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Flyovers in general run chills up my spine....thanks for the video, love it!!! Great to see the big boy over Lane!
Considering I was bustin' fly dance moves at a wedding all day yesterday and NOT watching football, I can't say much. But, I did get to watch FSU/OU and I must say FSU didn't impress me much. EJ is great while running with the ball, but he still can't sling it. Media hype was a bit much IMO, even though they were playing OU. Landry wasn't impressive either though. I like the rankings though, everyone is within a few spots of where they should be, no huge surprises.
You also spelled Trojans wrong (its spelled troGans in the rankings)
All the way up to #14 after a win over Auburn, who you dropped out of the rankings? Not too sure about that. Tahj had a break out game, but I'm not sure that putting them ranked over FSU is quite justified yet after their first two weeks of playing. Maybe 17 or 18 would be better.
Also, you dropped Oregon further, even though GT and Oregon both seemed to beat up on their cupcakes, not too sure why GT overtook them in that respect. If Miami keeps winning hopefully they'll get into the mix as well, looking great for the ACC as a whole for certain.
That signal for whatever play they were calling about killed me. I'm so happy I can watch it again and again now.
OK so the cheerleaders' uniforms don't look as terrible in pictures as they did on TV. I definitely wouldn't hate them if they weren't bodysuits and had a straight skirt instead.
And speaking of ugly... I guess this win wasn't as ugly as the one against ECU, but I'd sure love to see us win convincingly sometime soon. Preferably, before and during the Clemson game.
I don't see how south carolina gets moved up. They damn near rode Lattimore into the ground in order to beat Navy, and have now had a scare in all 3 games.
After watching OU-FSU, I don't know what to make of either team really. Both defenses were punishing. I wasn't impressed by Landry Jones. Yeah, he put together the winning drive but Stills should get all the credit for that TD hookup...the pass was a lame duck. FSU's backup quarterback had to be the scrawniest QB I've ever seen, and his TD pass was the result of the safety's screwup. Once Manuel went down it was pretty clear FSU was done. I certainly don't think VT would have fared much better at this stage of the season though either.
USF may be the best team in the Big East and B.J. Daniels is playing like a man possessed.
I feel a little guilty here with FSU below us....if we played them today versus in December, how do you think we stack up? Maybe I've just been bombarded with too much propoganda. Agree about their QB play not changing the game's outcome.
But I don't see moving VT up 2 spots after a lackluster performance.
I am all about football first. This move seems to do nothing to increase the quality of ACC football but certainly increases the quality of basketball. That being said, VT is a football school and playing on the trending twitter topic of hashtag Protect Yourself at All Times, I hope they are moving some money from the Cayman Islands for an ACC buyout. Coach K called this a coup for the ACC. To me that would be a safe word for VT to jet, STAT! The SEC needs or is leaning on needing a new team in the east. VT would be a perfect fit. And when someone last asked you where you went to school, did you say I went to an ACC school? Academics mean nothing but they are used as a smokescreen by the good old boys that controls the conferences. The smoke is caused by $1000 Cuban cigars lit with $100 bills.
But how do you see the additions affecting VT basketball? From my point of view, it's 2 more ACC teams that are likely to get bids over us come tournament time. Not much positive, except maybe the opportunity for more high profile wins.
Football-wise, I'm hoping the additions reshuffle the divisions a bit.
traditionally strong football (though not in recent memory), ridiculous basketball, academics to boot, and close ties (rivalries) to many of the current ACC schools. Probably two of the best additions the ACC could have hoped for. Also, not to sound like a silly Wahoo, but Syracuse is probably the greatest lacrosse program of all time, and their addition to the ACC could lead to many more schools with awesome non-club teams (VT, NC Sate, BC, Clemson...) to consider moving them up to varsity status.
Well...I could do that to my personal collection, but don't have the bank to frame them like that. Or the wall space.
I'm rather shocked that Swofford made the first move towards four 16 super conferences considering how much he has been dragging his feet. It may sound lame, but being in a/the "easy" super conference will help get that empty case in Merryman filled that much quicker. Let the other conferences beat up on themselves.
Pitt and Cuse both have had some great teams in the past and its only a matter of time before they get the right chemistry again (But VT will still beat them).
I would agree with you...want to continue punishing the cousins year after year....however, just like Cuse and Pitt, they are on the downward trend to mediocrity
i have to give the acc props for not resting on their laurels and letting the dominoes fall before making a move.
however, picking up syracuse and pittsburgh was not what most of us had in mind. i don't think it is entirely a bad move though, both schools have been successful in football in the past, both schools have tremendous basketball programs, and acc men's lacrosse just got even beastlier (if that was even possible).
i wouldn't bitch and moan about this for the time being, it isn't an absolute disaster, and if nothing else, this guarantees that the acc will be a super conference at the end of the day. even if we are in the weakest one, we will still not be in a conference on the outside looking in.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference Council of Presidents has unanimously voted to accept the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University as new members. The invitation followed the submission of letters of application from both universities.
"The ACC is a strong united conference that is only going to get better with the addition of the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University," said Duke University President Richard Broadhead, chair of the ACC Council of Presidents. "Both schools are committed to competing at the highest level of academics and athletics. We welcome them as full partners in the ACC."
"The ACC has enjoyed a rich tradition by balancing academics and athletics and the addition of Pitt and Syracuse further strengthens the ACC culture in this regard," said Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford. "Pittsburgh and Syracuse also serve to enhance the ACC's reach into the states of New York and Pennsylvania and geographically bridges our footprint between Maryland and Massachusetts. With the addition of Pitt and Syracuse, the ACC will cover virtually the entire Eastern Seaboard of the United States."
"This is an exciting day for the University of Pittsburgh. We have a long history of competing and collaborating with the distinguished universities that already are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and have enormous respect for both their academic strengths and their athletic accomplishments," said University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg. "In looking to our own future, we could not envision a better conference home for Pitt and are grateful to the Council of Presidents for extending an invitation to join the ACC community."
"We are very excited to be joining the ACC. This is a tremendous opportunity for Syracuse, and with its outstanding academic quality and athletic excellence, the ACC is a perfect fit for us," said Nancy Cantor, Chancellor and President of Syracuse University. "The ACC is home to excellent national research universities with very strong academic quality, and is a group that Syracuse will contribute to significantly and benefit from considerably. As a comprehensive, all-sports conference, the ACC provides Syracuse tremendous opportunities for quality competition and growth in all sports, while also renewing some of our historic rivalries. This move will also bolster our continued efforts to look outward, engage, and extend Syracuse's reach to key areas of the country, including the southeast, as we grow and expand our national connections to alumni, partners and the students of the future. We are pleased that Syracuse adds a New York City dimension to the ACC, a region in which we have built strong identity and affinity, and we look forward to bringing ACC games to the Big Apple. Overall, for Syracuse, this opportunity provides long-term conference stability in what is an uncertain, evolving, and rapidly shifting national landscape."
"This is a very significant day for all of our student-athletes, coaches and staff at the University of Pittsburgh," said Steve Pederson, University of Pittsburgh Director of Athletics. "The strength and quality of the ACC is highly regarded by everyone at Pitt. When we set high expectations for our student-athletes in their academic, athletic and personal goals, it is important to provide every opportunity and resource to enable that success. Joining the ACC and the outstanding institutions in this conference will give every Pitt student-athlete the chance to achieve their highest aspirations."
Daryl Gross, Syracuse University Director of Athletics said, "Today is a day that we will remember for years to come. We are truly excited that academically and athletically we will be a member of the ACC, one of the nation's premier collegiate athletic conferences. As New York's College Team, we plan to compete at the highest level across all of our sports and help to enhance this great conference."
http://www.theacc.com/genrel/091811aaa.html
The only questions in my mind are does Virginia Tech stay and/or when do teams 15 and 16 come.
and completely agree. This is a premature strike in the form of a shoulder bump when we know a roundhouse is coming anyway.
As already pointed out, it makes more sense geographically than Texas; it would also be nice if we were proactive rather than reactive in this shit. That being said, I'm OK with Pitt, but Cuse? that one gives me indigestion.
Adding these 2 teams from the Big Least will hurt us in football recruiting. We are already a dominate basketball conference. Being in the ACC sells itself for bball recruiting. The new exit fee likes big but there are enough alumni with the funds and clout to make an SECOND move happen!
I think this is a huge deal in terms of ACC basketball and I believe it affects VT basketball much more than it does ACC or VT football.
Expansion is inevitable, but I don't have to like it. We're gonna get stuck in a larger, equally mediocre ACC because we won't jump ship to the SEC. Texas would be a great get, but doesn't make sense geographically. If we're dragging teams into the ACC, lets get WVU back so I can have one game a year where it's acceptable to yell horrific things at old people and small children.
But I hate the Cuse addition.
I feel like the team is still very much evolving and very momentum-dependent. I'm worried about the day we have a bad start and go down by 14 or more. Will take a lot for this team to climb out of a hole like that.