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It would be foolish for the ACC to let UConn go to the B1G or the Big XII.

My opinion is that the ACC should solidify itself as the primary conference in New England. I would invite UConn for all sports and ND for football. If ND won't join for football, I'd invite Navy as a football only. If Navy doesn't want that, I'd invite BYU for football only. I think BYU would take the offer an join. Then the ACC gets to 16 team scheduling, and we can worry about ND later.

Then after all of this when a Network is launched, I'd invite UMass-Amherst for men's lacrosse. They are sitting in the CAA because the A10 doesn't have the sport. I'd invite New Hampshire for women's gymnastics so UNC, Duke, and Pitt could bring their programs into the ACC. New Hampshire is already in that league they are in today. Those are ACC sponsored sports programs that are good candidates for Associate Members. After that, I'd negotiate with Hockey East to show UConn, Boston College, New Hampshire, and UMass-Amherst hockey games on the ACC Network.

The ACC may not be interested because New England isn't football territory. But with a network, things should be analyzed differently.

(In response to this post by Old Line Hokie)

Posted: 05/14/2016 at 8:17PM

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Brando Tweet regarding ND -- Red Hokie 05/14/2016 4:02PM

IMO ACC inviting UCONN would underscore massive goof wrt Rutgers... -- lawhokie 05/16/2016 09:15AM

Between the two UConn is the better choice. -- HOO86 05/16/2016 1:10PM

I'm not sure I agree with the assessment of UCONN's athletics -- lawhokie 05/16/2016 9:46PM

UConn is 38% subsidy. Rutgers is 33% subsidy with B1G money. -- HOO86 05/17/2016 2:15PM

Barf. -- crabcake77 05/15/2016 11:54AM

We would never in a trillion life times agree to a that pod** -- goldendomer 05/15/2016 9:35PM

I would put ND in a pod with Miami, Pitt, and Navy. -- HOO86 05/16/2016 1:18PM

So you're saying there's a chance? ** -- JohnsonCItyHokie 05/15/2016 11:25PM

Which divisions would you like better? -- ChrisLords 05/15/2016 11:15PM

Have to have a Florida school and if Texas was in a yearly game with them -- goldendomer 05/16/2016 10:35AM

NM** -- ChrisLords 05/15/2016 11:16PM

You guys said the same thing about joining a conference. -- crabcake77 05/15/2016 10:43PM

What concessions? Surrender is surrender -- TerryD 05/16/2016 08:00AM

Civil War digs don't resonate with me. -- crabcake77 05/16/2016 10:22AM

It was an example, not a dig. Substitute Bataan, then ** -- TerryD 05/16/2016 10:38AM

Fair enough, and just so we're clear, I'm not an ND-hater -- crabcake77 05/16/2016 12:12PM

Understood. It is not "my" goal...it is the institution's goal -- TerryD 05/16/2016 12:47PM

ND has leverage and will use it -- goldendomer 05/15/2016 11:23PM

ND's definitely good at generating resentment. -- crabcake77 05/16/2016 10:32AM

We may look like this........ -- Hokiedc 05/15/2016 08:56AM

One question: will those new "heavy hitters" make up for... -- EDGEMAN 05/15/2016 2:03PM

I wouldn't be displeased w/ ND and UCONN as 15 and 16. ** -- chuckd4vt 05/14/2016 10:19PM

UConn is a very viable option for the ACC if Navy doesn't want to come w ND -- Stech 05/14/2016 5:29PM

Having Navy play a full P5 conference schedule would be irresponsible -- crabcake77 05/15/2016 12:08PM

This first is about football & Navy has been better than most in the ACC, -- Stech 05/15/2016 1:45PM

Academy PR is all fine and good, but they don't need to join the ACC -- crabcake77 05/16/2016 12:58PM

Navy has not been better than most ACC teams in football recently -- 133743Hokie 05/15/2016 4:02PM

Did you see them slap Pitt up and down the field in a bowl game? -- Red Hokie 05/15/2016 4:26PM

Correct! Navy was 11-2 and lost to ND & Houston, beat ECU by 24, Memphis by -- Stech 05/16/2016 06:58AM

And i'll disagree. Not better than most last 3 years ** -- 133743Hokie 05/16/2016 07:09AM

Navy avg 9 wins and 3-0 in Bowls and almost avg 9 wins in 7 years, 6 bowls -- Stech 05/16/2016 07:37AM

No one can argue that Navy wasn't better than most ACC teams in 2015... -- Calamitous 05/15/2016 9:50PM

Uconn would be a good team. -- ahokie4u 05/14/2016 6:37PM

ACC may regret UConn going to the Big 10... -- Old Line Hokie 05/14/2016 5:35PM

If the Big 10 takes UConn I'll eat my socks -- Tailgate Guru 05/15/2016 9:56PM

Re: ACC may regret UConn going to the Big 10... -- 33laszlo99 05/15/2016 08:45AM

It would be foolish for the ACC to let UConn go to the B1G or the Big XII. -- HOO86 05/14/2016 8:17PM

It would be foolish to absorb more dead weight in football. ** -- crabcake77 05/15/2016 10:56PM

If the Big 10 took Rutgers, Maryland, UConn and Kansas, it would be great -- ChrisLords 05/15/2016 11:07PM

I agree with everything -- ahokie4u 05/14/2016 9:43PM

The ACC didn't have a channel when the Hopkins deal happened. -- HOO86 05/15/2016 12:15AM

The big ten is thinking along those lines -- ahokie4u 05/15/2016 09:58AM

Not big on BYU mainly because of travel... -- Old Line Hokie 05/14/2016 9:27PM

I was thinking football brand with BYU -- HOO86 05/15/2016 12:06AM

I was thinking BYU football too... -- Old Line Hokie 05/15/2016 10:54AM

Your point about ND is intriguing. A 16 team ACC with a strangle hold -- IB4TECH 05/14/2016 10:20PM

If ND requests Navy come with them, then OK, but... -- EDGEMAN 05/14/2016 5:32PM

Navy offers nothing, not sure why so many are enamured with them ** -- 133743Hokie 05/15/2016 07:42AM

Me too. Currently a non-factor in the DC-MD market. -- marcbvtgm 05/15/2016 09:14AM

Frankly I wouldn't be completely opposed to UCONN joining if... -- EDGEMAN 05/14/2016 4:13PM

I wouldn't be opposed to The Little Sisters of the Poor if ... -- Atlee Hokie 05/15/2016 06:42AM

It would be foolish for the ACC to let UConn go to the B1G or the Big XII.

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