Today the Pirates of ECU got their wish and moved up in the football world leaving Conference USA for the Big East in football only. If you remember in my article last week about TV sets rule then you could ask the question why did the Big East take Tulane in all sports? The answer the city of New Orleans despite having lost 100,000 that left town because of Hurricane Katrina they still have 377,000 in New Orleans and 3/4 of a million in metro New Orleans. All other sports the Pirates will stay in C-USA.
The way the world of college football is heading and if there are only four super conferences and those conferences wind up being football only then ECU just might be ahead of the game being in what ever Big East football becomes in the future. Sure does look like before most of our life times are over State, Carolina and Duke might be in a Super football conference and the ACC will be all other sports. I hope that is not where we are heading but it sure does look like it.
Bubba Cunningham Athletic Director at North Carolina announced today that North Carolina is not considering moving to any conference other than staying in the ACC. Today the office of the ACC sued the University of Maryland claiming that they will have to pay the full $50 million to get out of the ACC. I don't see that the conference has any choice but to do this. If they let Maryland go for say 20 million whats going to stop Florida State or Clemson getting out at a cheaper rate too.
What is the state of ACC football this year? David Cutcliffe was named ACC coach of the year and his team lost their last four games in a row to end the season. We do how ever understand that Duke winning six games in football is like the Carolina Panthers playing in the Super Bowl. Great job by coach Cut.
Speaking of the Panthers they won on Monday Night Football last night. Speaking some more about a former Panther, Campbell University name Mike Minter their new football coach today. Minter the former Panther safety has been the special teams coach at Liberty this past season. Just where Campbell is they probably got a good coach with name recognition who hasn't proven himself yet to even be considered by N C State but he just might be a great pick for the Fighting Camels.
N C State has called for the Board Of Trustees to meet at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon to discuss a football matter. Lord have mercy has Debbie Yow got a coach already?
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
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