this is brand new information to me. if you have any sources expanding on that, or ideally, giving examples of how this partnership manifested for UU and CU to cooperate in conference voting, I'd be really interested.A little. Yes....
this is brand new information to me. if you have any sources expanding on that, or ideally, giving examples of how this partnership manifested for UU and CU to cooperate in conference voting, I'd be really interested.A little. Yes....
He prefers goat milk and cow pie.
Only 189 miles closer and it’s much easier to fly to San Diego. Serious question- do you really not like wine and cheese?
I see what you did there...SD has no good beer.
Neither did you with your post. CSU is worthless. They bring nothing to either the Pac 12 or Big 12 that either conference would not get from us.I knew somebody would have difficulty understanding what I said there. I suspected it would be you. You didn’t disappoint. Congratulations.
Neither the SEC or B1G are taking half the ACC, so why would any of those programs, outside of the 5 I’ve mentioned, decide to dissolve the conference?You aren't getting the concept. This isn't 2 or 3 or even 5 teams leaving a conference this is more than half a conference leaving behind a few teams.
At a point they make a group decision to try to survive in a rapidly changing situation.
They may see that they can't wait over a decade to respond and if the networks push for it then they look for ways to make it happen.
Your head is still not handling this well.Neither the SEC or B1G are taking half the ACC, so why would any of those programs, outside of the 5 I’ve mentioned, decide to dissolve the conference?
There aren’t any examples of this. Travel partners are simply a convenience for the road team that week.this is brand new information to me. if you have any sources expanding on that, or ideally, giving examples of how this partnership manifested for UU and CU to cooperate in conference voting, I'd be really interested.
There is zero incentive for the current Pac and Big12 to be interested in BC, Syracuse, Wake, etc. It’s not happening, dude. The lower level teams in the ACC are not going to just happily agree to part ways with their tent pole programs and allow them to go make $100m/year for free.Your head is still not handling this well.
The idea is not that the SEC or B1G are taking these schools. Go back and read.
The concept is that the better remaining programs from the PAC, B12, and ACC (by better I am referring to revenue value) each disolve their conferences and the top 20-24 of them form a single nationwide conference.
What this would mean is that the lower value programs like Oregon State and Washington State, probably Cal in the PAC would be left behind.
The result would of course still not be a competitor to the top two conferences but would offer their network partner(s) games coast to coast with recognized programs
Read and think dude. Tired of explaining it to you.There is zero incentive for the current Pac and Big12 to be interested in BC, Syracuse, Wake, etc. It’s not happening, dude. The lower level teams in the ACC are not going to just happily agree to part ways with their tent pole programs and allow them to go make $100m/year for free.
You are conjuring up idiotic scenarios to fit your initial assertions that were radically incorrect
Neither did you with your post. CSU is worthless. They bring nothing to either the Pac 12 or Big 12 that either conference would not get from us.
I’ll play for a while.Read and think dude. Tired of explaining it to you.
I'd argue that the AFA brings more if we are stuck with the idea of a two hour drive to a stadium.Neither did you with your post. CSU is worthless. They bring nothing to either the Pac 12 or Big 12 that either conference would not get from us.
So, CU has distinguished itself?I don’t get the motivations for certain programs to put the knife to their own throats.
Same same. Makes no real difference to me.I'd argue that the AFA brings more if we are stuck with the idea of a two hour drive to a stadium.
Here is where the unpleasant realities hit. They only take a majority of the conferences, not the whole conference.I’ll play for a while.
1. What is incentive for ACC to do this, especially the lower level programs?
2. Why would lower level programs in the B12 and P10 vote for homelessness?
it’s a neat idea. But I don’t get the motivations for certain programs to put the knife to their own throats.
Here is where the unpleasant realities hit. They only take a majority of the conferences, not the whole conference.
The programs choosing to disolve their existing conferences are doing it in an attempt to survive at the highest level. In the process they are leaving the bottom schools behind.
The schools left behind would almost certainly resist, the lawyers will make a lot of money. They want to go along and get the bigger money but the schools forming the new conference would be saying out old conferences are no longer viable. We can't compete under the old system including those members who don't bring the revenue value.
The requirement is only that they figure out a way to dissolve the old conferences with a majority vote, not unanimous, not even a supermajority
I get it. The ACC is key. How many does it take to dissolve the conference without triggering GoR for those schools that move on?Here is where the unpleasant realities hit. They only take a majority of the conferences, not the whole conference.
The programs choosing to disolve their existing conferences are doing it in an attempt to survive at the highest level. In the process they are leaving the bottom schools behind.
The schools left behind would almost certainly resist, the lawyers will make a lot of money. They want to go along and get the bigger money but the schools forming the new conference would be saying out old conferences are no longer viable. We can't compete under the old system including those members who don't bring the revenue value.
The requirement is only that they figure out a way to dissolve the old conferences with a majority vote, not unanimous, not even a supermajority
NmI get it. The ACC is key. How many does it take to dissolve the conference without triggering GoR for those schools that move on?
San Diego proper doesn’t really do wine and cheese. More fish tacos and craft beer.Only 189 miles closer and it’s much easier to fly to San Diego. Serious question- do you really not like wine and cheese?
The APAC?In that kind of set up, last year's Semi-Final games would have been some combination of Oregon, Utah, Oklahoma State and Cincinnati playing each other on Thanksgiving weekend, depending on which Pod winners play each other. If it's based on rankings, last year would have been Utah (4) @ Cincinnati (1) and Oregon (3) @ Oklahoma State (2) with the winners playing in the "Coast to Coast" Conference Championship Game the following weekend.
The other 20 teams would matchup with each other for their 9th conference game Thanksgiving weekend based on the rest of the standings (5 v 6, 7 v 8, 9 v10, etc), creating and entire conference week's schedule of the most competitive and attractive matchups across the board. Would also give the bottom feeders in the league another chance at a win.
Temecula wine is never worth mentioning at all.Got a semi when the talk moved to SD beer companies for a second
which seems like reason enough to add SDSU
worth mentioning, Temecula wine country isn’t far from SD so we’re still covered there
Got pretty excited about hitting up Temecula. Everyone from San Diego raved about it. Said it was better then Paso Robles. They were not correct and obviously have no idea what good wine tastes like.Temecula wine is never worth mentioning at all.
I’ll admit that I haven’t been to Temecula since I was stationed in SD in the 90s, but I do keep tabs on good wine (Central Coast has tons of it) and as far as I can tell, there isn’t any of it coming from Temecula.Got pretty excited about hitting up Temecula. Everyone from San Diego raved about it. Said it was better then Paso Robles. They were not correct and obviously have no idea what good wine tastes like.
Got pretty excited about hitting up Temecula. Everyone from San Diego raved about it. Said it was better then Paso Robles. They were not correct and obviously have no idea what good wine tastes like.
For Pinot Noir, Chardonnay or Zin, Sonoma > Napa, generally. I’m no expert on central coast, but what I’ve seen from there that was really good, is GSM blends (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre).I was just in Napa and I was basically told I should be in Sonoma based on my wine preferences. But Sonoma is where Russian River is so wine was not about to be consumed there. And to be fair, I had a burrito at a nice restaurant in Napa and while it was good, SD burritos >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Where does Paso Robles rank on the wine scale?
Agree with this, Rhônes are more prevalent in Paso. Pinot Noir and some Rhône varietals in Santa Barbara, Los Olivos, Lompoc, Santa Maria etc. YOu can find pretty good wines in both major central coast areasFor Pinot Noir, Chardonnay or Zin, Sonoma > Napa, generally. I’m no expert on central coast, but what I’ve seen from there that was really good, is GSM blends (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre).