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Maroon Baboon

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The MAIN reason I care about conference realignment speaks to your point.


And that is, the schedule. I actually liked being in the Big East, and was no less happy there than in the ACC. The schedule--to me--is the primary concern.

Our game with UVa is no more exciting now that we are in the same conference. You mention that WVU needs to play VT (and particularly Pitt). I agree. Conference realignment sometimes helps the schedule, but in many cases, hurts traditional rivalries. The carnage of lost rivalries in the last decade is palpable.

Yes, money and "academics" are important. But to the consumer of college football, the loss of rivalries sucks.

[Post edited by Maroon Baboon at 06/13/2017 11:10AM]

(In response to this post by Millpoint)

Posted: 06/13/2017 at 11:10AM



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After all the clamor -- SoCloseHokie 06/13/2017 09:20AM
  Re: After all the clamor -- Millpoint 06/13/2017 10:24AM
  Let me put it this way... -- Calamitous 06/13/2017 9:07PM
  Not recently... -- gman86 06/13/2017 2:24PM
  When is a conference not a conference? -- Maroon Baboon 06/13/2017 4:01PM
  Re: When is a conference not a conference? -- Millpoint 06/13/2017 4:22PM
  I like the 9- to 10-team conference model -- Calamitous 06/13/2017 9:22PM
  Pac10 used to have the best set up. -- Maroon Baboon 06/13/2017 5:27PM
  It is one thing that the Big XII has gotten right. -- VTHokie2000 06/13/2017 4:30PM
  Sign me up for #13. -- Maroon Baboon 06/13/2017 11:42PM
  IIRC Nebraska played Colorado the day after Thanksgiving -- North Main Hokie 06/13/2017 1:04PM
  And -- SoCloseHokie 06/13/2017 1:27PM
  Got it -- North Main Hokie 06/13/2017 1:11PM
  Can only speak for myself, but -- OU_Sooner 06/13/2017 3:27PM
  Thanks for your input. Follow up question about NU -- VTHokie2000 06/13/2017 4:00PM
  Hard to say -- OU_Sooner 06/13/2017 5:29PM
  "You will rue the day" -- Maroon Baboon 06/13/2017 11:22AM
  Re: -- Millpoint 06/13/2017 11:24AM
  Fan behavior -- SoCloseHokie 06/13/2017 10:39AM

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