conference-expansion Stories - Backing The Pack
Andy Schmedsall Nixes UConn-To-ACC Proposal
Among the ACC's power moves... "We always keep our television partners close to us,’’ [Boston College Athletic Director Gene DeFilippo] said. "You don’t get extra money for basketball. It’s 85 percent football money. TV - ESPN - is the one who told us what to do. This was...
I Guess We Can Shut The Door On Conference Expansion
OU's Boren: "Conference stability has been our 1st goal, we look forward to achieving that goal thru continued membership in Big 12." Big East Commissioner John Marinatto emerged from a three-hour meeting with officials from the league's football schools to say his members "pledged to each...
Pittsburgh And Syracuse Applied For Membership In ACC
CBS's Brett McMurphy broke the news this morning that both Pittsburgh and Syracuse likely are on the move to the ACC: Pittsburgh and Syracuse independently submitted letters of application to the ACC, a league source told CBSSports.com. "There is no scenario where a president applies to a league...
Texas, ACC Have Had Preliminary Discussions
According to this report from the Austin American-Statesman, the ACC has been in contact with Texas: A high-ranking Texas source said that the ACC has been in contact with Texas, but added that talks hadn't progressed to a mature phase. In fact, the source wasn't sure what other schools the ACC...
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