Regarding the big ten, you don't have to be good, just need people watching
People get excited about Big 10 football. If more people got excited about ACC football, we could get a better media deal without actually improving the teams, or adding Elite teams. It's about viewership and excitement. Big 10 has simply done a better job of marketing itself. If the ACC cannot add better teams, it can still do something. Hire elite marketers to market the conference. The ACC has a great geographic footprint, lots of potential viewers, the conference needs to sell itself to these viewers. We don't need Notre Dame, we need sales people to convince people to embrace the local product. We have the population. Use the current discontent with the state of college athletics to our favor. Promote, tradition, regional matchups, colleges concerned about academics,. "this is real college football, not a semi pro league".
** Edited by wwhokie1 at 7/8/2022, 11:38:44 AM
Thread Replies (20)
The sad part about all of this is that the ACC is a great conference...
-- VPIVIP95
Jul 08, 2022 at 11:24 AM ET
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07/08/22 11:24 AM ET
I think the ACC is weak with mostly uninteresting teams. I wouldn't miss it**
-- JohnsonCItyHokie
Jul 08, 2022 at 07:51 PM ET
JohnsonCItyHokie
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07/08/22 07:51 PM ET
ACC and Mark Twain, rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated!!!**
-- Stech
Jul 08, 2022 at 02:05 PM ET
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07/08/22 02:05 PM ET
This kind of thinking is why the ACC and VT are
-- 133193Hokie
Jul 08, 2022 at 01:33 PM ET
133193Hokie
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07/08/22 01:33 PM ET
What are these "great rivalries" you speak of?**
-- NokieHokie
Jul 08, 2022 at 01:02 PM ET
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07/08/22 01:02 PM ET
Fewer now but the 3-5-5 model is going to allow more to develop.
-- 133743Hokie
Jul 08, 2022 at 01:08 PM ET
133743Hokie
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07/08/22 01:08 PM ET
Wrong. The new schedule screwed up and missed out
-- 133193Hokie
Jul 08, 2022 at 01:57 PM ET
133193Hokie
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07/08/22 01:57 PM ET
Disagree, they got something right for a change **
-- VaTechHokiesACC
Jul 08, 2022 at 02:54 PM ET
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07/08/22 02:54 PM ET
Regarding the big ten, you don't have to be good, just need people watching
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-- wwhokie1
Jul 08, 2022 at 11:29 AM ET
wwhokie1
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07/08/22 11:29 AM ET
The same could be said for the SEC adding Arkansas and Missouri
-- Marooned
Jul 08, 2022 at 02:31 PM ET
Marooned
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07/08/22 02:31 PM ET
Exactly what Phillips has been preaching to the league schools. Its
-- 133743Hokie
Jul 08, 2022 at 01:10 PM ET
133743Hokie
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07/08/22 01:10 PM ET
Better tv contracts would help. That’s on his predecessor - needs fixed **
-- 3TechFanz
Jul 08, 2022 at 01:23 PM ET
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07/08/22 01:23 PM ET
Chicken and egg though**
-- 133743Hokie
Jul 08, 2022 at 01:36 PM ET
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07/08/22 01:36 PM ET
the BIG has lots of students and alumi
-- HokieAl
Jul 08, 2022 at 11:39 AM ET
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07/08/22 11:39 AM ET
Notre Dame is a relatively small private school, yet everyone wants them.
-- wwhokie1
Jul 08, 2022 at 03:18 PM ET
wwhokie1
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07/08/22 03:18 PM ET
Ten of the 15 largest alumni bases are Big 10 schools (counting UCLA)
-- cburgroop
Jul 08, 2022 at 01:02 PM ET
cburgroop
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07/08/22 01:02 PM ET
yep. Nothing but numbers. The Big Ten probably has twice or more the
-- reestuart
Jul 08, 2022 at 12:14 PM ET
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07/08/22 12:14 PM ET
That's what happens when half you schools are private
-- EDGEMAN
Jul 08, 2022 at 12:18 PM ET
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07/08/22 12:18 PM ET
Yep that's thats the key. it's not if you are good, it's if
-- vtka93
Jul 08, 2022 at 11:31 AM ET
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07/08/22 11:31 AM ET