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I Hate VT option
Posted on 6/10/10 at 11:44 pm
Posted on 6/10/10 at 11:44 pm
Look how the travel shapes up. Unlike the PAC-L + a Buff scenario, The SEC can stay huge and still the best conference in the country and not make their fans travel ridicuously. Clemson, A&M, FL. St. (begrudgingly) and Ga. Tech. Who would be more competitive? The natural rivals make the league.
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Posted on 6/11/10 at 12:01 am to Cryotiger
Virginia Tech was Slive's second choice behind Texas...
Posted on 6/11/10 at 12:02 am to The White Lobster
please no no no to Clem's son.
Posted on 6/11/10 at 12:04 am to clamdip
much rather have Clemson than VaTech. Culturally, they are just like any traditional SEC school. Geographically, they make more sense too. Sure VaTech taps into another marker but as a fan, I don't give a rats arse about that.
Posted on 6/11/10 at 12:05 am to clamdip
Ever been to Clemson? It would quickly become one of your favorite road trips. Beers/Crown at the car at the half is priceless.
Posted on 6/11/10 at 12:13 am to Cryotiger
VT is not a SEC school, it needs to stay in the ACC
This post was edited on 6/11/10 at 12:14 am
Posted on 6/11/10 at 1:41 am to aVatiger
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Posted on 6/11/10 at 5:26 am to Cryotiger
I look at it as an opportunity to bring your brand to more areas of the country. No one is making the fans travel, that's why they don't make you buy away game tickets as a part of the season package. It gives the fans that don't live in LA a better chance to go to the games, IMO, which I am excited about.
Posted on 6/11/10 at 7:56 am to seawolf06
UVA and VA politics are not gona let VT just walk away from the ACC after what went on to get VT in the ACC.
Posted on 6/11/10 at 8:54 am to Cryotiger
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UVA and VA politics are not gona let VT just walk away from the ACC after what went on to get VT in the ACC.
You're just wrong. The Texas schools will leave Baylor behind and VT will do the same to VA if given the chance.
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The SEC can stay huge and still the best conference in the country and not make their fans travel ridicuously.
How many people actually drive to away games at Nashville, Knoxville, Lexington, Columbia? Blacksburg is only 1 HOUR farther than Lexington is from BR. You're saying people won't be willing to drive one more hour to see a far superior team? I'd be willing to be most fans at away games either fly or already live near the away team.
Posted on 6/11/10 at 9:22 am to Cryotiger
In case you haven't figured this out, it is all about television revenue. Clemson and Ga. Tech bring very little. We already have both markets and neither has enough of a national presence.
Posted on 6/11/10 at 9:30 am to BhamTigah
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Clemson and Ga. Tech bring very little.
Neither does Florida State.
I would rank the schools we would want in this order:
1.) Texas schools (UT and/or A&M)
2.) V. Tech - D.C. tv markets.
3.) UNC and Duke - this is a package deal IMO mostly for basketball
4.) Miami - South Florida market and a huge national following
5.) WVU - DC market somewhat and they have a solid Basketball program.
6.) Missouri - St. Louis and Kansas City tv market.
7.) Florida St., Clemson, Georgia Tech - just fall back options. They add literally new tv market
Posted on 6/11/10 at 9:32 am to BhamTigah
VT is only 200 miles from knoxville and 230 from lexington. it's not like adding texas tech or uva. which are farther. i would like VT in the SEC.
Posted on 6/11/10 at 9:34 am to BhamTigah
Bingo...and Virginia is the 8th most populous state. VT fans across the state are loyal and rabid (much more so than the ones from Mr. Jefferson's University). This would be a great move by the SEC. Let's just skip over NC.
Posted on 6/11/10 at 9:37 am to TDTGodfather
but do we need another team with another variation of maroon as their primary color? 
Posted on 6/11/10 at 9:42 am to seawolf06
I guess you have no idea what really happened to get VT in the ACC. UVA had the deciding vote to get them in and it was switched to yes by politics so no way the flag ship university of the state will just let VT use then like a step on a ldder to leave with out making it hell for them
Posted on 6/11/10 at 9:49 am to StraightCashHomey21
I do...I watched it. It was UVA grad Gov George Allen who got in the middle of it. But that was yesterday.
There's no way that VT will allow UVA control to its destiny if it has a better opportunity like the SEC.
There's no way that VT will allow UVA control to its destiny if it has a better opportunity like the SEC.
Posted on 6/11/10 at 9:55 am to The White Lobster
VT, WV are in the mountains, which means snow in autumn and terrible drives to get there any time.
NO to those.
NO to those.
Posted on 6/11/10 at 10:00 am to ottothewise
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VT, WV are in the mountains, which means snow in autumn and terrible drives to get there any time.
Did any of you go to Blacksburg? That was an awesome trip (at least for me).
Posted on 6/11/10 at 10:03 am to chrome_daddy
Well mark warner was the gov when it happened and uva is gona make it a legal mess for VT to leave
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