(10-07-2016 07:52 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote: (10-07-2016 03:15 PM)Kaplony Wrote: (10-07-2016 03:04 PM)Ewglenn Wrote: (10-07-2016 02:56 PM)Kaplony Wrote: (10-06-2016 06:08 PM)Tech Savy Wrote: I would trade Maryland for Wake Forest in a heart beat though..
Nah. At least Wake Forest tries, and they provide the conference valuable services off the field.
Maryland for NC State? In a skinny minute.
I would prefer to keep NC State over Maryland. I have always felt like NC state eventually will become a football power. Still waiting though lol...
NC State = South Carolina. No history, never been to a major bowl and the prospects of it ever happening are dim.
Maryland has won a national title in football(granted it was in the 1950's), has won a national title in basketball (2002) and has won conference titles in both major sports in the past 25 years. They aren't duplicating an existing media market, and they bring instant rivalries with all of the old school ACC programs because everybody hated them when they were here.
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No single school from NC is as valuable as Maryland. UNC comes close.
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There is no way in a million years that I would ever buy that Maryland is more valuable than UNC. I think UNC is a million light years more valuable than Maryland.
Maryland "carries" DC and Baltimore, but UNC carries a state that has over 10,000,000 people living in it.
UNC brand is also much strong than the Maryland brand. UNC basketball is at the absolute top (or very close to it) of its sport, while Maryland's is mid tier. UNC and Maryland football brand are on the same level. UNC appears to be rising in that department, however.
As far as media markets go, DC and Baltimore are nice to have, but it is a pro sports area. Maryland isn't even a blip on the radar there compared to the Redskins, Ravens, Wizards, Nationals, Orioles and Capitals.
http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releas.../11/60498/
This article basically states that the Triad (Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point), the Triangle (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) and Charlotte are 3 of the top 4 markets in College Basketball, when it comes to ratings
http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releas...e-in-2011/
2012 article that highlights how TV ratings fared for markets in 2011.
12.) Triad and Charlotte tied
22.) Triangle
Would also like to point out the records for each NC team in 2011
Duke: 3-9
NCSU: 8-5
UNC: 7-6
Wake: 6-7
Pretty mediocre.
No appearance of DC or Baltimore on either list.
So to make it short and sweet: I not only disagree, but I would argue the complete opposite. UNC is a much more valuable brand than Maryland is. It isn't even close.