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HOO86

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It depends on your definition of deliver.


Boston College will deliver Massachusetts for the ACC Channel. There are almost 7 million people in Massachusetts which probably translates to about 3 million cable subscribers. That adds value for the ACC.

Boston College created demand to get the Raycom syndication on the New England Sports Network and a local affiliate TV station in Boston.

Boston College's presence in the ACC also helped with the recruitment of Notre Dame to the ACC due to their longstanding relationship. Pittsburgh did the same.

At the time that the ACC was looking to expand into New England Boston College was the only FBS team available. UConn and UMass have both since upgraded to FBS, but they weren't in 2002. UConn had announced plans, but they weren't established. Today they are. The ACC needs to be in New England to recruit students with the means to pay the tuition of the private universities that we have. It is the reason Donna Shalala pushed for Boston College.

(In response to this post by chuckd4vt)

Posted: 08/17/2016 at 10:06AM



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  Why do you as a Hokie care so much about WVU? ** -- Stech 08/18/2016 12:23PM
  It depends on your definition of deliver. -- HOO86 08/17/2016 10:06AM
  We do. ** -- HOO86 08/18/2016 10:35AM
  I suspect BC will "deliver" more than just MA for the ACC -- VTHokie2000 08/17/2016 12:23PM
  I'd bet there are more BC fans in New England -- Old Line Hokie 08/18/2016 09:29AM
  How about some ND hockey games? -- EDGEMAN 08/18/2016 10:33AM
  All home ND hockey games are on NBC Sports -- TerryD 08/18/2016 3:58PM
  Can't be on the ACC Network -- TerryD 08/18/2016 4:00PM
  I wish ND had stayed in Hockey East -- TerryD 08/18/2016 6:17PM
  From an ACC perspective, me too. -- HOO86 08/19/2016 01:37AM
  Home games still on NBC Sports network ** -- TerryD 08/18/2016 4:00PM
  Those don't show all of the games. -- HOO86 08/17/2016 4:41PM
  And more fans will attend a Pitt-WVU or VT-WVU game -- VTHokie2000 08/17/2016 9:38PM
  Pretty clear VT needs to add at least 3K seats -- EDGEMAN 08/18/2016 10:34AM
  Attendance -- Tailgate Guru 08/18/2016 09:20AM
  Have told this story before -- Alpharetta Hokie 08/17/2016 9:33PM
  Doc Ryan. Yes, talk about a flashback -- Hokiepac 08/17/2016 6:44PM
  There was a lot on animosity towards VT from UNC -- BigCrumpy 08/17/2016 11:30AM
  It was because we "stole" their football coach -- EDGEMAN 08/18/2016 10:39AM
  That's not how it works -- Mercury 08/17/2016 04:05AM
  What you call "niche" teams, I'll call good teams. -- chuckd4vt 08/18/2016 01:57AM
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