(07-10-2019 08:05 AM)templefootballfan Wrote:  Not to disparage Louv, I loved how they built their program up, despite their recruiting methods.
Not taking Conn, ACC could have put stranglehold on NYC moved their tourn into the garden.
Now they still got the same promblem, fix FB

I think the ACC adding UConn in 2013 would have given them the best chance of getting the Garden, because the Big East hadn't re-established itself after the split. To me, the ACC misread the northeast landscape in 2013 and figured Syracuse, BC, and Pitt could get MSG. Back then, my biggest worry was a UConn hoops-only invite to the ACC, especially after their 2014 championship.

Here in 2019, i think that ACC-Garden threat is gone, even if they added UConn today. The Big East re-established itself, we got 2 national championships, couple number #1 seeds, great recruiting, and our Xavier-Butler-Creighton adds have been outstanding.

Now, like i wrote in post #89, the ACC may still decide to add UConn for hoops (misreading the situation again), but they waited too long to be able to get the Garden.