Comments on: Crazy Talk: The ACC Should Focus Expansion on Basketball, Not Football

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[…] wrote last year that the ACC might best situate itself among conference masters of the universe by again connecting with its basketball roots. The league was built on the shoulders of bloody Tobacco Road battles among Frank McGuire at […]

By: Chad

Chad — Mon, 31 May 2010 14:32:00 +0000

Best column I have read yet on the ACC’s future. I think you are dead on. How can we ensure that the ACC brass is thinking along these lines?

By: G. Floyd

G. Floyd — Fri, 28 May 2010 19:07:29 +0000

Thanks for the comments. With the placement of the teams above, the divisions should be pretty equal. Both division have “power” schools in each sport. North division has West Virginia & Virginia Tech (football) and UCONN & Syracuse (basketball). South division has FSU & Miami (football) and UNC & Duke (basketball). You could argue that Clemson and GT give the South a more dominant football program but Pitt, BC (recent years), and Maryland (past years) have been strong.

By: rtmsf

rtmsf — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:43:30 +0000

In reply to DMoore. For now, but these things are cyclical in nature. With all the recruiting talent in the state of Florida, it's not reasonable to think that FSU/Miami will never be any good again. And what happens to VT after Beamer retires?

By: DMoore

DMoore — Fri, 28 May 2010 04:39:22 +0000

“that leaves one division super-stacked in football”

I agree. I would not want to have to play against both Virginia Tech and West Virginia every year. Face it, college football has changed. FSU and the U don’t measure up compared to Virginia Tech lately.

By: matt patton

matt patton — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:55:55 +0000

It never hurts to dream, but that leaves one division super-stacked in football. It’s no secret the ACC has Miami and Florida St currently in separate divisions to make sure that the two most powerful football teams in the conference can meet for the championship (historically speaking this hasn’t happened, but that was the purpose of the divisions). Ignoring this (taking the pure basketball perspective), I think the ACC would also look for a team swap with another conference (i.e., Kentucky is a basketball school…they don’t fit in the SEC; FSU or Georgia Tech probably wouldn’t mind the extra revenue coming from the SEC, and the ACC replaces a middling program with one of the strongest–and best selling–in the country). The most unfortunate part of the plan currently is losing a Duke/Maryland game: while a young rivalry, the past decade has showcased Duke and Maryland as legitimate foes, who play some of their best games against each other. While Wake Forest is in NC, I would much rather see the Terps travel to Tobacco Road as much as possible.