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6-0 this week? I can only hope.
Rutgers -- USF barely beat nevada. Ain't feelin it. Give me pernts.
Wake -- Oh this is good. When FSU wins by three the pod will have landed back to earth.
Tennesse -- I was Bullish on the Gators but Tyler Bray and co are 8th passing and 15th in points for. gonna pop UF.
Bama -- LOL they could probably beat the Browns.
USC -- Beating Duke isn't a bell ringer.
ND -- This will be a 24-21 type game.
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No, CBS just picked up that game because it was technically a Navy "home game." NBC has had exclusive rights to all of the ND home games for years through said deal.
They also have a CBS one I believe, because that's what channel the ND/Navy game was on.
Satisfying, except for the fact that the team would have to travel to South Bend. I was there a few months ago, they need to fire the maid.
Its NBC.
B1G/ND deals have always been full membership or nothing. ND is just positioning itself so I doesn't get screwed at playoff time. Swafford gets to have ND in his corner when they negotiate BCS rankings for bowl games or whatever. In terms of basketball, its diluting the conference.
You guys do get the benefit of lurking on the ND boards after a loss to an "inferior opponent" though. BTW, everyone is an inferior opponent. Enjoy, there's a years supply of schadenfreude in every bite.
Good luck gents!
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And, HB Weissbier is the tittysprinkles. Good call, sir.
Are you thinking he would have returned for his Junior season still, albeit a year later, and we would have him now to fill our needs? He probably would not have been a first rounder/early second after 2 years like RMFW.
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Rutgers - USF will win but BJ Daniels will throw 26 interceptions to keep it within 7.
Wake - Can't get that WF Riley Skinner FSU shutout at Doak Campbell out of my head. FSU will win but Grobe's mystical gameplan will keep it somewhat exciting.
Bama - IF Bama plays UT at Knoxville this year, I see the final scene of "End of Days" being played out on the Neyland 50.
Rocky Top - confidence coming off the NCSU win (i laugh when i say that out loud) and what I said above about Bama.
USC - When do they play oregon?
MSU - We're just a couple losses away from Brian Kelly's head exploding!
+1 for Hofbrauhaus. Went to the one in Newport, KY and it was amazing.
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Yeah the scheduling here only gets more difficult.
I really don't see Notre Dame joining as a football member. To them, this agreement is the best of both worlds. Their non-football sports are in a great spot with schools that fit their academic mentality and the geographic footprint that they love.
Their AD has said that the 4 team playoff has made it difficult to fill a 12 game schedule, this agreement eases that tremendously. They'll play 5 games vs. a lot of schools that they would love to play anyway (BC, Wake Forest, Miami, GT, FSU), they’ll get some new competition (VT, Clemson) plus they will still have the flexibility to play Michigan, USC, Navy, etc, as well as the one offs they love so much (like playing in Cowboys Stadium, the Meadowlands, Ireland, etc). They’ll get to keep their NBC deal and scheduling freedom.
For the rest of the ACC, this becomes difficult in how does FSU schedule Florida (which alternates home and away), a 9 game conference schedule, Notre Dame, some cupcakes, plus ensure that they still have7 home games on the schedule to fill their athletic departments bank account up.
I think they will seriously revisit an 8 game conference schedule, with 5 teams per year getting to play ND (either at 3 ACC stadiums and 2 in Indiana or the other way, probably going back and forth). So 5 teams will have three non-conference games to play with plus ND, and the others will have four.
In the end it is good for the ACC becuase 1) it locks in the conference teams from joining the Big 12 or SEC and 2) It creates a new interesting matchup for a lot of the ACC teams schedules which can only enhance strength of schedule for getting into the playoff plus the attractiveness of the schedule to TV $$ / fans
ND didn't "choose us;" This is not the bachelorette. ND saw the ACC as the only option where they could get their football independence but still be attached to a major conference. My guess is that the Big 10 wouldn't have taken this deal now, even with everything that's going on among some of their member schools. This is not a "deal;" this is ND's only option for getting what they believe to be the "best of both worlds."
While I like the idea of actually being able to play ND in football (for once) I don't really believe this is benefiting the ACC all that much. Football is still the major revenue source and ND is not part of ACC football. IF that changes in the next couple years, then I will change my outlook. However, given the fact that ND basically bolted their previous neighborhood (big east) for better land (us) I still think this isn't their ultimate settling spot. I still believe that spot to be the Big 10 and while I hope that the ND ends up staying here for football, I wouldn't be shocked if they bolted us in a few years like they are bolting the big east today.
Notre Dame also could increase ACC's media rights from $17M per school to b/w $18M-$19M per school, sources told @espn— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) September 12, 2012
It'll be a good deal for all involved.
Nothing I have seen indicates the ACC is losing out on TV money from this deal. For football, ND keeps its NBC contract and the ACC keeps theirs. Notre Dame is getting 1/15 of the remaining 20% (eg: hoops revenue). Bowl revenue from the non-BCS bowls is shared with ND. Revenue from BCS bowl(s) is not shared with ND.
How exactly is the ACC getting screwed on this deal?
USF wins and covers
WF loses but not by 4 TDs
Bama wins and covers -- they blast the Hogs
Tennessee wins and covers
USC wins and covers -- blasts the Cardinal
Sparty wins and covers
I wondering if the ACC is going to scheme up some sort of funky scheduling. It seems as if ND will rotate among ACC schools. As it stands now, schools like FSU, Clemson, GT would end up playing 9 conference games, SEC, and ND in a single season. They'd only be able to schedule a single non-conference game. I wonder if the ACC will make ND part of the cross-divisional rotation. So every three years teams will play their permanent rival, the next opponent in their cross divisional rotation (just one, not two), and Notre Dame which would count as an ACC game. Something like like would ensure schools have more scheduling flexibility.
Exactly... beating ND in South Bend would be satisfying
From what I've seen, we get screwed outta of television dollars. Swofford messed up royally.
coffee and bourbon. A related drink that is not really fitting for football, but is nonetheless delicious, is espresso and baileys on ice, add creme de menthe and whiskey to taste.
Otherwise it's whatever beer I can get my hand on at the moment, with a preference towards IPAs and other hoppy brews.
south florida (i have no idea?)
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aka pretty much the same as everybodys....
the 1997 list was great
if the Mega 16 team conferences become a reality. With the ACC members not able to be poached, where do they turn to fill up to 16. The best choices will be Louisville, Cincinnati, Boise, etc. It is a move that lacks pizzazz, but has a lot of power behind it. VT is here to stay in the ACC. The #VT4SEC hashtag has officially retired.