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"ESPN is the one who told us what to do."
Did ESPN fuel Big East's demise article by Gary Parrish is spot on. Talks about BC athletic director Gene DeFilippo's quote on the subject of ACC's decision to poach Syracuse and Pittsburg.


http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketba...-thinks-so

ESPN was pissed and wanted to make sure if NBC/FOX gets us, BE would be irelevant in the sports world.
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Dude, that story is almost a year old. Get outta here.
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this isn't news...we all already knew this....

and the funny thing is the ACC is now bloated with the "ND problem" to boot...ef em
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09-15-2012 12:12 AM
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RE: "ESPN is the one who told us what to do."
I don't understand why anyone thinks its a problem to consult with the people who pay you before making additions to your league. Sounds like sour grapes.

If ESPN had said there was value in adding SMU & Memphis thats what the ACC would of done, unfortunately, there is little to no value in that, which is why they've ended up in the big east.
09-15-2012 12:21 AM
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(09-15-2012 12:21 AM)BullsBEAST Wrote:  I don't understand why anyone thinks its a problem to consult with the people who pay you before making additions to your league. Sounds like sour grapes.

If ESPN had said there was value in adding SMU & Memphis thats what the ACC would of done, unfortunately, there is little to no value in that, which is why they've ended up in the big east.

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(09-14-2012 12:12 PM)uofmlimbo Wrote:  Did ESPN fuel Big East's demise article by Gary Parrish is spot on. Talks about BC athletic director Gene DeFilippo's quote on the subject of ACC's decision to poach Syracuse and Pittsburg.


http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketba...-thinks-so

ESPN was pissed and wanted to make sure if NBC/FOX gets us, BE would be irelevant in the sports world.

OT but....what did you do to get a -14 reputation? LOL, I've never seen one that low
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(09-15-2012 12:12 AM)Caltex2 Wrote:  [Image: apollo11newspaper2.jpg]

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(09-15-2012 12:12 AM)Caltex2 Wrote:  [Image: apollo11newspaper2.jpg]



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I have a strong feeling that one day there will be a major investigation story on how ESPN sabotaged and tried to destroy one of its own properties, the Big East, the same conference that helped launch ESPN into the college sports world that it's in today.
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(09-15-2012 09:42 AM)CalallenStang Wrote:  [Image: dewey-defeats-truman1.jpg]

Actually "Dewey Defeats Truman" would be reserved for something misreported, not something happened a long time ago. I used it back when the Vegas reporter said Boise was heading back to the MWC.
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(09-15-2012 12:17 PM)Caltex2 Wrote:  
(09-15-2012 09:42 AM)CalallenStang Wrote:  [Image: dewey-defeats-truman1.jpg]

Actually "Dewey Defeats Truman" would be reserved for something misreported, not something happened a long time ago. I used it back when the Vegas reporter said Boise was heading back to the MWC.

I know...it was an attempt at humor. That being said, I don't remember what was supposed to be funny about it, so it probably wasn't that funny in the first place. 04-cheers
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A newspaper tried to use one flawed survey to project who would win the presidential race and ended up with egg on their face because Truman successfully won another term in office when the real votes were tallied and thus the famous photo of him holding the newspaper headline next to his face.

It is just as acceptable a meme as McKayla is Not Impressed and has a timeless humorous quality to it because you don't see blunders that big by major publications too often.
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(09-15-2012 02:17 PM)Caltex2 Wrote:  A newspaper tried to used one flawed survey to project who would win the presidential race and ended up with egg on their face because Truman successfully won another term in office when the real votes were tallied and thus the famous photo of him holding the newspaper headline next to his face.

It is just as acceptable a meme as McKayla is Not Impressed and has a timeless humorous quality to it because you don't see blunders that big by major publications too often.

Supposedly that survey had been right in every presidential election to that point, so it was deemed to be very reliable.
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(09-15-2012 08:22 AM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  OT but....what did you do to get a -14 reputation? LOL, I've never seen one that low

It appears he hath pissed off Memphis fans...
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