Maryland move to Big 10 approved

[RIKMAN]

Wow, I guess it's official since the board of regents approved it.

I guess I'm starting to understand the Big 10 flavor of the UM sports programs now...I didn't realize they were so unhappy with the ACC.

I always disliked the ACC since Lefty's time as I thought MD always played
2nd fiddle to Duke and UNC. But I never thought they'd actually leave.

[bmore_ken]

Maryland's application for admission to the Big Ten has been approved by the conference's Council of Presidents, making the university's move from the ACC official.Maryland has scheduled a news conference for 3 p.m. to discuss the decision, according to a university source

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/t...tory?track=rss

[Steveg85321]

A good friend of mine is a Michigan State alum, and I told him this morning the Spartans can kiss their cream puff football schedule goodbye, the Terps are coming. We had a good laugh. Football-wise Maryland is in for some tough sledding for awhile at least.

Basketball-wise, I am sorry to leave the ACC, but the Terps had already been shown the door by losing the home-and-home series with Duke and UNC. The Tobacco Road cartel has long treated Maryland like a redheaded step-child, so now they can take their ball and play with themselves.

Change doesn't come easy, but it is time to move on.

[bmore_ken]

For the life of me , I don't know how anyone could be against this move. Who knows, maybe we'll get some better football recruits out of it eventually

[bmore_ken]

For the life of me , I don't understand why anyone is against this move. Hell we may even get some better football recruits eventually with more tv exposure

[bmore_ken]

For the life of me , I don't understand why anyone is against this move. Hell we may even get some better football recruits eventually with more tv exposure

[demopublican]

For the life of me , I don't understand why anyone is against this move. Hell we may even get some better football recruits eventually with more tv exposure

Maybe eventually. Of course putting the games on TV might have helped.

People are opposed to it because they do not like change. They like tradition.

You are a Big Ten man so I think it is less clear to you.

[ajc54terp]

A good friend of mine is a Michigan State alum, and I told him this morning the Spartans can kiss their cream puff football schedule goodbye, the Terps are coming. We had a good laugh. Football-wise Maryland is in for some tough sledding for awhile at least.

Basketball-wise, I am sorry to leave the ACC, but the Terps had already been shown the door by losing the home-and-home series with Duke and UNC. The Tobacco Road cartel has long treated Maryland like a redheaded step-child, so now they can take their ball and play with themselves.

Change doesn't come easy, but it is time to move on.

I was saddened at first, but I am coming around to this way of thinking, they gives us Pitt as the home and home, bye bye rednecks!!

[bmore_ken]

Maybe eventually. Of course putting the games on TV might have helped.

People are opposed to it because they do not like change. They like tradition.

You are a Big Ten man so I think it is less clear to you.

Where have I posted I'm a Big 10 man? I graduated from Florida St.

[slapshot]

As I said....the ACC is becoming the Big East Light, and Md whiners (yes, whiners) should be damn happy they are out in front of this, rather than being left in a conference that is disintegrating in the most lucrative sport - football. I predict FSU and/or VaTech will be the next to bolt...at that point, the ACC/Big East Light will be completely irrelevant in football. An after thought.


http://espn.go.com/college-football/...ryland-big-ten


"Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, one of the most powerful men in college sports, says he believes the ACC might be in imminent danger. He told Sports Illustrated on Monday that his league is "vulnerable right now, I'm concerned about our conference."

Krzyzewski also said he believed there "could still be some movement in our conference." The Terrapins and Scarlet Knights are expected to join the Big Ten in 2014. Which school might leave next?

Some of you scoffed when I suggested this summer that the new bowl agreement between the Big 12 and SEC, which will pit the champions or two other highly ranked teams from those leagues in the Sugar Bowl each season, was the first sign of real trouble for the ACC.

I didn't think the ACC would become extinct any time soon, but I thought it was a clear sign the ACC was no longer playing on the same field as the Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC. The ACC hasn't been pushed to the Thanksgiving Day children's table like the Big East has, but there now seem to be four power conferences in college football. The Big Ten and Pac-12 have long been joined at the hip with the Rose Bowl. Now the Big 12 and SEC will share multimillion-dollar paychecks from the Sugar Bowl.

The ACC was left to pick up the scraps, and its champion will play Notre Dame or a Big Ten or SEC opponent in the Orange Bowl (if the ACC champion isn't included in the four-team playoff that starts in 2014)."

[Arslan]

All will be forgiven, if we can get to the Rose Bowl.

[Brohan]

Noles will probably be in the Big 12 by 2014.

Then they can rename the ACC the NASCARC.

[slapshot]

All will be forgiven, if we can get to the Rose Bowl.

True dat.

While the Big Ten is not very well known on the East Coast, it is very well known on the Left Coast. Huge, and I mean huge Big Ten Alumni networks on the Left Coast....and BiG teams have been playing Pac12 teams (not just the Rose Bowl) for years.

[slapshot]

Noles will probably be in the Big 12 by 2014.

Then they can rename the ACC the NASCARC.

In all seriousness, if you look who's coming in to the ACC, with UCONN to follow soon, the ACC does look more like the Big East Light, than the ACC of old.

[Ravens2006]

For the life of me , I don't understand why anyone is against this move. Hell we may even get some better football recruits eventually with more tv exposure

My initial reaction was somewhere along the lines of "What the h*** are they doing!?!?!?!?"

The more I consider it, the more I'm fine with it. Sounds simplistic, but the more I think about all the MD football games in recent years that either weren't televised at all, or were difficult to find, the more ridiculous the ACC's TV contract agreements seem. They don't draw well at home, and a lot of the teams in the conference don't draw well either, so I'm guessing they're losing something in potential road game payouts as well. A lot of top tier football players are going to be hard-pressed to pass up games against OSU, Michigan, Mich. St, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Penn State, Iowa, etc. for what the ACC has had to offer in recent years.

It's annoying that it will take visiting fans to fill seats at College Park (and I assume Fedex and maybe M&T Bank will get more attention from UMD now) but if that's what it takes to breath some life in to the program... eh, it's worth a shot I guess. It'll be very difficult to get over the hump to where the Terps are competitive on the football field, but whenever they do... the recruiting pay-off in the area could be huge.

[slapshot]

It's annoying that it will take visiting fans to fill seats at College Park (and I assume Fedex and maybe M&T Bank will get more attention from UMD now) but if that's what it takes to breath some life in to the program... eh, it's worth a shot I guess. It'll be very difficult to get over the hump to where the Terps are competitive on the football field, but whenever they do... the recruiting pay-off in the area could be huge.

For the person who is also interested in seeing good college football, one would hope that there are some Maryland fans that would show to games when bigtime teams roll into town.

Certainly most fans want to see their team win, but if you had the choice of watching Maryland vs Dook (in football), or Maryland vs Wake...versus, say, Maryland vs Nebraska or Maryland vs OSU (still undefeated)....wouldn't you be more interested in watching a game that has far bigger ramifications, if your team should upset one of the latter teams? I know I would.

Speaking as a fan of good college football...I have no interest in games where my team is playing a doormat, or a weaker team. I'm most interested in games where my team is the underdog, and if we win, we shock the college football landscape.

[jefe96]

For the person who is also interested in seeing good college football, one would hope that there are some Maryland fans that would show to games when bigtime teams roll into town.

Certainly most fans want to see their team win, but if you had the choice of watching Maryland vs Dook (in football), or Maryland vs Wake...versus, say, Maryland vs Nebraska or Maryland vs OSU (still undefeated)....wouldn't you be more interested in watching a game that has far bigger ramifications, if your team should upset one of the latter teams? I know I would.

Speaking as a fan of good college football...I have no interest in games where my team is playing a doormat, or a weaker team. I'm most interested in games where my team is the underdog, and if we win, we shock the college football landscape.

Florida State was just in town this past weekend and the place was empty so I'm thinking that only a select few fans want to see big time teams. And sorry, FSU is a big time team whether you think so or not. They are closer to playing in the BCS title game then any B1G team is this year. Obviously they won't make it, but facts are facts. A true fan of a team will show up to all games whether it is against tOSU, Michigan, Dook, or Wake. So by your warped logic I would not expect to see you at home games against Minnesota, Purdue, or Indiana because they are pretty much on the same competitive level as Duke or Wake. That's great support for your team. Typical twerp fan. Front runner and only interested in games where you can go and tip over cars afterwards. Good luck in the B1G. The fans of the other schools are going to love you guys so much!

[The Eternal White Belt]

Ahem... well I was a kid the last time Penn State rolled into town... and let's just say, it was not an enjoyable day for Terps fans that day. I'm not sure I would call a 70-7 beat down "good football" but I get your point.

Hopefully, they will be a bit more competitive a couple years down the road... (ya know... when they aren't starting a linebacker as their QB).

[The Eternal White Belt]

Florida State was just in town this past weekend and the place was empty so I'm thinking that only a select few fans want to see big time teams. And sorry, FSU is a big time team whether you think so or not. They are closer to playing in the BCS title game then any B1G team is this year. Obviously they won't make it, but facts are facts. A true fan of a team will show up to all games whether it is against tOSU, Michigan, Dook, or Wake. So by your warped logic I would not expect to see you at home games against Minnesota, Purdue, or Indiana because they are pretty much on the same competitive level as Duke or Wake. That's great support for your team. Typical twerp fan. Front runner and only interested in games where you can go and tip over cars afterwards. Good luck in the B1G. The fans of the other schools are going to love you guys so much!

Pretty sure Slapshot isn't a Terp fan.

And the point slappy is trying to make is that casual fans will come to see big-time teams, especially those consistently ranked in the top 10. That will help revenue. MD football has sucked for so long that there are very few die-hard fans who are willing to give up their saturday and their cash to see them play. Especially, when said team is starting a linebacker at QB. They have no reasonable shot to win. Unfortunately, "any given Sunday" does not apply to Saturday.

There are lot's of entertainment options in the DC area, and for many, watching a 2-10 team play football is not very high on the list of options. Especially when the opponent is Wake Forest.

[slapshot]

Florida State was just in town this past weekend and the place was empty so I'm thinking that only a select few fans want to see big time teams. And sorry, FSU is a big time team whether you think so or not. They are closer to playing in the BCS title game then any B1G team is this year. Obviously they won't make it, but facts are facts. A true fan of a team will show up to all games whether it is against tOSU, Michigan, Dook, or Wake. So by your warped logic I would not expect to see you at home games against Minnesota, Purdue, or Indiana because they are pretty much on the same competitive level as Duke or Wake. That's great support for your team. Typical twerp fan. Front runner and only interested in games where you can go and tip over cars afterwards. Good luck in the B1G. The fans of the other schools are going to love you guys so much!

I wonder if having lost 4 straight games, coming into the FSU game, had anything to do with it? I also have to believe that fans have lost all hope after having to resort to the 3rd or 4th string QB.

If I look at last year's attendance against #8 Clemson (at the time), Maryland's attendance was 48K, or just a few K short of capacity.