moorman8 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 http://blog.syracuse.com/sports/2011/09/ap_syracuse_pittsburgh_apply_t.html thoughts anyone? At first I did not like it but the comment section is interesting. Seems that if Syracuse does not jump someone else (ie. UCONN) will.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I don't like like it. I was looking forward to seeing these teams come to Fort Worth Texas to play TCU in football and basketball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 As a purely Syracuse college b-ball fan, I hate it. It's going to be the demise of what is now the strongest conference in college basketball. Oh, and, no more BET's at Madison Square Garden? I would not be shocked to see Boeheim retire upon the move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills44 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 As a purely Syracuse college b-ball fan, I hate it. It's going to be the demise of what is now the strongest conference in college basketball. Oh, and, no more BET's at Madison Square Garden? I would not be shocked to see Boeheim retire upon the move. Yeah, I can't stand the move myself. Hate that rivalries with Gtown and UConn will be lost. Hate that that SU won't have BETs in MSG. Hate that I'll have to see SU get !@#$ed by the refs twice a year against Duke. Hate that ACC sucks in football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Yeah, I can't stand the move myself. Hate that rivalries with Gtown and UConn will be lost. Hate that that SU won't have BETs in MSG. Hate that I'll have to see SU get !@#$ed by the refs twice a year against Duke. Hate that ACC sucks in football. Wow, a lot of hate. UNC gets more calls then Duke. the ACC does not suck in football. VT, Maryland, BC, Miami, Clemson, NCSU, Wake are all as equally good as 'Cuse. Historically speaking, I would argue the Big East has not had the success the ACC has had in football - although I do not know this to be true.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 And Florida State... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 And Dave gavitt dies...omen? I say "yes" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaBill Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 better Cuse than somebody like UCONN or WVU. Big East is Gonna be dead in 3-4 yrs, better get while the gettin is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 better Cuse than somebody like UCONN or WVU. Big East is Gonna be dead in 3-4 yrs, better get while the gettin is good I think that this is the biggest reason why they have to go & go now. I'd much prefer to see SU in the Big XX, a renewed rivalry with PSU would be a great thing IMO, strong football programs, strong BB programs. The fact that they are looking at the ACC tells me that they've been rebuffed by the Big 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 This is being discussed in the college forum... whose link on the main board is currently located in the Siberia that is beneath the Trading Post, Tailgate forum and Fantasy Football. More college sports talk happens on OTW than in the college forum. Anyway.... And Dave gavitt dies...omen? I say "yes" Yep, it looks like his league all but died on the same day as he did. I suppose it's kind of poetic. Geno Auriemma, as quoted today: "Dave was a great man; a renaissance man who was at the forefront of all that was good in college basketball. One reason I wanted to coach at UConn was so that I could be in Dave Gavitt's league. And 27 years later, I'm still not in his league and never will be. Without Dave there is no Big East and without the Big East there would never have been a UConn, as we have come to know it. While the Big East bridge has now evidently come to its end and schools will be taking their turns onto other routes, the path did get us to where we are, which is where we needed to be. Thanks for your contributions, Mr. Gavitt. RIP. better Cuse than somebody like UCONN or WVU. Big East is Gonna be dead in 3-4 yrs, better get while the gettin is good The Hartford Courant has reported that UConn has had discussions with the ACC. This is a good piece by Jeff Jacobs, a heck of a sportswriter, on the situation of the past few days. Link. There is a great line in "Camino Real" by playwright Tennessee Williams: "We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal." After Miami and Virginia Tech bolted the Big East in 2004 and Boston College followed in 2005, UConn fans should be long past the anger, the feelings of betrayal that come with conference defections. Member schools no longer are brothers with like minds and similar missions. They are corporate mergers of convenience that will separate at the very scent of money. Pittsburgh chancellor Mark Nordenberg is chairman of the Big East executive committee, which one Big East official told CBSSports.com is tantamount to having the "fox in the henhouse." One minute, he's helping to run the league. The next he's putting a 2-by-4 to the league's head. Conference loyalty? That's even funnier than the notion of student-athlete. An announcement, according to some reports, could come as quickly as Sunday. Until this national realignment, this state of panic gives evidence of resolution, distrust and suspicion must be guiding forces for UConn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 ACC accepts Pitt & SU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 ACC accepts Pitt & SU "We are pleased that Syracuse adds a New York City dimension to the ACC, a region in which we have built strong identity and affinity, and we look forward to bringing ACC games to the Big Apple," Syracuse Chancellor Nancy Cantor said in a release. "Overall, for Syracuse, this opportunity provides long-term conference stability in what is an uncertain, evolving, and rapidly shifting national landscape." Does she not know where her school is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 i think its more of a reference to the fact that Syracuse is really the team of choice in the NYC area...msg games are basically home games for syracuse at times. Does she not know where her school is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 There will be only four major conferences in the country within 10 years. They're greasing the skids for a Foosball National Championship game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 i think its more of a reference to the fact that Syracuse is really the team of choice in the NYC area...msg games are basically home games for syracuse at times. Yeah, fan base, viewers, recruiting etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 i think its more of a reference to the fact that Syracuse is really the team of choice in the NYC area...msg games are basically home games for syracuse at times. Not anymore. Syracuse and Pitt are great recruiters in NYC...it's going to be tough to do that playing ball in Virginia now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 sadly though, this speeds up the inevitable that Boeheim is probably one more year. I know people don't love him, but he is as much Syracuse as anything else...and no way he sticks around for the new lack of home schedule he's been able to dictate all these years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Being more of a basketball fan of the program, I'm not sure how I feel about this. It was always fun for me ripping on the overrated ACC. As a founding member of the Big East it just doesn't feel right. The positive spin: I'm sure in time I will get over it. Lets face it - the Georgetown rivalry, like Bills-Dolphins, has lost a lot of its luster. A Big East conference including Lousiville, Marquette & Depaul is ridiculous anyway. I think those that think this will make Boeheim retire earlier than he otherwise would have are mistaken. If you actually listen carefully to some of his pressers and interviews, he is more adaptable to change and less "old school" than you might think for an old guy. I've already hear rumors that the ACC may include MSG in their tourney rotation, which would be nice. As for football, who cares really. Ask any fan 8 years ago their biggest rivals and BC, VT, & Miami would all be in their top 5. The only 'rivalry' worth a damn they lose is West Virginia. Plus they ensure being in the BCS so it makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDinRTP Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 We're ready for the Cuse to dominate here in the Carolinas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 i hope you are right...but hopkins isn't gonna sit around waiting for ever and i think boeheim needs a good 'out' this could be that...i think bernie fine goes out next year...boeheim does his swan song the following year......but that is just my gut reaction...not based on anything more than that Being more of a basketball fan of the program, I'm not sure how I feel about this. It was always fun for me ripping on the overrated ACC. As a founding member of the Big East it just doesn't feel right. The positive spin: I'm sure in time I will get over it. Lets face it - the Georgetown rivalry, like Bills-Dolphins, has lost a lot of its luster. A Big East conference including Lousiville, Marquette & Depaul is ridiculous anyway. I think those that think this will make Boeheim retire earlier than he otherwise would have are mistaken. If you actually listen carefully to some of his pressers and interviews, he is more adaptable to change and less "old school" than you might think for an old guy. I've already hear rumors that the ACC may include MSG in their tourney rotation, which would be nice. As for football, who cares really. Ask any fan 8 years ago their biggest rivals and BC, VT, & Miami would all be in their top 5. The only 'rivalry' worth a damn they lose is West Virginia. Plus they ensure being in the BCS so it makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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