Sports - Pitt and Syracuse starting a new re-alignment?

[LightPhoenix]

You're joking, I hope. I'm still bitter about the loss of the ACC's double-round-robin regular season

It could be worse; in the Big East, each team only plays each other once with only three exceptions (and the tournement). For example, this year Syracuse only plays UConn, Providence, and Louisville twice.

 

[freyar]

Nope, it brings in two schools that have a great basketball tradition into an already strong basketball league.

It will certainly increase the depth and strength of the conference in basketball. But what made the ACC great basketball for us fans for so many years was the geographical cohesiveness and the balanced, familiar schedule. With this many teams, you might as well be an independent and just play nonconference games all the time. My feelings, anyway.

It could be worse; in the Big East, each team only plays each other once with only three exceptions (and the tournement). For example, this year Syracuse only plays UConn, Providence, and Louisville twice.

I doubt a 14 school (or more, if Texas, etc, join) ACC will be any better.

 

[drothgery]

I doubt a 14 school (or more, if Texas, etc, join) ACC will be any better.

... but none of them will be Georgetown or Villanova, so playing them only once? Not a huge deal. And if UConn joins, we'll certainly be playing them twice a year because the ACC is not run by idiots.