Its not going to be about natural rivalries, level of competition, etc.. its going to be about TV $$$ plain and simple... thats why Utah (Salt Lake) and Colorado (Denver) got into the PAC-12 and Boise didnt. So if VT or Maryland does get in.. it will be due to the DC TV market. Kristi Dosh writes for Forbes Magazine (UF Law grad too).. she's been all over this... analyzing the different TV markets and who makes sense who doesnt, etc. She's on 105 the game right now talkin to Pat Dooley about this very subject.
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Sandy Alonso <[email protected]>wrote: > I lived in Maryland for 16 years, and although the Terps have an OK > football following, there is a big VaTech contingent in that area, and > they're pretty rabid; I knew several people that had season tickets for the > Hokies and lived well north of the MD/VA line. This makes sense seeing how > that area of VA/DC/MD is awash in tech firms that do business with the > federal government; it draws lots of VT grads in the area. As for TV, with > both teams being in the ACC, I was subjected to a lot of VT and UMD football > games. Other big draws that would get in the way of my SEC/Gator watching > were Penn State and West Virginia. > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:21 AM, John Vega <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> On Sep 7, 2011, at 11:29 PM, Rob Alexander wrote: >> >> I wasn't arguing VaTech versus Maryland, or anyone else. I was saying that >> VaTech has several attractive attributes, *one* of which is popularity in >> Northern Va. It was a simple comment, and one that is true in my personal >> experience. A casual comment... nothing more, nothing less. >> >> >> I apologize if it seemed personal, I was addressing the VaTech/DC argument >> that has been mentioned by many sportswriters and talking heads. I happened >> to use a post of yours as opposed to a Dooley column, but it was not meant >> at you. >> >> I wanted to make the point that very few people realize how close UMd is >> to DC. I had always assumed it was somewhere in the middle of Maryland. In >> fact, College Park is inside the DC beltway. >> >> From Catholic University in NE DC to College Park is less than 6 miles. It >> is literally like driving from IFAS to Florida Field. Blacksburg is almost >> 300 miles away from DC; roughly the distance from Gainesville to Athens, Ga. >> >> That said, I do buy the argument that Va. Tech is a better fit for the >> SEC. It is a large land grant institution, had similar colors to Mississippi >> State, and plays SEC-style football. It also doesn't make sense for the SEC >> to skip not one but two states and head all the way North to Maryland. >> >> Now, NC State would also seem to fit those criteria and would be a better >> geographical fit. Not sure it would give up its lengthy ACC heritage, but... >> >> -Zeb >> >> -- >> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions >> 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions >> 2008 National Football Champions | >> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel >> (1996), >> Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
