Re: I didn't miss the point. My point is just because a school changes

I believe there would be a decent bump in attendance if invited to the ACC. If you look back to the years we were in the Big East we averaged over 30K every year. We also fielded competitive teams. Then we had 3 years of a bad coaching hire (Paul Pasqualoni) that ran the product into the ground. Combine that with playing schools you have no rivalry with (Tulane, Tulsa, etc) and it was a tough ticket to sell. The ACC would bring back those rivals like BC & Syracuse, it would be closer to our competition so they could travel to games and lastly, the team is finally on an upswing. All of those factors I believe would get us back into the mid 30's for attendance, if not higher. That would be an over 25% increase. We've got Virginia and Syracuse on our home schedule this year so we'll see then whether the ACC is a draw or not.

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Posted: 08/03/2016 at 07:56AM

UCONN to the ACC? -- nebraskafaninwi 08/01/2016 3:03PM

We should get new blood. How about we raid the Ivy League? -- HokieAl 08/01/2016 5:10PM

They might accept an associate membership -- BigCrumpy 08/01/2016 5:18PM

Probably to Big 10 ** -- Bashful Baron 08/01/2016 5:01PM

UConn seems to be pitching for Big12 like the rest of the G5 -- CivilHokie 08/01/2016 3:36PM

I think the ACC missed the boat when they took BC instead of UConn in 04. -- Hokie CPA 08/01/2016 3:38PM

In 04 UConn was still evolving from FCS to BCS ** -- BigCrumpy 08/01/2016 5:21PM

More food for thought, WVU to the ACC -- BigCrumpy 08/01/2016 5:34PM

In order for any part of West Va to secede from the state -- RJHokie 08/01/2016 6:00PM

I would consider taking those two counties. -- Atlee Hokie 08/02/2016 08:31AM

I live in Winchester, and Yes Virginia Should ** -- BigCrumpy 08/02/2016 10:18AM

I agree with you about basketball and non-revenue programs. -- VTHokie2000 08/01/2016 4:13PM

Only if it was negotiated with ESPN when the Network Was. -- HOO86 08/01/2016 3:25PM

The problem with UConn is (perceptually speaking) it has minimal to -- VTHokie2000 08/01/2016 3:37PM

Remember virginia has a lot of limitations on college sports -- BigCrumpy 08/02/2016 10:21AM

I understand the limitations. However, I am also considering -- VTHokie2000 08/02/2016 10:56AM

If UConn got an ACC invite, it would outdraw 4 or 5 ACC programs -- marcbvtgm 08/01/2016 9:26PM

That says more about the ACC than UConn ** -- Tailgate Guru 08/02/2016 08:26AM

You are comparing UConn with 4 private schools -- VTHokie2000 08/01/2016 10:34PM

You missed my point. ACC membership would be a fan driver. -- marcbvtgm 08/02/2016 07:58AM

I didn't miss the point. My point is just because a school changes -- VTHokie2000 08/02/2016 09:52AM

Re: I didn't miss the point. My point is just because a school changes -- UCHusky90 08/03/2016 07:56AM

It is possible that UConn could see a bump in attendance if it -- VTHokie2000 08/03/2016 11:55AM

Re: It is possible that UConn could see a bump in attendance if it -- UCHusky90 08/04/2016 10:32AM

Okay. But I completely disagree. ** -- marcbvtgm 08/02/2016 9:01PM

Re: I didn't miss the point. My point is just because a school changes

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