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Holy ****. I'm done bro. But you know what? I'd rather go visit Pittsburgh in late May than Durham, NC. At least there's things to go do and see in Pitt if your team gets eliminated. WTF is someone supposed to do in Durham when not watching their team? But, like I said, I'm done, you win...

Bull**** conjecture. There's a lot more people in Boston than there are in Durham. Even if it's 0.01% of Bostonites that will go to an ACC baseball game vs. 10% of Durhamers, Boston would still put more butts in the stands. This is a horrible argument. Add to the equation rotating the event...

Come to Jacksonville instead. It's really nice in May and if your team is eliminated before the weekend, you can head over to the beach or take a short drive down to Orlando to visit the rat. What is there to do in Durham, NC after your team is eliminated?

Any and every governing body that is subject to any kind of accountability or standards for transparency. If you hold a bid process, but aren't accountable to explain, objectively, why the mayor's largest donor won the bid, you typically land in some hot water eventually. Look up and read some...

Makes it sound as if at least some of the cities mentioned expressed unsolicited interest. As in, the ACC didn't ask us to bid, but we're interested if they would listen to us. Is the ACC sending out press releases announcing a bid and selection process and inviting every town, city, and...

This guy gets it.

Thanks. Source/date and other cities that bid, or were asked or offered the opportunity to bid?

If the former is the case, then why lock into a greater than ten year term at Charlotte for ACCFCG? We all know that the ACC has done a poor job and has been behind the curve in many areas when it comes to maximizing revenue compared to other conferences. Maybe you are just more confident or...

I've never seen any article referring to a bid process for the ACC football championship game, particularly not at the time that they just extended a long term contract with Charlotte. Apologies for not doing research, but if you've happened to read one, I'd appreciate you passing it along. I...

OK, strike NY off the bid list. Why doesn't Syracuse not have a baseball team? Is that a Title IX thing or something? Whatever, topic for a different conversation... What would make you, or me, or anyone, think that "they've" run every number possible? I don't see what's so confusing. You...

See post below yours. It's not good for a conference to hold a tournament where only the die hardest of fans from teams such as Syracuse will ever come see the tournament, while fans from Duke and Wake are there every year because it's in their backyard. If it makes the most sense, then an...

OK Carolina boy. To your first point, I get that Durham or wherever is your home, but no, I don't grant your sacred cow that it is better to host a baseball tournament in NC than anywhere else in ACC territory, Florida included. Here's a crazy idea, let's put out an open solicitation for bids...

My post has absolutely nothing to do with baseball. It's about the ACC. Soooo,... ok....

Surely you recognize that there is a lot more that goes into winning a baseball tournament than where it is held? Also, you can surely recognize that there are other benefits to the power brokers that run the Atlantic Coast Carolina Cabal by keeping the tournament close to home other than any...

Then you haven't been paying attention. The ACC is an organization that funnels money, power, and influence from around the atlantic coast into the center of the State of North Carolina. Hosting the baseball tournament there may not be about making sure that the winner comes from the state of...

ACC office is terrified of what would happen if they put it out to bid. Hence the unnecessary no-bid, no-discussion long term contract that was awarded to Charlotte for the ACC football championship game.

Jacksonville has a lovely little minor league stadium and our team is not in the International League. EDIT: The weather is lovely here in May.

They'll just move it to Charlotte or Raleigh.