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Conference Realignment Thread (Hopkins Seeks Conference)

  • jsh said...

    Pete Thamel ‏@SIPeteThamel

    Look for the C7 to add Xavier, Butler and Creighton for next year and go to 12 for 2014-15. Still in flux, but trending that way.

    Sounds like the C7 can't decide on who of Saint Louis, Dayton, and Richmond is going to draw the short straw.

    thesieve ●

  • Least surprising news ever...

    BREAKING: Notre Dame hoops to the ACC for next year. Announcement coming tomorrow. @SInow http://college-basketball.si.com/2013/03/11/notre-dame-set-to-jump-to-acc-next-year/ …

    "It's just so hard," Greivis said. "It's my heart, my love. Maryland made me who I am."

    RaiseHigh

  • Does the ACC kick Maryland out of the ACC tournament next year? I know a lot of the mid-majors kicked teams out of the conference tournaments in their last season but I think the ACC would catch a lot more flak for leaving MD out.

    jsh ●

  • jsh said...

    Does the ACC kick Maryland out of the ACC tournament next year? I know a lot of the mid-majors kicked teams out of the conference tournaments in their last season but I think the ACC would catch a lot more flak for leaving MD out.

    In those cases it was already in the bylaws.

    letsgoterps

  • Good to know.

    jsh ●

  • Not directly on topic, but I have a ton of friends that are Pitt fans that are going to MSG for the last real Big East tournament this year and I still have not gotten bored with saying "Don't worry, you'll get to make trips to Greensboro every March from here on out!"

    neal990 ●

  • Duke athletic director Kevin White said Monday the ACC will likely continue to keep the tournament in Greensboro, N.C. But White said the ACC should look to New York -- Madison Square Garden or Brooklyn -- at some point in a rotation of tournament sites. White said a decision should be reached in the next three to four months as to whether the ACC would pursue a New York turn in the rotation. The ACC is in Greensboro through 2015. Greensboro, Charlotte, Tampa, Washington D.C. and Atlanta all submitted bids for hosting the ACC tournament between 2016-21. But that doesn’t mean New York can’t be back in play. White said the ACC has to consider the new and old assets in the league. Regardless, he said the (eventual 15-team) ACC tournament will be the best basketball in the country.

    3-point shot: N.Y. in play for ACC tourney - Men's College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN

    1. Duke athletic director Kevin White said Monday the ACC will likely continue to keep the tournament in Greensboro, N.C. But White said the ACC shou

    espn.go.com

    jsh ●

  • They'll do it in New York one year, the fans of certain schools will complain to high heavens, and it'll never be done again.

    neal990 ●

  • I'm assuming all 15 schools will make the ACCT next year and they won't be like the A10, where only the top 12 make it.

    terps687 ●

  • neal990 said...

    They'll do it in New York one year, the fans of certain schools will complain to high heavens, and it'll never be done again.

    They just don't roll out the red carpet in New York. I mean, in Greensboro, time stops for the ACC toon-a-ment.

    YNCMT

  • How would it work in NYC with the BE tournament still being held there every year? Isn't there some other conference that is doing there tournament in Brooklyn already as well? Is it the A-10?

    Obviously the ACC is going to be a great, great draw and it's unbelievably provincial that they're holding the tournament in Greensboro every year. It should still probably be in DC every single year with the long-term view of building an identity there like the BE has with NYC. Certainly smarter than holding it in NC.

    alexterp

  • I would think MSG is not as beholden to the nuBE as it was to the old BE. I could be wrong but I'd think they'd prefer something like the nuBE being in there every other year so that they can rotate in the ACC and B10.

    Without Syracuse, Pitt, ND and UConn I don't think the BE tournament is quite the draw it once was.

    jsh ●

  • Dana O'Neil ‏@ESPNDanaOneil

    Big East Tourney tips off today w/ 14 teams. W/ news of Notre Dame's divorce, 10 won't be in the league next year. Realignment, folks.

    jsh ●

  • alexterp said...

    How would it work in NYC with the BE tournament still being held there every year? Isn't there some other conference that is doing there tournament in Brooklyn already as well? Is it the A-10?

    Obviously the ACC is going to be a great, great draw and it's unbelievably provincial that they're holding the tournament in Greensboro every year. It should still probably be in DC every single year with the long-term view of building an identity there like the BE has with NYC. Certainly smarter than holding it in NC.

    Kinda stupid to make DC their base if Maryland isn't in the conference anymore.

    The ACC may think its base is in North Carolina, but with these new additions the conference has no real home anymore. The league office and tournament will be in NC, but adding more northern schools like Syracuse and Pitt (as well as ND, since any conference they're in they basically run) makes it a lot more difficult to exert control over the rest of the conference. But they're going to find running a 15-team conference to be completely impossible without the insane money the B1G and SEC are generating.

    To be honest, I'll be surprised if the ACC has 15 teams in 2014-15.

    hgoodman

  • I would hope the ACC quits its pissing match now and let's MD out this year for around $22mil and just go with a 14 team schedule next year. Not sure if the BIG would be ready for MD to join this season though. I know a 15 team bball schedule will be the suck next year, more so since Mr. BoJangles will F' us to the max next season. Things will certainly get interesting now. No way the ACC claim that MD harmed the conference holds water since Notre Dame sped up joining and Louisville "replaced" MD almost immediately.

    feartheturtle02

  • I just got exclusive video concerning ACC fans' thoughts on New York City.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooPBXfnIpYI

    I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?

    Omar Little ●

  • feartheturtle02 said...

    I would hope the ACC quits its pissing match now and let's MD out this year for around $22mil and just go with a 14 team schedule next year. Not sure if the BIG would be ready for MD to join this season though. I know a 15 team bball schedule will be the suck next year, more so since Mr. BoJangles will F' us to the max next season. Things will certainly get interesting now. No way the ACC claim that MD harmed the conference holds water since Notre Dame sped up joining and Louisville "replaced" MD almost immediately.

    Alyssa Thomas would be perhaps the first player in NCAA history to win Player of the Year in two different conferences.

    Obviously, that's the biggest thing riding on a MD move to the B10 in 2013-2014.

    "And I try to har-mo-nize with songs the lonesome sparrow sings... There are no kings inside the Gates of Eden."

    dixonownsyou ●

  • feartheturtle02 said...

    I would hope the ACC quits its pissing match now and let's MD out this year for around $22mil and just go with a 14 team schedule next year. Not sure if the BIG would be ready for MD to join this season though. I know a 15 team bball schedule will be the suck next year, more so since Mr. BoJangles will F' us to the max next season. Things will certainly get interesting now. No way the ACC claim that MD harmed the conference holds water since Notre Dame sped up joining and Louisville "replaced" MD almost immediately.

    Why would they want to have uneven divisions for a year?

    letsgoterps

  • letsgoterps said...

    Why would they want to have uneven divisions for a year?

    There is not going to be any divisions for basketball.

    OrangeTerrapin ●

  • OrangeTerrapin said...

    There is not going to be any divisions for basketball.

    I assume letsgoterps was talking about football.

    eamhokie94: Is your name Nazi in pig Latin?

    azitnay ●

  • azitnay said...

    I assume letsgoterps was talking about football.

    Yes. If the ACC only has 14 like fearttheturtle02 is suggesting, that implies only 13 for fb.

    letsgoterps

  • @AJonesFoxSports: New ACCT format: 3 games Wed (10 thru 15 seeds), 4 games Thurs, 4 Fri, etc. Top four seeds will continue getting byes

    jsh ●

  • In the comments section to Frank the Tank last post, some one posted a letter sent by JHU to students and alums saying they are appointing a committee to look at joining a conference for men's lax. Some public confirmation of the rumored move to a B1G lax league perhaps?

    thesieve ●

  • Dayton, Butler and Xavier will join the BE next year. St. Louis and Creighton will join the following year.

    jsh ●

  • thesieve said...

    In the comments section to Frank the Tank last post, some one posted a letter sent by JHU to students and alums saying they are appointing a committee to look at joining a conference for men's lax. Some public confirmation of the rumored move to a B1G lax league perhaps?

    There's an e-mail floating around as well from the JHU administration regarding their exploration.

    I think it comes down to exposure for their lacrosse program, because they have that deal with ESPNU and all.

    Johns Hopkins panel to gather information, not determine best conference

    Dave Pietramala says Johns Hopkins panel charged with gathering information, not determining best conference for lacrosse program

    www.baltimoresun.com

    How Firm Thy Friendship...Ohio

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