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ColumbusHokie

Joined: 12/24/1999 Posts: 1953
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You lose credibility by not understanding context.


The SEC, B1G and P12 are in no danger of being poached. The SEC and B1G have had the money and power and the P12 is all the way out west and has geographic protection. You had six leagues fighting for four spots with three guaranteed. So, three leagues fighting for one spot in the new P4 is the context in which these events played out.

So, when comparing how well the conference has done you need to compare it with the conferences it was competing with and not some idealized version. Compared to the B12 and Big East the ACC has been run very well. Not perfectly, but clearly better than the Big East and B12. We lost one member and added a better athletic program to replace them. The Big East is gone and the B12 has lost several teams with more possible in the next few years. The ACC meanwhile has:

Expanded with P4 level programs
Extended a GOR
Added ND for everything but football
Contracted ND to join for football if they join a conference
Negotiated a Conference Network
Put teams in the Playoff both years
Won a NC in Football and Basketball and a few other sports

So, other than the decision to give Raycom games and give ESPN all the tier three rights many years ago, how has the ACC not been run well? Since that time which decisions were examples of inept leadership? Reality matters when assessing value. You argue points as if there is no context beyond the situation you state. Again, this isn't political talk radio and it's tiresome to keep reading the same rant over and over.


(In response to this post by chuckd4vt)

Posted: 07/29/2016 at 2:04PM



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  I think it took too long like everyone else. -- HOO86 07/29/2016 2:20PM
  There was a substantial amount -- ren_hoek 07/30/2016 10:46AM
  VT and UVa delivered more of that market -- hokieone 07/29/2016 09:42AM
  So that's how you nearly end a league? -- chuckd4vt 07/29/2016 01:17AM
  Sorry, Maryland screwed themselves -- VaTechHokiesACC 07/30/2016 05:09AM
  Better, but nothing to write home about. -- chuckd4vt 07/29/2016 3:23PM
  I agree on UNC. Tell me what would have A's? -- ColumbusHokie 07/29/2016 4:25PM
  A few thoughts. -- chuckd4vt 07/29/2016 7:19PM
  Just stop...please. ** -- marcbvtgm 07/29/2016 12:39PM
  Re: Just stop...please. -- 33laszlo99 07/29/2016 3:21PM
  Re: Just stop...please. -- Maroon Doom 07/29/2016 4:45PM
  Doubling down -- daveinop 07/29/2016 07:20AM
  Not really. It nearly happened. -- chuckd4vt 07/29/2016 11:54AM
  Um. OK. ** -- chuckd4vt 07/29/2016 12:26PM
  Poaching was impossible after the GOR -- ren_hoek 07/29/2016 12:18PM
  Hilarious how you assert that -- ren_hoek 07/29/2016 06:49AM
  You lose credibility by not understanding context. -- ColumbusHokie 07/29/2016 2:04PM
  Agree 100% ** -- Lakeridgehokie 07/29/2016 09:15AM
  Chuck, I'd never expect you to be happy. -- HOO86 07/29/2016 01:45AM
  Syracuse may have just hired that guy. ** -- crabcake77 07/31/2016 11:39AM
  What does "delivering a market" even mean? -- Tercules 07/28/2016 11:18PM
  Easy fits va tech plans -- Mercury 07/29/2016 12:48AM

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