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Alicks

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So-conference wise, who are you feeling sorry for?


I know many of you would love it if VT was in the SEC. I prefer the ACC, but I definitely get your point. Either way, the ACC is still a power conference, even if it doesn’t deliver the revenue you would like. But think if you got left out of P5 expansion for a second. Maybe you’ll feel better about where you are.

And with that, here is my short list of the schools that I’m glad VT isn’t when it comes to conference affiliation.

ECU: To me, they are VT from back in the day. Great fans, no good home. Pining to be in ACC (which I can’t imagine ever happening, with 4 NC schools already for Gods sake). They are completely boxed in, conference-wise. Big 12? Are you kidding?

Cincy: Distant second in Ohio. VERY distant. But good fans and a nice school. Crying to be in P5.

Southern Miss: An occasionally good football school with great fans in a state without a huge population and two schools in the SEC. How do you ever get your head above water with that baggage?

West Virginia: Okay I hate them. And I believe that they will be in a power conference when the dust settles, so no real worries for them. But the Big 12? I think I read that their closest away game is Iowa State! Which is in WESTERN Iowa! I feel for them. I know the academics aren’t all that, but I’d prefer them in the ACC over Louisville. I mean, it isn’t like Louisville has great academics, for God’s sake. And I have two old couches right now that I could burn if WVU was in the ACC. Question: do I burn them when VT wins or loses? Or just because there was a game? Or because it is a day that ends in a "y"?

Iowa State: Big 12 is a mess. And if it implodes, I think they'll be left behind. No other conference is out there to pick them up. Mountain West, yes. But that's not a P5.

Kansas State: Same as Iowa State. Only plus is that if Kansas lands somewhere decent, they might drag K-State along.

Temple: I know, I know. Temple? Really? But they’ve been really trying. They are trying to build an on-campus stadium. It’s a decent school, cursed with a pro-sports town and a less-than wonderful location in the city. I'm giving lots of points here for effort, if not achievement.

Schools I don’t care about:

Louisville: Wish I could feel sorry for them, but they lucked into the ACC. Let’s put them back in the American where they belong. Or the Sun Belt. Or maybe they could petition to be in the MAC.

Boise State: Really? Smurf turf? Cute, but okay, you had your run.

Baylor: Just go away.

Posted: 04/20/2018 at 10:48PM



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So-conference wise, who are you feeling sorry for? -- Alicks 04/20/2018 10:48PM
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