I've been seeing some bluster from a few ACC fans that hope their school never schedules Maryland again so as to spite us for leaving the ACC. I would hope that we can continue to schedule against UVA at least for football and lacrosse with the ACC lax schools. I strongly doubt that I'll see a Duke/Maryland basketball game any time soon.
So I'll post the question to you: Will your school continue to play Maryland here and there as an OOC opponent?
I think one thing- Maryland will play at least 1 ACC team every year in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge....
(11-26-2012 02:49 PM)stever20 Wrote: [ -> ]I think one thing- Maryland will play at least 1 ACC team every year in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge....
This is true.
And regarding UMD's boycott of Georgetown: As much as I would love to play Georgetown in basketball, I don't think it's worth losing our annual lacrosse game for it.
(11-26-2012 02:52 PM)AtlanticLeague Wrote: [ -> ] (11-26-2012 02:49 PM)stever20 Wrote: [ -> ]I think one thing- Maryland will play at least 1 ACC team every year in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge....
This is true.
And regarding UMD's boycott of Georgetown: As much as I would love to play Georgetown in basketball, I don't think it's worth losing our annual lacrosse game for it.
I think Maryland being in the Big Ten will make them more likely to start playing Georgetown regularly again quite frankly....
Their move was financially motivated, no sense is not playing them if it makes sense. Close regionally, good chance to win. Why not. Movement is not based on emotion but what each school needs. Maryland needs the B1g more than they need the ACC, it does not mean they don't like the ACC schools.
When BC left the BE, there was a boycott against them too. That lasted about 2 years. The initial anger of being left behind gives way to the more practical matter of playing a team close by that you have history with. I'd say at least the Va. and N.C. schools will schedule Maryland in the future. Not so sure about everyone else.
(11-26-2012 03:22 PM)ChrisLords Wrote: [ -> ]When BC left the BE, there was a boycott against them too. That lasted about 2 years. The initial anger of being left behind gives way to the more practical matter of playing a team close by that you have history with. I'd say at least the Va. and N.C. schools will schedule Maryland in the future. Not so sure about everyone else.
But nobody in the ACC is being "left behind." The ACC was, is, and will continue to be a fantastic conference.
Clemson should, because of the shared history between the schools that lead to the creation of the ACC. When the SoCon suspended both schools in 1952 we played in defiance of their demands that no SoCon school play either one of us.
With both leagues having 14 teams (plus ND) slots are going to be few but I don't think anyone in the ACC is going to boycott MD. Unless Georgetown makes it a condition of their entry!
I doubt that Maryland will be able to schedule any ACC teams moving forward.
(11-26-2012 04:51 PM)XLance Wrote: [ -> ]I doubt that Maryland will be able to schedule any ACC teams moving forward.
Disagree...time
heels all wounds. I expect teams will play them down the road.
A lot of Big East schools don't want to schedule West Virginia right now either, I don't know if the same animosity is felt towards Pitt or Syracuse. Overtime, schools like UNC might be willing to schedule an OOC basketball game, probably on a neutral court (that is where most games are going now for the extra $$$).
I think esp in hoops given there's an ACC/Big Ten challenge, some schools will have to play Maryland.......
In football I don't think so. As has been mentioned, with both leagues being so large now it will be quite difficult to schedule many OOC games against anyone regularly.
In basketball, I think the schools are much more likely to play due to more games per season, etc.
I don't believe in a boycott. It's not the way to handle business.
I'd rather play Georgetown than Maryland to meet our need to play in DC for any sport other than football.
(11-26-2012 03:42 PM)AtlanticLeague Wrote: [ -> ] (11-26-2012 03:22 PM)ChrisLords Wrote: [ -> ]When BC left the BE, there was a boycott against them too. That lasted about 2 years. The initial anger of being left behind gives way to the more practical matter of playing a team close by that you have history with. I'd say at least the Va. and N.C. schools will schedule Maryland in the future. Not so sure about everyone else.
But nobody in the ACC is being "left behind." The ACC was, is, and will continue to be a fantastic conference.
The way that Maryland left will likely bruise some relationships for awhile. I'm sure there will be some scheduling eventually, but you can't blame schools for not wanting to right off the bat.
(11-26-2012 11:58 PM)ndlutz Wrote: [ -> ]In football I don't think so. As has been mentioned, with both leagues being so large now it will be quite difficult to schedule many OOC games against anyone regularly.
In basketball, I think the schools are much more likely to play due to more games per season, etc.
I don't believe in a boycott. It's not the way to handle business.
Neither is sneaking around and avoiding calls from the ACC Commissioner.....
(11-27-2012 11:02 AM)ej6687 Wrote: [ -> ] (11-26-2012 03:42 PM)AtlanticLeague Wrote: [ -> ] (11-26-2012 03:22 PM)ChrisLords Wrote: [ -> ]When BC left the BE, there was a boycott against them too. That lasted about 2 years. The initial anger of being left behind gives way to the more practical matter of playing a team close by that you have history with. I'd say at least the Va. and N.C. schools will schedule Maryland in the future. Not so sure about everyone else.
But nobody in the ACC is being "left behind." The ACC was, is, and will continue to be a fantastic conference.
The way that Maryland left will likely bruise some relationships for awhile. I'm sure there will be some scheduling eventually, but you can't blame schools for not wanting to right off the bat.
But the fans, students, and alumni are overwhelmingly against moving to the B1G. That has to count for something.
(11-27-2012 01:06 PM)AtlanticLeague Wrote: [ -> ] (11-27-2012 11:02 AM)ej6687 Wrote: [ -> ] (11-26-2012 03:42 PM)AtlanticLeague Wrote: [ -> ] (11-26-2012 03:22 PM)ChrisLords Wrote: [ -> ]When BC left the BE, there was a boycott against them too. That lasted about 2 years. The initial anger of being left behind gives way to the more practical matter of playing a team close by that you have history with. I'd say at least the Va. and N.C. schools will schedule Maryland in the future. Not so sure about everyone else.
But nobody in the ACC is being "left behind." The ACC was, is, and will continue to be a fantastic conference.
The way that Maryland left will likely bruise some relationships for awhile. I'm sure there will be some scheduling eventually, but you can't blame schools for not wanting to right off the bat.
But the fans, students, and alumni are overwhelmingly against moving to the B1G. That has to count for something.
ACC schools aren't negotiating with the fans, students, and alumni for non-conf games.
And maybe that makes it worse, not better, since it makes the Administration look bad for doing something that was clearly not approved by their students/alumni
I'm one to believe in the idea that people should suffer the consequences of their actions. As such, since Maryland voted with their feet then the remaining ACC schools should not go out of their way to schedule Maryland in any sport. Realistically, they will play some ACC teams. But I don't think they should.
Having said that, I don't think Pitt and UMD will ever schedule any OOC games. But that is probably due to fact that both schools share little in the way of history, and Pitt will try to play OOC schools like ND, PSU and WVU.