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Over the last several years, I have noticed that GT has dropped in some of the different rankings, partially due to University of California schools like CAL at San Diego, CAL at Davis, CAL at Irvin have moved ahead of us. Also, Florida moved up to #6 (Forbes). We once occupied #5 several...

Sounds like a good trip for Alums if and when we have them on schedule. But, I will need to check the bank balance!

I just became jealous of Stanford and we haven't even played one game. I see they have an 8180 Acre campus. As far as athletics, the availability to grow with better and larger facilities plus additional sports is a problem for GT. But send me one of your beers and I will be OK.

Perhaps too optimistic, but I hope to see 7-5. Lose to Ole Miss--Clem--UNC---Miami---pups. Hopefully not a Fantasy!

Since the ACC uses a formant of 3+5+5. I assume we would follow a similar format where we play Permanent opponents and rotate the balance of the conference. Seventeen Teams make it Hard to see a good format. At 16 Teams, we could go to 3 + 6 + 6 This would require 9 conference games rather...

I hope this subject was brought up early in the discussions. If our Commissioner has waited until now to bring this up when the ACC members appear to be almost committed to the new members, ND will likely not budge.

Reference your question about the average payout, I had the same question, since the current ESPN payout is approximately 32 MIL per team. I believe the attached article which quotes Ross Dellenger helps explain. There are 3 payout Tiers within the contract. Apparently, the new teams may be...

I believe I read a previous article that the Mountain West would take the Stanford and Cal Olympic Sports. Not sure about SMU.

If Dellenger is correct and 55 MIL is going to the new Success Program that leaves 17 MIL for the 3 new teams? Roughly 5.67 MIL Each. How long will that last? For 13 years?? I suppose their benefit is having a Power 4 schedule rather than being in the AAC or MW. The AAC media...

Ross Dellenger reporting that the ACC/ESPN deal will be 72 million for Stanford, CAL, and SMU. Approximately 55 Mil of the 72 Mil to be for the Performance distribution. Presidents and ADs meeting tomorrow. Ross says there is confidence among the members that the deal will pass and that the...

Like your idea. Much easier trip. I tried to check if OSU and UH had signed their new Big Twelve 6 year Grant of Rights. I could not confirm one way or the other. They probably have. If so, they would be giving up their TV rights for 6 years at the moment. The ACC designed their GOR...

I briefly saw a report from a San Francisco Chronical reporter that the talks with Stanford and Cal were for Football and Basketball Only. It may have been pulled down. I could not find it when I went back during my search.

Agree. When you have a request for a joke and your first thought is the GT football program, says all one needs to know.

Concerning our former Presidents, I have attached a page from President Clough's book, "The Technological University Reimagined". These Paragraphs are the only mention of Athletics. I will let you judge his emphasis on athletics or lack thereof.

In the SEC, they say it "Just means more". I have always felt like "It just means Less" in the ACC. In an interview, I remember Bill Curry saying that SEC fans will not allow their team to stay down long. I attended 3 Alumni meetings with Peterson as our guest. He was never asked one...

Your likely correct. I just noticed a west coast reporter on the Jim Rome show saying that Cal and Stanford would likely land in the B1G based on their Academic Standing. That's obviously just one guy's opinion. But, when the B1G realizes the ACC might actually act, they will likely swoop in...

One other factor the ACC members will need to consider concerning expansion is scheduling. If the ACC goes to 16 teams, do they go to 9 conference games? There are basically two choices with 16 teams (Assuming we want to continue playing all teams home and away every 4 years}. If we go to 9...

Strictly my guess, but ESPN will play the largest role due to the money they will cough up for SF Market. Notre Dame next---Will ND be willing to go to 6 ACC games?

You make a lot of good points. Our relationship with the ACC seemed to deteriorate after Bobby Cremins and Homer Rice left the scene. They both came to Tech with an ACC background which may have helped our position in the conference. I have also made similar critical comments on this site...

Absolutely agree! We take an absolute beating on our own contracted network. Where is the ACC PR department or Marketing staff if there is one. ACC commissioner? Without looking very often, I see Greg Sankey on the SEC network updating the SEC fans and Finebaum fairly often. Someone...