I don't want to argue with you, but I don't share your optimism. I've seen what the reputable sources, including John Wilner, have reported, but these are the same folks who said the PAC-12 schools were all on board to sign the media agreement with Apple. Wilner has excellent contacts within the PAC-12, but even he was misled. In a numbe…
I don't want to argue with you, but I don't share your optimism. I've seen what the reputable sources, including John Wilner, have reported, but these are the same folks who said the PAC-12 schools were all on board to sign the media agreement with Apple. Wilner has excellent contacts within the PAC-12, but even he was misled. In a number of the southern ACC states, politicians, not university presidents, are the key decision makers. An NC newspaper reported that UNC would only get about an additional $2 million if the expansion occurs. Most of that money would need to go towards the increased travel costs, so there was little value for the NC schools to vote yes. Remember it was a UNC coach who said he hoped the expansion talks died on the vine because he was opposed to having his team travel cross country. I suspect many other coaches share his view, but don't have the courage to say so publicly. Let's hope that this time the reputable sources are correct and haven't been lied to by their sources. Realignment is definitely a nasty business.
The travel issue is a joke (and that's not all Soccer Coach Butt Crack said). It would be 10-20% of the schedule. The burden is way worse for the west coast schools having to go the other way. The travel is an excuse.
I don't want to argue with you, but I don't share your optimism. I've seen what the reputable sources, including John Wilner, have reported, but these are the same folks who said the PAC-12 schools were all on board to sign the media agreement with Apple. Wilner has excellent contacts within the PAC-12, but even he was misled. In a number of the southern ACC states, politicians, not university presidents, are the key decision makers. An NC newspaper reported that UNC would only get about an additional $2 million if the expansion occurs. Most of that money would need to go towards the increased travel costs, so there was little value for the NC schools to vote yes. Remember it was a UNC coach who said he hoped the expansion talks died on the vine because he was opposed to having his team travel cross country. I suspect many other coaches share his view, but don't have the courage to say so publicly. Let's hope that this time the reputable sources are correct and haven't been lied to by their sources. Realignment is definitely a nasty business.
The travel issue is a joke (and that's not all Soccer Coach Butt Crack said). It would be 10-20% of the schedule. The burden is way worse for the west coast schools having to go the other way. The travel is an excuse.
There is nothing more to say until a decision is made.
Well, if I read and recall rightly, he said Calford's sports should die on the vine.
We must be worth something, there's some visceral hate for us out there.
Realignment reminds me of hostile takeovers and global monopolism, both nasty and menacing.