Duh Aficionado Magazine: Syracuse, Pitt Will Not Play Football In ACC In 2012
by Sean Keeley on Jan 18, 2012 12:36 PM EST
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PrintAll due respect to Videogum, purveyors of Duh Aficionado Magazine, I decided to release my own issue when "news" broke today that it's very likely the Syracuse Orange and Pittsburgh Panthers will not play football in the ACC in 2012.
The league plans to announce its entire schedule in early February and although some modifications could be made later, it would be difficult to extensively revise if the Big East released the two new ACC members without notice.
"You never say never, but it’s unlikely there would be major changes once it’s set," said Mike Finn, the ACC associate commissioner in charge of football communications.
Between West Virginia's lawsuit, John "The Bylaws Are The Bylaws Are The Bylaws" Marinatto and the fact that Syracuse has basically said they will honor the 27-month waiting period, I'm not quite sure why this is news for anyone.
The real question is whether or not anything happens between now and 2014 to get the Orange and Panthers into the ACC a year early in 2013.
All eyes remain focused on the West Virginia lawsuit, whose result should dictate how things move forward.
Syracuse's season begins September 1st when they host the Northwestern Wildcats before heading to MetLife Stadium to take on the USC Trojans. After a few more OOC games, expect to see the usual names and faces lining up against us. At least for another year.
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I don't get this
The Big East doesn’t really care about SU and Pitt. And SU and Pitt don’t really care about the Big East. It’s like a pending divorce where both spouses live in the same house. It’s legal, but it is really uncomfortable.
Go Cuse. Go Utes. Go Kings (hockey version). Go Panthers (hockey version). Go Marlins. Go Dodgers. I despise the NFL and NBA, so don't bore me.
the Big East
can’t let all 3 go. Can’t let more than 3 go. There wouldn’t be enough teams left in the conference.
If WVU leaves the Big Least will have to apply for a waiver from the NCAA.
"that place laid the foundation for who I am. A lot of outsiders make fun of it and say negative things about West Virginia. Fuck them" - Jerry West
by MountaineerAirman on Jan 22, 2012 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
Oh and USC?
Being that my undergrad school is in Pac-12, I’ve been keeping up on USC. SC might hit triple digits.
Go Cuse. Go Utes. Go Kings (hockey version). Go Panthers (hockey version). Go Marlins. Go Dodgers. I despise the NFL and NBA, so don't bore me.
Oh, I don't think their walk-ons can score on us
Lane’s not going to try that hard to run up the score; I think he’ll probably clear the bench once they’re up by four or five touchdowns.
Probably a dumb question at this point
But are Boise State, San Diego State, SMU, Houston, UCF, MIT, LeMoyne, McGill, ITT Tech and Martin Luther King Elementary School headed to the Big East before or after we leave?
As of right now, yes.
We’re all in the Big East together 2013.
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by Sean Keeley on Jan 18, 2012 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
Which probably means
Marinatto sends us packing on a lengthy west coast road trip for the 2013 conference schedule, too.
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by JohnCassillo on Jan 18, 2012 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
That much is obvious. Pitt, ‘Cuse, and WVU (if still in the Big East) will be away to SDSU/Boise/Houston/SMU in 2013. They’ll probably screw us over on basketball schedules as well (how much do you want to bet that there’s only a single (away) game against UConn/Georgetown?)
Never argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
Probably
That’ll be fun.
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Big John!
BIG BAD JOHN! I can’t wait til 2013 now? Please West Virginia win this lawsuit!
Since the early 1990's I have not been able to get Mike Hopkins' bloody face out of my brain. I don't remember what game it was but I'll never forget that as my first memory of SU basketball. Mike Hopkins, bloody face, bloody nose, all for the love of Syracuse.
Even if we win...
…the Big East will make the settlement amount so high that Syracuse and Pitt won’t find it worth it to leave.
West Virginia only does because the Big XII needs them.
"that place laid the foundation for who I am. A lot of outsiders make fun of it and say negative things about West Virginia. Fuck them" - Jerry West
by MountaineerAirman on Jan 22, 2012 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
Can we please just stop mentioning
the USC game? I don’t need football nightmares between basketball wins.
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My bad
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Seems we're approaching a key deadline
The Big 12 has to put out a schedule and they have to arrange non-conf opponents. Will W. Virginia just leave? Can they just leave? Or do they come back and rip the last 2 BE AQ bids? Something tells me WV may force the compromise of the 2013 exit for all teams. The BE has new teams aligned and they would end up spending all 3 exit fees defending their position. To be honest, I want to see some W Virginia start smacking the commish around a little more.
it's not clear what would happen if WVU tried to just leave
The Big East would certainly sue them for breach of contract and try to get an injunction barring them from moving. WVU would probably agree that they breached their contract with the Big East (after some legal grumbling), but argue that paying some amount of monetary damages would be sufficient. What a court would think is hard to say; I doubt there are any similar precedents.
/disclaimer, I’m a programmer, not a lawyer
From what I understand...
…if we win, we go and pay a hefty fee.
If the Big East wins, we appeal the case, which takes a ton of time, and we go regardless while they sort out of the details.
The Big East basically now has to prove that the damages caused by WVU leaving 2 years early cannot be fixed with money, which is of course, bullshit. It’s entirely about money.
"that place laid the foundation for who I am. A lot of outsiders make fun of it and say negative things about West Virginia. Fuck them" - Jerry West
by MountaineerAirman on Jan 22, 2012 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
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