When did the ACC become the SEC
They are talking about taking PSU from the B1G (fat chance) and adding ND.
They are building a bball conference in a football world. Talking about holding their bball tourney in NYC at Madison square gardent-the site of the Big East tourney...When did they become the more than the fourth best conference? Am I missing something?
ED: Link
September 19th, 2011 at 10:40 PM ^
No links, no thread.
September 19th, 2011 at 10:45 PM ^
The rumors are all over the message boards...
http://www.foxsportssouth.com/09/18/11/ACC-additions-could-be-only-the-…
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/colleges/post/_/id/2590/acc-likes-idea…
September 19th, 2011 at 10:55 PM ^
Didn't mean to sound like a jerk but without a link it's tough to take the ACC going after Penn State seriously. Heck, even with a link it is. But I had actually not heard anything about the ACC going after more teams. I don't spend much time in message boards.
September 19th, 2011 at 10:43 PM ^
Are there any computer programmers around here? I've got a C++ question that I would love some help with.
(Actually the girlfriend megangoblue has the question, but I've got the tab open and I'm signed in.)
September 19th, 2011 at 10:45 PM ^
It's a dead thread anyway, so no harm done.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:37 PM ^
A lot of the C++ objects you may use have hidden code. Python does not. Nothing worse then putting your variables into a black box!
September 19th, 2011 at 10:54 PM ^
I'm recruiting for a C++ guy in GR.
September 19th, 2011 at 10:58 PM ^
Know of anyone looking to hire someone in ASP.NET (or any .NET I suppose, just prefer ASP)? Trying to get out of Mordor...
September 19th, 2011 at 11:01 PM ^
plex.com
September 19th, 2011 at 11:05 PM ^
Actually yes...I recruit for IT as well. If you're interested in GR/West Michigan send me an email to csack(at)impactbusinessgroup(dot)com.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:17 PM ^
Looking at your username, I'm assuming you're in Columbus. I recruit for IT in Dayton, and could possibly help you out in either C-bus or Dayton. Hit up Robert Half Technology, at RHT(dot)com, specifically dayton(at)rht(dot)com.
September 20th, 2011 at 12:05 AM ^
Thanks all, I will check all of those out!
September 19th, 2011 at 10:54 PM ^
What's the question? I can't guarantee that I'll be able to answer it if it's specific to C++, though.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:04 PM ^
She's in the next apartment over, and this isn't my thing but this is what I have (I'll call if this isn't enough). Also, sorry for the shitty code writing, it probably is the worst ever.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
#include <studio.h>
#include <math.h.>
#include <string.h>
#include <string.h>
bool isPrime(int n) {
for(int i=2; i<= sqrt(n); i++){
if(n%1 == 0) {
return false;
}
return true;
}
}
void main () {
int sum = 0;
int n,i;
if (n !=0){
sum = i + sum
cout << "Sum of first 30 prime numbers is " << sum <<endl;
}
}
September 19th, 2011 at 11:11 PM ^
Well, I don't know what the question is, but I can see there is a bunch to be done with this. Have her email me at [email protected] and I'll go over it with her.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:16 PM ^
Haha it might be a problem with my writing. She found whatever answer she was looking, and joeyb has once again proven himself to be basically the coolest poster on Brian's little blog.
Thanks for the offer, seriously.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:19 PM ^
Anyone who can solve computer programming problems without outside help deserves a posbang in my book.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:21 PM ^
Where did your cat go?
September 19th, 2011 at 11:22 PM ^
I felt like John Cage and hockey both needed love at the moment. The connection seemed organic and slightly humorous, thus, the new signature.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:28 PM ^
Hmmm....Now you blend in...
September 19th, 2011 at 11:30 PM ^
12,261 MGoPoints doesn't jump out at you? All my hard work is for naught!
September 19th, 2011 at 11:32 PM ^
I almost didn't see this response because I was looking for 12260.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:36 PM ^
Now you'll have to look for 12262.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:44 PM ^
No Avatar...No little cat....It looks like alot of other posts...
Sorry...
September 20th, 2011 at 1:07 AM ^
I merely assumed my witty, Pulitzer Prize-worthy comments over the past ten months on this blog would speak for themselves. Everyone would always search for bluedragon when they logged in just to catch my latest morsels of wisdom. But MGoBloggers are a fickell bunch, as they say.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:20 PM ^
No problem. If she needs help later, just email me.
September 19th, 2011 at 10:53 PM ^
Why get psu if you have Pitt? Or better yet, if you could get psu why take Pitt?
September 20th, 2011 at 12:56 AM ^
Because the ACC doesn't want to stop at 14. They want 16. It absolutely makes sense to have Pitt and PSU.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:00 PM ^
If by "they" you mean "one reporter who covers the ACC for FoxSportsSouth," then yes. They are talking about it.
So yeah.
September 20th, 2011 at 12:39 AM ^
I live in Denver and they were talking on sports radio today about the ACC making overtures to ND.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:09 PM ^
I heard an interview with Dick Baddour today on the local WRAL here in Raleigh. He specifically said that equitable revenue sharing is a core value of the ACC. He was addressing a question that Joe Ovies asked about UT/ND joining the ACC. I searched for links for this, there weren't any I could find.
Penn State didn't come up. Breathe, its just speculation.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:27 PM ^
I heard the same interview with Dick Baddour and you could tell that it was an uncomfortable topic with him. He definitely said that equal revenue sharing was a "core value" of the ACC. I wouldn't be surprised if the subject of ND (and their TV contract) has come up with the powers that be within the ACC.
I could actually see ND moving to the ACC. It would match them up with a somewhat natural rival (Boston College) and they'd have some synergies with Duke and Wake Forest, too.
I think that the ACC made a great move by picking up Pitt and 'Cuse. It definitely expanded the conference footprint. However, it didn't do a whole lot to improve the football relevance of the conference. They still wouldn't get two BCS bids (assuming a BCS-style system survives).
Personally, I'd like the see the B1G go after Boston College. It would give the conference an East Coast presence. It would also be a potential attraction for Notre Dame. On top of that, it could potentially provide a boost to B1G hockey.
It's going to be interesting to see how all of this plays out. The B1G doesn't necessarily need to add more teams, but it definitely needs to pay close attention to what the other conferences are doing (or may do).
September 20th, 2011 at 12:38 AM ^
Agree. The Big Ten might be happy at 12 but they need to keep tabs on what's going on. Syracuse and Pitt were a pretty big coup for the ACC. It probably solidifies the ACC and means not to many teams are going to jump ship to another conference.
There aren't to many schools out there not in the ACC, Big Ten, SEC or Pac-10 that combine academics and a solid football program. ND is really the last one left (assuming that Texas and OU are headed to the Pac-10 and that the Big Ten isn't interested in either if it means that Okie St and another Texas school, mainly Tech, would be required to come along as well).
While Syracuse and Pitt might not be great football programs, I don't think they would have been a minus for the Big Ten - especially considering what they would have brought bball wise.
The other thing Syracuse adds for the ACC is a another top notch lacrosse program.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:13 PM ^
take a paycut to move. All our teams make more cash, yo
September 19th, 2011 at 11:43 PM ^
is about as close to fantasy as sportwriters should get.
The argument is PSU should go to the ACC because it is an east coast school. Then, in the next breath, ND should go to the ACC in spite of not being an east coast school.
Whatever... The bigger they make the conference, the more likely it collapses under its own weight.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:51 PM ^
Much more chance that Pitt would join the B1G than Penn State would bail out. Not that either is very likely. This guy's making up crap.
September 20th, 2011 at 12:30 AM ^
i may be the only person around who wouldn't want ND in the B1G. screw them, all the B1G teams should've stopped playing them years ago when they didn't wanna join. i think delaney has done a great job but salavating over ND just makes us look pathetic. please stop and go get some teams that arent afraid to have their asses kicked.
September 20th, 2011 at 12:43 AM ^
They'd love to up their prestige in football but the core schools (Carolina's, Maryland, Virginia) have always thought bball first. In that regard, it's a solid move for them. Pitt and Syracuse are a huge score bball wise. They might not be the greatest in football, but let's face it, there aren't that many teams out there worth going after that combine good academics and good football.
There's no way I can see the core schools wanting to see the ACC bball tourney moved to NYC.
September 20th, 2011 at 1:16 AM ^
The ACC and Big East were going to be a combined leftover conference anyway; this just makes the ACC look like they are creating their fate instead of resigning themselves to it.
September 20th, 2011 at 7:25 AM ^
Penn State got a huge jump in academic rankings and research $$ after joining the big ten right? so I can't think of a single reason for them to join a conference that is a step down academically and athletically
September 20th, 2011 at 10:04 AM ^
I believe it's actually from joining the CIC, which is closely linked to B1G membership. I don't know that they would necessarily lose their CIC membership for leaving the B1G. Although, leaving the B1G would be a huge step down in TV revenue and conference prestige and I really can't see them willing to take that paycut for anything.
September 20th, 2011 at 7:33 AM ^
The ACC is a step up actually in terms of academics, which is where the B1G blew it. Pitt and Syracuse both have good academics and would have been decent teams for the B1G. In terms of the football stage, the B1G, particularly now that Nebraska is on board, is a much better football conference.
Delaney needs to get his head out of his ass.
September 20th, 2011 at 8:19 AM ^
Agreed. Delaney blew it by letting Pitt and Syracuse slip away. The Big Ten is slowly fading into mediocrity. When the expansion dust settles, the Big Ten will end up on the Losers list unless Delany starts being more proactive like the other conferences.
September 20th, 2011 at 10:25 AM ^
Stop being melodramatic. The goal of conference expansion is to make more money for each of the schools. Pitt gets them nothing because people in Pittsburgh are Steelers fans and everyone else in the state is a PSU fan. The only reason you would go for Syracuse is to get the NY market and it's been discussed that Syracuse can't do that. If NYC is your ultimate goal, you are better off getting a national school with a strong alumni presence in NYC like ND.
The only way that adding Pitt and Syracuse could earn more money for each team is if they were the teams that got us to 16 teams and we ended up with a 4 team playoff for the championship, adding two more games for revenue. If fading into mediocrity is what you are worried about, then adding two mediocre-at-best programs is not what you are looking for.
September 20th, 2011 at 10:42 AM ^
Adding Pitt and Syracuse added very little to the ACC. Do you think that ESPN is going to play that many more ACC games in PA and NY with those two? The Big 10 already plays through out PA, and most people in NY don't care about Syracuse, other than up state.
Pitt and Syracuse are basketball powers, and the ACC is largely a basketball conference. If they add Texas or ND, then I will change my opinion. But right now, with FSU on the rise, Va Tech strong...and everyone else mediocre, adding those two schools doesn't change their dynamic much. They are a strong, but not super, conference.
The Pac 12 is the one looking to make a transformative change. SEC adding a&M and maybe WVU doesn't change them much, but are quality additions. Even if the Big 10 adds ND, I don't think that dramatically changes our perception nationwide, though will increase viewership definitely.
September 20th, 2011 at 10:52 AM ^
1.) Syracuse has its own contract with SNY. When the ACC puts together its own network, it WILL be on basic cable in NY.
2.) This.