I wouldn't think it was a concerted effort to short the ACC if...
...it happened once. But we've had a string of years where we had fewer teams than we should have gotten into the tournament based on performance in the tournament alone. It's almost like the committee is selecting performance criteria specifically to allow fewer ACC teams in lately?
Is Fox and ESPN directing this IOT break up the conference? We know SEC basketball has been getting a lot more air play these last several years on ESPN channels than the ACC. I think the last year it was roughly equal was 3-4 years ago, and the SEC has been getting more coverage since.
I laugh when people say ESPN's football conference is the SEC, and their basketball conference is the ACC. That may have been true 10 years ago, but these days they prefer the SEC in all sports.
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I'm convinced the committee just wanted to give everyone else a
-- hoosnowahokie
Mar 30, 2024 at 09:47 AM ET
hoosnowahokie
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03/30/24 09:47 AM ET
Here is my running cheat sheet of NCAA units
-- Roanokie
Mar 30, 2024 at 11:38 AM ET
Roanokie
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03/30/24 11:38 AM ET
It's like 2022 all over again.ACC and B1G led unit count
-- hoosnowahokie
Mar 30, 2024 at 10:14 AM ET
hoosnowahokie
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03/30/24 10:14 AM ET
The ACC still lost money by getting fewer teams into the tournament
-- EDGEMAN
Mar 30, 2024 at 10:12 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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03/30/24 10:12 AM ET
Would have been nice to see those 4 ACC teams in 4 separate regions as well
-- sdawg
Mar 30, 2024 at 10:47 AM ET
sdawg
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03/30/24 10:47 AM ET
That's my point, don't want ACC getting too big a slice
-- hoosnowahokie
Mar 30, 2024 at 10:19 AM ET
hoosnowahokie
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03/30/24 10:19 AM ET
I wouldn't think it was a concerted effort to short the ACC if...
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-- EDGEMAN
Mar 30, 2024 at 10:27 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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03/30/24 10:27 AM ET
Who from the ACC do you think should have been in that wasn't?
-- 6thStreetHokie
Mar 30, 2024 at 11:15 AM ET
6thStreetHokie
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03/30/24 11:15 AM ET
The Big XII was vastly overrated. I think Pitt and Wake could have gotten
-- hoosnowahokie
Mar 30, 2024 at 02:15 PM ET
hoosnowahokie
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03/30/24 02:15 PM ET