Openings in the ACC?

[USFBulls727]

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/19142531/under-new-bill-north-carolina-nc-state-required-withdraw-acc-conference-boycotts-state

 

Can't imagine this happening, but maybe we should keep our resume handy....

[BDYZR]

More political waste of time. But, just for grins, which conference would they go to and do you think USF would join a conference that discriminates against LGBT?

[Bausfkid]

The needs of a few never outweigh the needs of many.

[Paisa el Toro]

Not going to happen, unless the Big 10 decides to throw a chunk of money at UNC. This is just political gamesmanship. 

[Triple B]

2 hours ago, Bausfkid said:

The needs of a few never outweigh the needs of many.

Tell that to the Electoral College ...

[WWMJD]

4 hours ago, BDYZR said:

More political waste of time. But, just for grins, which conference would they go to and do you think USF would join a conference that discriminates against LGBT?

I think it's the other way around - it was the ACC (and NCAA) who refused to host games in NC after the bill was passed, and this is an attempt at a threat by the legislature to scare the ACC away from doing that in the future.

[GaUSFBull]

4 hours ago, BDYZR said:

More political waste of time. But, just for grins, which conference would they go to and do you think USF would join a conference that discriminates against LGBT?

 

3 minutes ago, WWMJD said:

I think it's the other way around - it was the ACC (and NCAA) who refused to host games in NC after the bill was passed, and this is an attempt at a threat by the legislature to scare the ACC away from doing that in the future.

WWMJD is correct.  The ACC isn't the problem.  It's the NC legislature.  

[BDYZR]

13 minutes ago, GaUSFBull said:

 

WWMJD is correct.  The ACC isn't the problem.  It's the NC legislature.  

100% agree. I just see a huge pissing match between the NC legislature and the NCAA and ESPN. But, with that, haven't they already kissed and made up?

[GaUSFBull]

6 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

100% agree. I just see a huge pissing match between the NC legislature and the NCAA and ESPN. But, with that, haven't they already kissed and made up?

I don't know, I thought the latest news is this doubling down of the legislature saying they'll force out UNC and NCSt from the ACC.  I don't know if the NCAA has a role in this at the moment, and ESPN is absolutely going to play the crap out of this for every cent it's worth.  

[BDYZR]

3 minutes ago, GaUSFBull said:

I don't know, I thought the latest news is this doubling down of the legislature saying they'll force out UNC and NCSt from the ACC.  I don't know if the NCAA has a role in this at the moment, and ESPN is absolutely going to play the crap out of this for every cent it's worth.  

In March, the North Carolina legislature passed a measure that repealed House Bill 2. As a result, the ACC said the football championship game would return to Charlotte, North Carolina, and all other neutral-site championships that had existing contracts would return as well, beginning with the 2017-18 calendar.