I share the skepticism implicit in PP's post -- maybe ACC expansion will be good for GSO, but I haven't seen any real argument for that being the case, much less any data to support it.
Obviously I'm rooting for the giganticizing league to be an economic savior on par with the aerotroplis or the greenway, but wishing does not make it so.
Rumor has it that Ga Tech and/or Va Tech are considering the leap to The SEC.
MSG in the rotation for The ACC Bball Champs probably would be a neutral at best scenario for Gso. Probably gonna lose some weekends to the yankees. Seems an expensive alernative to me but hey I am a middle class schmuck.
Not a bog fn of expansion but it may be unavoidable in the big business world of sports. Too bad. Gonna have to re-do the Hall of Fame/Museum signage.
Posted by: Mick | Sep 26, 2011 at 02:39 PM
Yeah, and burning sage protects you from Banksters.
Posted by: Billy Jones | Sep 26, 2011 at 02:59 PM
That should read "not a big fan"
Posted by: Mick | Sep 26, 2011 at 03:03 PM
Don't think we'll see ACC defections any time soon with the new $20 mil price tag for leaving.
Jim Melvin's comment hit on my first thought when I heard Boeheim's take on NYC vs GSO as a tournament site. Until the powerball comes through, I won't be spending any tournament weeks in NYC.
Posted by: Thomas | Sep 26, 2011 at 03:25 PM
In the New ACC, the ACC-North could have its divisional tournament in NYC and the ACC-South have its in Greensboro (every year or every other year) and in Atlanta or Florida (say, every 4th year). Division tournaments run Thursday (4 games), Friday (2 semi-final games), and the division finals on Saturday at noon. The two division champions meet in the Conference Championship at alternating North/South sites on Sunday night.
The 2,500 division champion ticket-holders could be easily moved from one site to the other. It would only take 6-8 jet flights, some on Sat. PM and some on Sunday. (What would a full charter between GSO and LGA cost?) That would be a great adventure!
Posted by: Preston Earle | Sep 26, 2011 at 03:28 PM
It seems more likley to me that a 14 or 16-team ACC would play in arenas larger than GSO, such as the Atlanta Dome, rather than arenas smaller than GSO, such as MSG. After allotting tickets to sponsors, MSG does not offer many seats per school in a 16-team scenario.
Posted by: Patrick Eakes | Sep 28, 2011 at 09:57 AM