ACC Defections

[freshmanjs]

FSU and Clemson on the way out?

https://twitter.com/marcryanonair/st...185910274?s=21

[CameronBornAndBred]

FSU and Clemson on the way out?

https://twitter.com/marcryanonair/st...185910274?s=21

"Something went wrong. Try reloading."

Which is probably what every ACC AD would be saying to both.

[freshmanjs]

"Something went wrong. Try reloading."

Which is probably what every ACC AD would be saying to both.

Link works for me. He says FSU and Clemson have approached sec about joining per reliable sources.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Link works for me. He says FSU and Clemson have approached sec about joining per reliable sources.

FSU is dreaming of days long gone by. PS..since it isn't working for me, who is "he"?

[YmoBeThere]

FSU is dreaming of days long gone by. PS..since it isn't working for me, who is "he"?

A guy named Marc Ryan working for ESPNUpstate.com

[duke09hms]

Link works for me. He says FSU and Clemson have approached sec about joining per reliable sources.

Like I said in another thread, this is literally the worst possible time for Cut to have run Duke Football back into the ground. If we were still respectable, we might have some bargaining power or an argument that we'd contribute something. Now we're just hoping for charity handouts in football.

Wonder if there's been any exploration into Duke jumping ship to the Big 10 or SEC, maybe with UNC. I'd be disappointed if we were just hoping for the ACC to hold together.

Three ways to win - be first, be smarter, or cheat.

[J.Blink]

Like I said in another thread, this is literally the worst possible time for Cut to have run Duke Football back into the ground. If we were still respectable, we might have some bargaining power or an argument that we'd contribute something.

🤔

I'm not sure that's exactly how it happened..

[hallcity]

FSU and Clemson on the way out?

https://twitter.com/marcryanonair/st...185910274?s=21

Clemson denies that they’ve been in touch with the SEC about membership.

[freshmanjs]

Clemson denies that they’ve been in touch with the SEC about membership.

Of course. As Texas and Oklahoma did.

[lotusland]

Of course. As Texas and Oklahoma did.

Yep they lie.

[lotusland]

Just for fun let’s imagine the immediate repercussions if Clemson and FSU bolted. You’d have to think Miami, VT, GT, Pitt and maybe BC might start checking the exits. Good times.

[freshmanjs]

Just for fun let’s imagine the immediate repercussions if Clemson and FSU bolted. You’d have to think Miami, VT, GT, Pitt and maybe BC might start checking the exits. Good times.

I think unc and ncsu would be jumping too.

[uh_no]

Just for fun let’s imagine the immediate repercussions if Clemson and FSU bolted. You’d have to think Miami, VT, GT, Pitt and maybe BC might start checking the exits. Good times.

to where? trying to jump on this AAC/B12 mega...thing? The B10 sure don't want them.

[dudog84]

I dunno. I read this week that the ACC has it's members' grant of rights locked up until 2036. No idea of buyout language, but OU and UT only have to wait until 2025 (or buyout earlier departure). And why would you negotiate with any members who are leaving to lower the buyout? It's blowing up the conference.

Bottom line for me, it's just another reason to leave sports behind in my life.

[Forrest]

Bottom line for me, it's just another reason to leave college sports behind in my life.

FIFY

[dudog84]

FIFY

Unfortunately, it's all sports for me. I grew up in western PA, graduated high school in '80, so when I say 'my beloved Steelers' it is not a stretch. When they signed the dog torturer, pennants came off the walls and all memorabilia/shirts/hats went to the local rescue's thrift store. Yes, even my Terrible Towel. The only thing I kept was my black stocking cap with a gold 58 on it, which sits on a shelf in the closet since I live in Florida. I haven't watched a game since.

And don't even ask about my beloved Pirates.

[jimsumner]

Unfortunately, it's all sports for me. I grew up in western PA, graduated high school in '80, so when I say 'my beloved Steelers' it is not a stretch. When they signed the dog torturer, pennants came off the walls and all memorabilia/shirts/hats went to the local rescue's thrift store. Yes, even my Terrible Towel. The only thing I kept was my black stocking cap with a gold 58 on it, which sits on a shelf in the closet since I live in Florida. I haven't watched a game since.

And don't even ask about my beloved Pirates.

Do you still have the Penguins?

[dudog84]

Do you still have the Penguins?

A bit. But I formed my hard allegiances in the '70s. Remember, hockey was near impossible to watch on TV before high-def and big screens. Hockey in person, awesome! But I never got to attend a game in the igloo.

[OldPhiKap]

I dunno. I read this week that the ACC has it's members' grant of rights locked up until 2036. No idea of buyout language, but OU and UT only have to wait until 2025 (or buyout earlier departure). And why would you negotiate with any members who are leaving to lower the buyout? It's blowing up the conference.

Bottom line for me, it's just another reason to leave sports behind in my life.

I look back at how much I cared for and invested in college sports when I joined this board, and how much I am willing to do so now — it is sad how far it has fallen. For lots of reasons.

Maybe that says more about me than the state of college sports. Maybe not. But it’s the unvarnished truth of the matter.

Except for hoping that UNC, that festering globule of pus that charades as a bastion of “student-athletes,” burns in the lowest depth of boiling odorous excrement for all of eternity. And then slowly gets worse for eons at a time. Yeah, I still feel that.

[wilson]

I look back at how much I cared for and invested in college sports when I joined this board, and how much I am willing to do so now — it is sad how far it has fallen. For lots of reasons.

Maybe that says more about me than the state of college sports. Maybe not. But it’s the unvarnished truth of the matter.

Except for hoping that UNC, that festering globule of pus that charades as a bastion of “student-athletes,” burns in the lowest depth of boiling odorous excrement for all of eternity. And then slowly gets worse for eons at a time. Yeah, I still feel that.

I’m in almost uncanny agreement with this. The Oklahoma/Texas move just further amplifies the various problems with college athletics that I don’t think I’m willing to ignore anymore.