(03-08-2017 09:44 PM)CrazyPaco Wrote:  

(03-08-2017 09:42 PM)XLance Wrote:  

(03-08-2017 09:38 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(03-08-2017 09:26 PM)XLance Wrote:  

(03-08-2017 09:18 PM)Dr. Isaly von Yinzer Wrote:  I can't even believe that this is still a thing. Are we really arguing that we should play in Greensboro, NC instead of New York City? Really? Why? Because that's what the ACC did in 1976? With all due respect, that is pretty dumb.

The ACC added schools like Syracuse at least in part to have a presence in New York. Why on earth would you then refuse to take advantage of that opportunity you worked so hard to create? Because you don't want to piss off the Ford dealers of greater Mecklenburg County or some other dumb bullshitt?

There are definitely issues but the conference is going to have to deal with but this one should not be one of them. If you want to play there every seven or eight years in deference to the tradition of the conference, I guess. However, otherwise, it should be in New York, Washington DC and Atlanta. However, it should mostly be in New York City.

Syracuse and Pitt are lucky the ACC rescued them from that second rate basketball conference and finally moved them into big time basketball.

I was serious.

Now, that is funny.

With all due respect to the ACC, which has been consistently one of the leading basketball conferences throughout its history, before the recent realignment, it had become the big 2 and little 10. For instance, from 2008 to 2013, the ACC earned 70 NCAA tournament units with its 12 schools (5.8/school), of which 38 were earned by Dook or UNC. The 32 earned by the remaining members were comparable to the Mountain West, whose 9 members had earned 30 during the same period.

During the same period, the Big East earned 123 units (7.7/school). Even subtracting the 37 units earned by Louisville and Syracuse (the two biggest earners), the Big East still earned more units than the ACC, with 86.

During this period, the ACC won 2 national championships, but made only 3 Final Four appearances, 2 for UNC and 1 for Duke. The Big East also had 2 national championships, but had 7 Final Four appearances by 5 different schools.

What has happened is that the recent realignment has raised the level of play in the ACC to the level previously achieved by the old Big East. You're welcome. Thank you for rescuing our football though.