Delaney has cramps. ** -- lawhokie 07/31/2017 3:06PM
Why doesn't the B1G and UMd just admit it's all a big mistake and send... -- Maroon Baboon 07/30/2017 8:42PM
Ooh! Don't want them back in the ACC. ACC has a several better options. -- HOO86 07/31/2017 10:22AM
It would give the ACC a monopoly on the East Coast -- lawhokie 07/31/2017 3:15PM
I"m not sure that is the case in college athletics -- HOO86 07/31/2017 3:45PM
Are there really any "relevant FBS programs" in NY and MA? -- VTHokie2000 08/01/2017 2:31PM
The ratings for their games are available. -- HOO86 08/01/2017 3:19PM
Relevant in the sense that their team is able to generate -- VTHokie2000 08/01/2017 3:28PM
There are many reasons the B1G chose UMD and Ruts -- lawhokie 07/31/2017 9:05PM
UConn is virtually the same thing. -- HOO86 07/31/2017 9:47PM
Hate Louisville, but they were an upgrade from Maryland. -- wwhokie1 08/05/2017 9:34PM
The ACC isn't hung up on AAU, but Virginia Tech is -- lawhokie 08/01/2017 09:28AM
Re: UConn is virtually the same thing. -- bystander 08/01/2017 09:23AM
Football history from when? Last 15 years. -- HOO86 08/01/2017 11:53AM
I can't agree with that logic -- lawhokie 08/01/2017 2:37PM
Far enough away, yet close enough at the same time. -- HOO86 08/01/2017 2:54PM
Re: Football history from when? Last 15 years. -- bystander 08/01/2017 1:37PM
I'm not living in the 60s or even the 80s anymore. This is 2017. -- HOO86 08/01/2017 1:59PM
It does matter from a branding standpoint. -- VTHokie2000 08/01/2017 2:59PM
What you're talking about is WVU. -- HOO86 08/01/2017 3:33PM
The other schools I mention fit the profile too. -- VTHokie2000 08/01/2017 3:51PM
It goes back to the original part of the discussion. MD v UConn -- HOO86 08/01/2017 5:03PM
Re: It goes back to the original part of the discussion. MD v UConn -- bystander 08/02/2017 11:06AM
I understand the debate was about UConn vs. UMD. -- VTHokie2000 08/01/2017 5:32PM
Re: I'm not living in the 60s or even the 80s anymore. This is 2017. -- bystander 08/01/2017 2:21PM
Re: I'm not living in the 60s or even the 80s anymore. This is 2017. -- UCHusky90 08/01/2017 4:26PM
You articulate this better than I've been able to. -- HOO86 08/01/2017 7:20PM
Re: I -- bystander 07/31/2017 4:13PM
Those pro teams draw attention away from MD in that town. -- HOO86 07/31/2017 4:51PM
Re: Those pro teams draw attention away from MD in that town. -- bystander 08/01/2017 09:06AM
USC is the exception to the rule. -- Atlee Hokie 08/04/2017 07:43AM
It will be interesting to see how 2 new NFL teams will affect USC -- HOO86 08/01/2017 12:33PM
Re: It will be interesting to see how 2 new NFL teams will affect USC -- bystander 08/01/2017 1:40PM
In fairness to USC, I don't believe ever tried to sell tickets -- VTHokie2000 08/01/2017 4:49PM
That's what I think as well. While they haven't necessarily -- reestuart 08/01/2017 5:12PM
FWIW I believe the capacity of the Coliseum is listed at 93,607. -- VTHokie2000 08/01/2017 5:17PM
Re: In fairness to USC, I don't believe ever tried to sell tickets -- bystander 08/01/2017 4:53PM
The only reason I mentioned it is because I have seen old -- VTHokie2000 08/01/2017 5:11PM
I'd take 2 large state flagship universities with... -- Old Line Hokie 07/31/2017 11:22AM
Normally I'm all for Large state flagship schools but not if they're MD -- ChrisLords 07/31/2017 4:34PM
Land Grants with no Professional Sports Franchise competition is best. -- HOO86 07/31/2017 11:38AM
You're wrong on CT having no pro competition. The state may not have -- Late 80s Hokie 08/01/2017 12:11PM
But corporate sponsors in Harford, Danbury, Bridgeport, and New Haven don't -- HOO86 08/01/2017 12:47PM
Re: But corporate sponsors in Harford, Danbury, Bridgeport, and New Haven don't -- bystander 08/01/2017 4:11PM
UConn has out of state sponsors -- UCHusky90 08/01/2017 5:00PM
FWIW some corporate sponsors do have agreements -- VTHokie2000 08/01/2017 3:17PM
So you're not talking about Fan Attention competition, but sponsor -- Late 80s Hokie 08/01/2017 12:55PM
The whole package. Fans, Media, Sponsors, etc. -- HOO86 08/01/2017 1:05PM
Don't forget that Hartford has made multiple attempts -- VTHokie2000 08/01/2017 3:44PM
They can go with UConn. ** -- HOO86 08/01/2017 3:55PM
They could cheer for UConn, but it doesn't mean they will cheer for UConn. -- VTHokie2000 08/01/2017 4:32PM
Re: They could cheer for UConn, but it doesn't mean they will cheer for UConn. -- bystander 08/01/2017 4:44PM
It is up to UConn to market itself in its home market. -- HOO86 08/01/2017 4:41PM
My point though is UConn can launch a $100 billion dollar marketing -- VTHokie2000 08/01/2017 4:58PM
Re: It is up to UConn to market itself in its home market. -- bystander 08/01/2017 4:46PM
Yeah, aside from the Jets, Giants, Celtics, Patriots, Knicks, & Nets, -- reestuart 08/01/2017 12:41PM
Not a single one of those is in Connecticut. -- HOO86 08/01/2017 12:56PM
Re: Not a single one of those is in Connecticut. -- bystander 08/01/2017 1:43PM
That's irrelevant. That's the market. You even bring up the -- reestuart 08/01/2017 1:05PM
BC is not in Connecticut either. -- HOO86 08/01/2017 1:15PM
My point is that there is absolutely no reason at all to have both. -- reestuart 08/01/2017 1:22PM
Re: My point is that there is absolutely no reason at all to have both. -- bystander 08/01/2017 1:46PM
Re: Land Grants with no Professional Sports Franchise competition is best. -- bystander 07/31/2017 1:28PM
I don't think anyone on the Big Ten side thinks it was a mistake. -- reestuart 07/31/2017 09:54AM
One day eyeballs will matter more than footprint and potential STBs -- jmanatVT 07/31/2017 2:18PM
I don't disagree, but the Big Ten will still have more eyeballs -- reestuart 07/31/2017 2:39PM
Maryland enjoys those paychecks too much ** -- Hamburger 07/31/2017 05:57AM
That last one makes me think they're planning to add teams... -- EDGEMAN 07/30/2017 07:34AM
Yeah, watch out for those black helicopters ** -- VictoryTurkey 07/30/2017 2:30PM
Larger = more difficult to manage -- nebraskafaninwi 07/29/2017 3:43PM
16 with 4 team divisions is easier. It's less of an association than 14. -- Stech 07/29/2017 5:12PM
There is 1 scenario I see 14 teams being less of an association -- VTHokie2000 08/01/2017 5:39PM
If ACC ever goes to 16, who will that include? -- Hokie`79 07/30/2017 3:06PM
Re: If ACC ever goes to 16, who will that include? -- Stech 07/30/2017 3:22PM
Now that would definitely create national exposure! ** -- Hokie`79 07/30/2017 3:27PM
Agreed. In the age of super conferences - (16) is the -- 133193Hokie 07/30/2017 09:10AM
Four 4 team divisions makes the scheduling and math so much easier. ** -- Stech 07/30/2017 09:18AM
Read between the lines notre dame triggered it -- Mercury 07/29/2017 2:59PM
LOL. "Sleeping Giants"? I guess the sleeping part of that is accurate. -- HOO86 07/29/2017 1:54PM
Adding MD and Rutts accomplished what the BiG -- 133193Hokie 07/30/2017 09:07AM
The replies to the Dennis Dodd tweet are priceless. -- HOO86 07/30/2017 10:53AM
One of the biggest things was keeping Penn State since they promised them -- Stech 07/30/2017 09:16AM
Then Delany should say that. -- HOO86 07/30/2017 10:33AM
Re: Then Delany should say that. -- bystander 07/31/2017 09:42AM
They should thank their lucky stars for those LAX titles. -- HOO86 07/31/2017 10:16AM
Re: They should thank their lucky stars for those LAX titles. -- bystander 07/31/2017 11:05AM
I hear you, but no way he says that publicaly. ** -- Stech 07/30/2017 11:03AM
It was interesting when the Penn State fans loudly booed Delany last year. -- HOO86 07/30/2017 2:50PM
How many ACC fans wouldn't boo Swofford? ** -- reestuart 07/30/2017 5:34PM
I would - he is the worst P5 commish and has mishandled -- 133193Hokie 07/30/2017 6:57PM
The only ones I can think of who would are Clemson fans -- HOO86 07/30/2017 6:07PM
UNC probably wouldn't. Most would. ** -- reestuart 07/30/2017 6:26PM
I haven't seen any reports of it. -- HOO86 07/30/2017 6:32PM
If UNC skates on the NCAA violations, I suspect a lot of -- RJHokie 07/30/2017 6:10PM
Re: If UNC skates on the NCAA violations, I suspect a lot of -- bystander 07/31/2017 4:38PM
NCAA doesn't have rules with jurisdiction on curriculum to violate. -- HOO86 07/30/2017 6:25PM
Please. When over 2/3 of students in the -- RTFC 08/01/2017 11:43AM
The class makes UNC look very bad. But it isn't a NCAA violation. -- HOO86 08/01/2017 12:02PM
Quote from the Bylaws -- RTFC 08/01/2017 12:55PM
Except he was AD when they were first set up. -- Atlee Hokie 07/30/2017 10:10PM
We shall see soon. ** -- RJHokie 07/30/2017 6:31PM
The sleeping giants are really generating a lot of excitement. -- HOO86 07/29/2017 5:49PM
They've sure enabled OSU,UM,PSU & MSU to pad their records -- marcbvtgm 07/31/2017 2:44PM
OSU has been padding its record with that league for years. -- HOO86 07/31/2017 2:55PM
Aside from them winning more games than anyone, along with -- reestuart 08/01/2017 08:27AM
You saw the Hokies play Clemson last December. -- HOO86 08/03/2017 7:57PM
They also beat Oklahoma like a drum without breaking -- reestuart 08/03/2017 11:29PM
He wouldn't go so far as to say that RU and MD would be misfits in -- IB4TECH 07/29/2017 5:59PM
He didn't, but he should have. ** -- RJHokie 07/29/2017 6:10PM
No he didn't. Here's another view out of Illinois. -- HOO86 07/29/2017 6:07PM
I get the sleeping part : ) ** -- daveinop 07/31/2017 08:43AM
Virginia Tech @ Byrd 2009 -- Maroon Baboon 07/29/2017 11:29PM
A game vs Wake Forest drew better than Mich St -- mrcaniac 07/30/2017 1:55PM
LOL ** -- IB4TECH 07/29/2017 6:19PM
Lol -- nebraskafaninwi 07/29/2017 4:06PM
Yep OU and KU, psstt psstt, we aren't talking about you. -- Stech 07/29/2017 5:19PM