Now, there's an idea! Let's kick Georgia out. Then we could bring back Georgia Tech. And, maybe even Tulane!
Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone On Sep 8, 2011, at 9:28 PM, Rob Alexander <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for that, Zeb. I was just kicking around ideas, and then suddenly got > the feeling that I was getting backed into a corner to defend my position > (not that we ever do that around here), when I didn't think I really had a > position in the first place, other than 'how about these guys'. Anyway, it'll > be interesting to see where it all goes. I have a gut feeling that Tech > wouldn't move anyway unless they saw the ACC falling apart in the shuffle. > > I've heard that Georgia fans want Maryland in the SEC so that they don't have > the dumbest looking uniforms in the conference any more, but that may just be > a rumor. :-) I guess if we're pretending that Texas is in the southeast, > Maryland isn't such a stretch. That'd be okay. So would NC State. 'Terps' > isn't very intimidating, but 'wolfpack' is cool. I think we should all agree > not to admit any more bulldogs or tigers, though. If someone doesn't go smack > Baylor, we may not have anything to talk about, anyway. > > Rob > > > > Sent from my iPad > > On 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
