actually has fans, and they're spread across an entire, affluent state. People in Fairfield County, which is a big part of the NYC metro, care about UConn hoops. SNY has used UConn rights to gain a further foothold in Connecticut.