OT - Maryland leaves ACC

[Dade]

Maryland has left the ACC for the Big Ten.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...en-sources-say

[RavensNTerps]

huge news for the University.

[NCRAVEN]

I heard MD was having money problems for their sports programs. Anyone have info on that?

[Purple nurple]

This is gonna kill lacrosse for umd. I believe the big ten doesn't even acknowledge it as a sport.

[Thrall]

Man I'm gonna miss ACC basketball games.

[pslholder96]

Great. No more Duke and North Carolina on the schedule...smh...

[DrUnk]

Man I'm gonna miss ACC basketball games.

[MD Boy]

This is gonna kill lacrosse for umd. I believe the big ten doesn't even acknowledge it as a sport.

As a MD Alumnus, this in particular saddens me; LAX and Wrestling will be killed. Unbelievable to me that UMD hasn't won a National lacrosse title since 1976.

Basketball won't be the same and I don't see how our football program is going to compete with the likes of OSU and Michigan.

[JohnBKistler]

As a MD Alumnus, this in particular saddens me; LAX and Wrestling will be killed. Unbelievable to me that UMD hasn't won a National lacrosse title since 1976.

Not sure about lacrosse...I get the sense that it is a growing national sport and the BIG 10 has strong womens' teams...the Terps womens team should fit right in. U of MD may be what they need to get the mens' programs going? And I thought wrestling was huge in the BIG 10? U of MD should fit right in there, too.

Basketball won't be the same and I don't see how our football program is going to compete with the likes of OSU and Michigan.

As if the football program was competing now? And they are going from a basketball conference dominated by (and in many cases set-up towards) UNC and Duke to a much more balanced conference that has put many more teams than the ACC into the NCAA tourney in the past few years.

Losing the tradition of the ACC will be tough, but I don't see this as necessarily a bad move by the University at all.

[Captain Silver]

I don't see how our football program is going to compete with the likes of OSU and Michigan.

It won't do shit as long as Randy Edsall is coach. I still laugh at the moron University that bought out a great coach for 2 million for that fucking chump. Maryland will never win SHIT under that garbage man of a coach. Actually that is an insult to garbage men.

[mfdoom42]

This is gonna kill lacrosse for umd. I believe the big ten doesn't even acknowledge it as a sport.

Adding UMD and Rutgers puts the B1G one lacrosse team shy of sponsorship for the sport. It's a pretty safe bet another school will add it by 2014. Either way, UMD can go independent in the sport for the time being and still be elite.

[Endzone 84]

I heard MD was having money problems for their sports programs. Anyone have info on that?

Alright is the scoop. Former AD Debbie Yow, dug the athletic programs into a hole. The funding of non- varsity sports, the Tyser Tower expansion with the suite. Which still remain half vacant and the debacle with Ralph Freidgen and James Franklin. This is a smart move considering the ACC does not generate much revenue. The Big 10 generate $264 million in revenue last year. That is about $24 million per school. Lacrosse will not die at Maryland. There is too much of a tradition with both lacrosse teams. It only means no ACC tournament. We still would have to compete with Penn State and Ohio State in lacrosse. Northwestern for the womens. The football program will take forever to get up to speed in the Big 10, all other sports will run the Big 10.

[JustaslowZ06]

It's going to allow them to put more money into the football and basketball programs. How is this seen as a bad thing? Yea wow no more Duke and UNC basketball rivalry, but so what? They'll start anew with the likes of Michigan and Indiana. And hey they have PennState so now another Pennsylvania football team we can hate .

Bottom line, as football fans, it'll put UMDmore on the map and attract better players, which could in turn mean better prospects for the Ravens. Just thinking outsie the box here.

[JustaslowZ06]

And that is a good point, football we're gonna have to step up, everywhere else were gonna run the show.

[Boulderraven]

Means better recruiting in football, also Fick the ACC. Tired of the Carolina refs in hoops. It's a great move. Always hated the ACC and it's bias to the Carolina schools. This is a great day. Maryland will make tons more money in the Big Ten anyway. Plus, ACC bb attendance all over the league has declined bigtime.

[Paintballguy]

Who really cared about acc basketball recently anyways? Acc is dead I like this move.


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[FadeToBlack]

My first reaction: fuck Maryland, fuck these traitors.

After reading about it later: shrewd move by MD to adapt quickly to changing college sports environment and a giant "Fuck You" to the All Carolina Conference.

In short, I now like the fact Maryland took a stand and got a better deal for themselves. They won't be left out in the dark when the old dinosaur conference structure comes crumbling down very soon. Will still miss the basketball rivalries, namely Duke.

[Endzone 84]

My first reaction: fuck Maryland, fuck these traitors.

After reading about it later: shrewd move by MD to adapt quickly to changing college sports environment and a giant "Fuck You" to the All Carolina Conference.

In short, I now like the fact Maryland took a stand and got a better deal for themselves. They won't be left out in the dark when the old dinosaur conference structure comes crumbling down very soon. Will still miss the basketball rivalries, namely Duke.

Exactly. I think with them adding more schools to the ACC, means they are trying to drive the smaller schools out.

[Ravenswintitle]

Wall Street Journal had an article on this today http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...googlenews_wsj