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It’s politics. UNC and NCSU are tied at the hip. The true “Tobacco Road” public schools that old-school NC residents and legislators care about. Duke is the private school that draws heavily from the NY/NJ region for its student body. They were basically nobodies in sports until coach K put...

Yeah, I know. The politics changed drastically.

I’ve long thought that the NC BOG and the state legislature would throw a monkeywrench into any plans to break up the ACC; I’m actually surprised it took this long.

Jfc. Typical keyboard warriors whining about the dude’s first time calling a game. On a mediocre college network. Everyone has to start somewhere. This was his start—an early-season Thursday night game game nobody watched on the ACC network. Cut the man some slack.

I’m not sure there was. We’d been on the verge—like “next in” level—for several years. And the AAU takes its sweet time to admit new members. So it’s totally possible that the timing of this was all just a coincidence.

They rarely have long periods of success specifically because they don’t get the money and airtime and recruits that P5 schools do. That’s my whole point. Look at a school like UCF. Biggest state school in FL, one of the biggest in the nation. I’m not a UCF fan by any stretch, but I do admire...

Whether or not UCF won the natty and regardless of the final score of the TCU Georgia game, those programs did compete at the highest level. And they competed at that level more recently (and in TCU’s case, more consistently) than UM has in a long time. By your rationale, we should be relegated...

Totally disagree. Part of what has made CFB great is that small programs can make it big. Cinderella stories are real. ****, prior to ‘83, Miami was on the lower end of what would now be considered FBS teams. Same for schools like Boise State and TCU and Kansas State. That’s not to mention all...

This reads as “I have no connection to south Florida, the city of Miami, or the University of Miami. I became a fan of UM in ‘91 when they were at the top of their game. I feel very put-upon that I’ve had to suffer through the last 15 years, during which my kids have made fun of me. If UM...

It’s not Duke’s home stadium. It’s in Durham, but it’s the minor league Durham Bulls stadium. Duke’s field is on their campus.

Radar shows spotty showers in Chapel Hill over the next several hours, and we got a hail warning nearby. Hopefully we dodge the storms.

To recap: You repeatedly claimed that I was poo-pooing UNC as a candidate for expansion. See, for reference, your misguided argument about me hating UNC as a reason for my position. I pointed out that isn’t true. For the umpteenth time now, I’ve said consistently that they are a very strong...

Nowhere did I quote you. I used asterisks for emphasis, you arrogant illiterate prick. Get a life.

Funny thing is that you’re too obnoxious to recognize your own projection over the course of several posts. You misrepresented my argument (or more than likely just didn’t bother to read thoroughly, because you’re too enamored of seeing your own typed words on a screen to deign to read anyone...

JFC, dude. You are one self-important ***. Good talk.

You needn't have repeated yourself. i understood you the first 3 times. You want to ignore all previous data and make projections based on your fantasies. Cool. And you don't seem to understand my argument as much as you think you do. I've stated twice now that UNC is obviously an attractive...

And their TV ratings have still been in the basement of all ACC, PAC 10, and Big 12 schools, despite a couple top-20 seasons, solid recruiting, and relatively big-name coaches. While you can cheerlead and pontificate about the what-ifs of moving them to a different conference, the existing...

To a degree, yes. But the fact is that UNC just isn't a football school. Its bread and butter is basketball; has been that way since the 50s, and it will remain that way. Their football brand won't magically get a ton better because they play Ohio State and Michigan (or Tennessee and UGA) on the...

I agree UNC is an attractive target--as an overall institution, they've got a ton going for them. But per the chart posted a couple pages ago, their football viewership numbers are pretty paltry--last in the ACC, and very nearly last among all teams in the ACC, Big 12, and PAC 12 combined...

It doesn’t.