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Or Emory and Henry?

Posted: 06/03/2023 at 12:16 PM ET
(In response to this post by GCHokieof91)

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B1G expansion candidates evaluated…
CrystalCoveHokie • 06/02/23 07:13 AM ET
BFD, it’s just some local paper in PA.**
marcbvtgm • 06/03/23 07:06 PM ET
And not highly regarded here either
PaNDalum • 06/04/23 11:29 AM ET
Perception of Virginia Tech....
Old Line Hokie • 06/02/23 12:55 PM ET
Perception of UVa - in terms of B1G membership - isn’t what many think
marcbvtgm • 06/03/23 07:19 PM ET
I am surprised and somewhat alarmed that the B1G hasn't taken UW.
Maroon Baboon • 06/03/23 09:52 PM ET
I agree with you. But I would also say that the ACC has three schools
Maroon Baboon • 06/04/23 08:52 PM ET
Being the best ACC choices doesn’t mean they don’t at least 1 big drawback
marcbvtgm • 06/05/23 09:50 AM ET
More than wildly optimistic. More like ignoring reality.
marcbvtgm • 06/04/23 07:54 PM ET
How do you value UW.......
2hhoop3 • 06/04/23 08:08 PM ET
Read Maroon Baboon’s post.**
marcbvtgm • 06/05/23 09:41 AM ET
He identifies......
2hhoop3 • 06/05/23 11:28 AM ET
His post answers your question. If you have a different question, ask it.
marcbvtgm • 06/06/23 10:55 AM ET
It did not answer it.....
2hhoop3 • 06/06/23 11:34 AM ET
It does. Go back and re-read your question. Do you have another question?**
marcbvtgm • 06/07/23 10:50 AM ET
No I still have the....
2hhoop3 • 06/07/23 11:46 AM ET
I don't think the B1G will leave UCLA and USC out on an "island".
pine52x • 06/04/23 11:16 AM ET
This "island" thing is quite the talking point
mrcaniac • 06/04/23 06:54 PM ET
It's not just distance. Time Zone factors-in for scheduling TV.**
33laszlo99 • 06/04/23 07:29 PM ET
PAC schools are tired of "PAC12 After Dark"
mrcaniac • 06/04/23 11:38 PM ET
Only if the money is there. it won't be to make it easier for USC/UCLA
Big12 guy • 06/04/23 03:37 PM ET
I hear ya. But I think if that's the strategy, it's garbage.
Maroon Baboon • 06/04/23 01:34 PM ET
I can't imagine there are any "unknowns" among the PAC teams and B1G.
33laszlo99 • 06/04/23 05:22 PM ET
The B10...
LonghornHokie • 06/04/23 03:06 PM ET
On Point 1. Taking USC and the LA market all but killed the Pac-12.**
Maroon Baboon • 06/04/23 04:00 PM ET
I think the B1G already severely damaged to Pac-12...
Old Line Hokie • 06/04/23 03:34 PM ET
B1G had little choice in the matter. When USC/UCLA came knockin'...
33laszlo99 • 06/04/23 06:50 PM ET
Fair point. SEC had the same problem when Texas and OU came calling.
Maroon Baboon • 06/04/23 08:54 PM ET
Question on point #2.....
2hhoop3 • 06/04/23 03:21 PM ET
Everybody has........
2hhoop3 • 06/03/23 02:51 PM ET
Exactly that is why im leary of thess types articles
Mercury • 06/03/23 01:39 PM ET
This is why I always vouch for West Virginia as well
OrlandoHokie • 06/02/23 02:18 PM ET
We are middle of the road as far as institutional rankings go. And we love
RoswellGAHokie • 06/03/23 09:04 PM ET
True, True, True. Excellent post! We all need to keep that in mind. **
pine52x • 06/04/23 11:21 AM ET
Sorry but in football terms, WVU’s academic/research rep isn’t P5.
marcbvtgm • 06/03/23 07:22 PM ET
At least your opinions of WVU are consistent
Tailgate Guru • 06/04/23 10:34 AM ET
If by “consistently hostile”, you mean toward weird WVU sycophants, yep.
marcbvtgm • 06/04/23 07:22 PM ET
I'm glad they produced an excellent doctor
Vippie1 • 06/03/23 08:56 AM ET
It ranks last, or nearly last, in every metric of measurement
ancient alien 2018 • 06/02/23 10:07 PM ET
No way the current ACC membership ever admits WVU
LeadingEdge • 06/02/23 09:25 PM ET
They need to add. Would they support Connecticut instead?
HOO86 • 06/04/23 02:56 PM ET
What do you mean the ACC needs to add?
Maroon Baboon • 06/05/23 02:17 PM ET
You can’t just ignore academics either. Neither is likely a net plus.**
marcbvtgm • 06/05/23 10:15 AM ET
I would think VT would be a "yes" vote on a WVU ACC invitation.
Maroon Baboon • 06/04/23 01:57 PM ET
So, what makes any of you think that WVU would go to the ACC? They had
Big12 guy • 06/04/23 03:44 PM ET
The P2 are dealing in the realm of Texas and USC, and you are talking about
Maroon Baboon • 06/04/23 04:14 PM ET
You are right, neither one of them are game changers, but given
Big12 guy • 06/04/23 04:39 PM ET
If the top 4 ACC schools go, the ACC is dead anyway. I won't fret over
Maroon Baboon • 06/04/23 09:49 PM ET
I'm not excited about any of those schools either, but the basketball, as a
Big12 guy • 06/05/23 01:01 PM ET
If the Big12 gets UCONN, it will be another missed opportunity for the ACC.**
Big12 guy • 06/04/23 03:45 PM ET
Nope.
RJHokie • 06/04/23 03:48 PM ET
Well, they said something similar about WVU. The BB brand is "blue blood"
Big12 guy • 06/04/23 03:52 PM ET
UConn football could have gone up, but that ended when it decided to
VTHokie2000 • 06/04/23 08:14 PM ET
Then that reinforces my point. UCONN football has only one way to go
Big12 guy • 06/04/23 09:15 PM ET
Actually, UConn football can go in three directions; up, down, and continue
VTHokie2000 • 06/05/23 06:29 PM ET
Good points.
RJHokie • 06/05/23 07:01 PM ET
The one thing the state of CT did right was to build the stadium so that it
VTHokie2000 • 06/05/23 07:17 PM ET
"UCONN football has only one way to go and that is up" isn't exactly
Maroon Baboon • 06/04/23 10:55 PM ET
UCONN is a national brand - a NATIONAL brand. The football team
Big12 guy • 06/05/23 11:41 AM ET
UConn doesn't want to put any effort into it and that's the part you are
VTHokie2000 • 06/05/23 06:47 PM ET
This is about football, if you haven't figured that out yet. Otherwise KU
Maroon Baboon • 06/05/23 12:08 PM ET
You are looking at the here and now. The football pie
Big12 guy • 06/06/23 10:11 PM ET
Lots of straw man arguments here.
Maroon Baboon • 06/06/23 11:14 PM ET
In fairness, you are not the only one posting
Big12 guy • 06/07/23 04:53 PM ET
Yeah, but there’s no money for the ACC with WV as a member.**
RJHokie • 06/04/23 04:26 PM ET
Wake me up when the BigXII invites UConn for football 🏈.
Maroon Baboon • 06/04/23 04:20 PM ET
If they are invited, it will be for all sports. You guys
Big12 guy • 06/04/23 06:54 PM ET
Half the schools in the ACC are trying to leave, so I doubt
WBGV • 06/03/23 02:38 PM ET
!/2 the schools in the ACC are negotiating. No one wants to leave
Big12 guy • 06/03/23 08:29 PM ET
Sounds good, but....
TerryD • 06/04/23 08:36 AM ET
Agree with this with one caveat
RTFC • 06/06/23 10:00 AM ET
A few things.
Maroon Baboon • 06/03/23 10:14 PM ET
The proposed "cure" is the same as the "disease"
TerryD • 06/04/23 08:43 AM ET
What are your defining......
2hhoop3 • 06/03/23 09:08 PM ET
Hell...the ACC was elitist toward VT for decades **
Tuckahokie • 06/02/23 02:49 PM ET
Never wanted us - UNC especially - then UNC leadership ran the ACC aground
ValveHokie • 06/02/23 03:03 PM ET
My Heel sports dislike is strong and old...**
Tuckahokie • 06/02/23 03:34 PM ET
Latest US News University Rankings are relevant to this conversation...
VT ChemE 1986 • 06/02/23 01:09 PM ET
Where would UVa be if it had 35k undergrad and 15-20k grad enrollment?**
marcbvtgm • 06/03/23 07:25 PM ET
If we are talking about conference membership, it is not, nor is the OP
Vienna_Hokie • 06/03/23 12:53 PM ET
You may be correct about "talking heads and elitists... feed their over-
33laszlo99 • 06/03/23 01:22 PM ET
No, they won't add those schools because they bring absolutely 0 money
Vienna_Hokie • 06/03/23 01:49 PM ET
But remember one thing. Once in, the new schools are siblings
VTCALS72 • 06/04/23 07:32 AM ET
Either UVA or Tech would give value to the B1G or SEC...
Old Line Hokie • 06/04/23 07:10 AM ET
There's an excellent podcast about how bogus USN&WR rankings are
Tailgate Guru • 06/02/23 04:04 PM ET
“Tech could not be located in
GCHokieof91 • 06/03/23 12:10 PM ET
Or Emory and Henry?** ◄
RJHokie • 06/03/23 12:16 PM ET
But E&H is right next to
GCHokieof91 • 06/03/23 01:12 PM ET
Still, there’s not much in that area unless you consider Glade Spring
RJHokie • 06/03/23 02:12 PM ET
Oh I agree**
GCHokieof91 • 06/03/23 06:34 PM ET
Elites make the rankings. When the rest adapt to the rankings and begin to
Maroon Baboon • 06/02/23 11:44 PM ET
Here is the link to that podcast
WBGV • 06/02/23 07:06 PM ET
Thanks for posting. Eye-opening! Yet, next year I will still look at
pine52x • 06/03/23 11:12 AM ET
I’ll probably look at them too, but only to see how the hot sauce strategy
WBGV • 06/03/23 01:24 PM ET
thanks again. I listened to this podcast too. Will keep it in mind
pine52x • 06/03/23 07:28 PM ET
1000 👍**
Stech • 06/02/23 12:58 PM ET
I think Wes Durham has it right, UVA & VT and UNC NCSU are a package
Stech • 06/02/23 10:44 AM ET
Both states together add a lot. Would be...
HokiePail • 06/03/23 03:47 PM ET
I'd favor UVA / UNC to one conference and VT / NCSU to the other...
jesuisvtguy • 06/02/23 02:31 PM ET
I could easily live with that for 🏈, but with other sports I like regional
Stech • 06/03/23 08:59 AM ET
Precisely why lack of foresight is ruining all of college sports...
BUGGZY • 06/03/23 09:33 AM ET
Question is if the courts or Congress decide that revenue players be paid?
Stech • 06/03/23 12:52 PM ET
I loved when we were in the Big East and they were in the ACC.
Maroon Baboon • 06/02/23 10:39 PM ET
Only been conference mates for 35ish years
mrcaniac • 06/03/23 12:41 AM ET
Offering themselves as a Boxed Set might be a good idea.
33laszlo99 • 06/02/23 01:25 PM ET
I don’t think it will take the nuclear option for 🏀 to expand the tourny,
Stech • 06/02/23 05:12 PM ET
I don't see all 4 going to the same conference unless the rubric of
Maroon Baboon • 06/02/23 01:24 PM ET
Hardly any 2 states are as big as Cali.....
HokiePail • 06/03/23 03:53 PM ET
You are finally coming around to what I have been saying for a while now re
133193Hokie • 06/02/23 11:27 AM ET
It's not the Daytons that the P6 basketball schools objected to
mrcaniac • 06/02/23 09:21 PM ET
NCAA should have used tourney money to start the +1 bowl decades ago.
Truthahn • 06/03/23 07:10 AM ET
It isn't possible under the current (or previous bylaws). Remember the
VTHokie2000 • 06/03/23 04:22 PM ET
I don't understand your "finally coming around", I've been sayin bball is
Stech • 06/02/23 11:59 AM ET
Lots of reasonable......
2hhoop3 • 06/02/23 11:38 AM ET
I agree with that as well. It would set a huge boundary also....
hokieZ71 • 06/02/23 10:46 AM ET
Cant disagree with just about anything he wrote. While he addresses AZ and
133193Hokie • 06/02/23 09:55 AM ET
Only issue with this article is Georgia Tech
Alpharetta Hokie • 06/02/23 09:51 AM ET
GT can’t even access top Georgia talent. **
RoswellGAHokie • 06/02/23 11:35 AM ET
Academics is one big reason for that,
RJHokie • 06/02/23 12:28 PM ET
You can forgot about any reasoning on Ruts in the B1G. In today's world
133193Hokie • 06/02/23 09:59 AM ET
I'm waiting on Rutgers to get voted out. They have zero place in the B1G**
hokieZ71 • 06/02/23 10:44 AM ET
FSU and Clemson too low. Louisville and Stanford too high IMO.
Maroon Baboon • 06/02/23 09:39 AM ET
Thanks for posting. For the most part I agree with the article. Reasonable**
pine52x • 06/02/23 09:26 AM ET