What is the next ACC team that will be raided? (Big Ten, Clemson)

[Mr. GE]

I highlighed some points from another post I made which are pertinent to this discussion as well...

Originally Posted by Mr. GE

Maryland will make more money in the Big Ten. So will Rutgers, which is expected to announce its move on Tuesday. Maryland's athletic department is in a financial crisis now because it doesn't take a subsidy from the university. With more money flowing in, it should never have to ask for one. That's one less thing Maryland's students and taxpayers will have to pay for in the future. In the ACC, Maryland could expect to make between $20-25 million per year from the league. In the Big Ten, which has its own cable network and probably will set a new all-time high when it renegotiates its Tier 1 television rights in a few years, the distribution will be closer to $40 million a year beginning in 2017.

Maryland's proud history as a charter member of the ACC means little at a time when universities must cherish every dollar they can get. The math is pretty simple. The Big Ten offers a better deal than the ACC. "We're still living paycheck to paycheck," Maryland president Wallace Loh said Monday. "What membership in the Big Ten does is allow us to truly guarantee the financial stability of Maryland athletics for a long, long, long time."

This happens all the time in business. Because of economic forces, government regulation, technological advances or all of the above, things can change dramatically. For years, everyone filled their tanks at Standard Oil stations. They don't anymore. For years, people bought Pontiacs. They don't anymore. For years, people flying between Detroit and Memphis bought tickets on Northwest. Now they buy tickets on Delta. For (a few) years, Americans bought their Internet access primarily through America Online. Now they buy it through their phone or cable companies.

So, unless you can think of a better way for Maryland to bring in an additional $15-20 million per year, quit being so sentimental about it.

Read More: Maryland's realignment move to Big Ten is sound economic choice - Andy Staples - SI.com

[cubssoxfan]

Any more likelihood Big 10 grabs another ACC school? Or any other teams from other conferences?

[cry_havoc]

Originally Posted by cubssoxfan

Any more likelihood Big 10 grabs another ACC school? Or any other teams from other conferences?

ACC is ripe for the plucking. By 2014 they will lose around 4 teams. However they can always raid the big east for replacements.

[cubssoxfan]

FSU is one of the few ACC teams I watch; especially a rivalry game against FLA.

[DOUBLE H]

HHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDDD D IT!!!!!!

Closed for moderator review!!

[DOUBLE H]

Ok, let's try this again.

Another hours worth of that stuff and this thread goes.

Thread re-opened.

[sleepless in Bham]

Originally Posted by e_coli

FSU will join the Southeastern Conference.

The SEC wants to enter states where they dont already have a conference member. So that rules out FSU, Miami, Clemson, Georgia Tech.

I think the likely choices out of the ACC if the SEC were to expand again are Virginia Tech and either NC State or UNC.

NC State is the more likely choice, but I dont see UNC just sitting around while its little brother bolts to a better football conference.

[NJ2MDdude]

Hold the Press!!!

Legality of University System of Maryland’s Big Ten vote questioned

[cry_havoc]

Originally Posted by sleepless in Bham

The SEC wants to enter states where they dont already have a conference member. So that rules out FSU, Miami, Clemson, Georgia Tech.

I think the likely choices out of the ACC if the SEC were to expand again are Virginia Tech and either NC State or UNC.

NC State is the more likely choice, but I dont see UNC just sitting around while its little brother bolts to a better football conference.

Big 10 will also raid more and Big 12 will take the leftovers it wants.

[NJ Brazen_3133]

So what makes the B1G all so powerful, a TV network ??? Why cant the ACC just get a TV station?