General Sports Water Cooler

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

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.

Good to know.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

There is not going to be any divisions for basketball.

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

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.