Re: Georgia Tech to the Big 10
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:07 pmStallion wrote:SEC takes Virginia Tech and North Carolina St?
hard to believe that Va gets screwed in this...
hard to believe that Va gets screwed in this...
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:07 pmhard to believe that Va gets screwed in this...
Re: Georgia Tech to the Big 10
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:15 pmGRGB wrote:Stallion wrote:SEC takes Virginia Tech and North Carolina St?
hard to believe that Va gets screwed in this...
It would require Virginia having a place to land in the Big 10. Both schools benefit.
Re: Georgia Tech to the Big 10
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:13 pmHoop Fan wrote:this is armegeddon. there is no tomorrow. I hope Turner and Ford are on the phones with our checkbook open, including endowment funds if necessary. The thought that we need to win big for a few years to be attractive, forget it, there is no future opportunity once this all goes down. If Turner and Ford don't pull a rabbit out of the hat, i hope you enjoyed D-1 football, and the hopes of moving up to a better league someday, i hope you enjoyed it very much.
Careful there hoop fan- some rag sheets might consider you 'irrational'.
Re: Georgia Tech to the Big 10
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:31 pmStallion wrote:SEC takes Virginia Tech and North Carolina St?
I would think Clemson and Florida State to the SEC.
Re: Georgia Tech to the Big 10
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:41 pmSMU 86 wrote:Stallion wrote:SEC takes Virginia Tech and North Carolina St?
I would think Clemson and Florida State to the SEC.
Neither of those programs would provide the SEC with a new market. The SEC can maximize revenue by going outside its existing footprint.
Re: Georgia Tech to the Big 10
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:52 pmSEC member schools Florida, UGA, and South Carolina all have an agreement to block the addition of any school from an existing SEC state (GT, Clemson, FSU)
Re: Georgia Tech to the Big 10
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:03 pmRemember how VT got into the ACC to begin with. They did not have the votes until the Virginia legislature forced UVA to vote for VT. I suspect if either Virginia school attempts to leave the ACC, the Va. Legislature is going to grab the doodads of the one leaving and say, "not so fast". I have heard nothing from Gov. McDonnell on this one, yet. He controls the Board of Visitors for both schools and he can force them to do his will.
Re: Georgia Tech to the Big 10
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:08 pmEastStang wrote:Remember how VT got into the ACC to begin with. They did not have the votes until the Virginia legislature forced UVA to vote for VT. I suspect if either Virginia school attempts to leave the ACC, the Va. Legislature is going to grab the doodads of the one leaving and say, "not so fast". I have heard nothing from Gov. McDonnell on this one, yet. He controls the Board of Visitors for both schools and he can force them to do his will.
I suspect VT can leave for the SEC if UVa gets in the B10 lifeboat, or vice versa. McDonnell won't force them both to stay on the Titanic with Capt. Smith
Re: Georgia Tech to the Big 10
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:11 pmBut they won't let either leave unless the other has a lifeboat.
Re: Georgia Tech to the Big 10
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:15 pmAny verification to the whole Georgia Tech thing?
Re: Georgia Tech to the Big 10
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:15 pmEastStang wrote:But they won't let either leave unless the other has a lifeboat.
If the Big Ten is expanding past 14, I'd have to think UVa gets a call. They're the perfect fit for the B10, moreso than GT
The SEC will take VT and NC State when it's necessary.
Re: Georgia Tech to the Big 10
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:26 pmYes because Big 12 could still go FSU, Clemson, Virginia Tech, North Carolina St and throw them into a Division with West Virginia. Big 12 could force SEC to move
Re: Georgia Tech to the Big 10
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:35 pmStallion wrote:Yes because Big 12 could still go FSU, Clemson, Virginia Tech, North Carolina St and throw them into a Division with West Virginia. Big 12 could force SEC to move
Yeah, that would force the SEC's hand. I guess B12 could go the direction of FSU, Clemson, Pitt, and Syracuse. I'm kind of surprised the B10 had little or no interest in Syracuse, seems like a better fit than Rutgers and has about the same draw in the NYC market, I'd imagine
Re: Georgia Tech to the Big 10
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:35 pmI hope the B1G goes to 16 now to force the other conferences to move. Let's start all the dominoes and get this thing over with!
Re: Georgia Tech to the Big 10
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:39 pmPonyPlayer4 wrote:I hope the B1G goes to 16 now to force the other conferences to move. Let's start all the dominoes and get this thing over with!
Like losing your virginity in prison- let's just do it already and be done with it.