BuckyNut wrote: I have to say, this "Dude" guy is hilarious. Every other week the schools that have committed to joining the B1G changes. Although he's been pretty consistent with UVA...lol!

87falcon44 wrote: What's your point exactly? They both had the same conference record yet one was supposed to have come from a far superior conference and the other from a conference bottom dweller. Yet we are all supposed to be overwhelmed beyond all believe of SCar last second victory over scUM, both of which had the same conference record. So what is your point with your comment?

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KyleSLamb wrote: 
This is probably the 18th Monday something significant is supposed to happen with the Big Ten and an ACC team.

ragu18 wrote:

teeduck wrote: The Dude of WV ‏ @ theDudeofWV

@ ddamarketing It's FSU despite the lack of AAU membership. More on Monday.




FSU and UVA to B1G  per Dude, when Maryland case settles.

FSU isn't going to come to the Big 10 and be on an island.  The only way it works for them is to bring along a few more regional partners.  This would mean going to 18 or 20.  As a fan of them, I wouldn't want them to move unless a Southern pod is formed.

lowiq wrote:

if they were playing ohio state, michigan, nebraska, penn st every year that wouldnt be so bad to southern kids but sitting in a pod with rutgers, maryland and uva would be rough to get kids down here excited about.

coopercougar wrote:

KyleSLamb wrote: 
This is probably the 18th Monday something significant is supposed to happen with the Big Ten and an ACC team.

$1,000 says he has the Big Ten raiding the Pac 12 for Stanford and UCLA long before any other team actually moves.

lowiq wrote: their recruiting area is florida, georgia, south carolina and north carolina mainly. probably 95% of their players are from those states.

they currently are in a conference with miami, georgia tech, clemson, unc, nc state and wake forest. they also play florida every season.

full saturation in their area.

right now they can recruit a kid from north carolina and tell them their family can drive easily to at least 2 games in north carolina and close by clemson and ga tech every other year. same with a kid from south carolina or north georgia.

will be a little harder sell telling mom she can drive up to virginia and maryland once every other year to see her baby.

Here we go again: Probably!!

Sorry lowiq !! However I’m not going back 30 years (remember you telling me, this is a whole new different time frame) but I will go back eleven years and I agree that different coaches from different areas can effect recruiting areas as well.

So far this year not done yet; Florida St. has 18.

13 from Florida , 2-Alabama, 1 each, LA., VA., NY.

This is as close as to 95% they will get with 72% now and one or two more from the States lowiq mentioned they could reach 85%.

Since 2002 through 2012: Florida 262 recruits;

Florida : 147 (56%)

Georgia : 32 (12.2%)

North Carolina : 5 (2%)

South Carolina ; 5 (2%)

Total four States: 189 (72%) that’s not 95% but not bad, however only 3.8% come from South Carolina and North Carolina .

The above is who signed LOI on recruiting day; don’t know how many didn’t qualify or no shows plus walk-ons and transfers.

I could easily give you the number from each State, but that’s not the question, however, Texas with 10 and Alabama with 9 is Florida States biggest recruiting area other than Fl. and Georgia since 2002.

va1bucksfan1 wrote:

lowiq wrote:

if they were playing ohio state, michigan, nebraska, penn st every year that wouldnt be so bad to southern kids but sitting in a pod with rutgers, maryland and uva would be rough to get kids down here excited about.

 Please explain how that would be less exciting than FSU's current ACC Atlantic division opponents of Boston College, Maryland, and Wake Forest.

KyleSLamb wrote: 
I think he'll stick with the ACC much in the way if you stick with heads, you're bound to get one right after 20 flips of the coin.

lowiq wrote: their recruiting area is florida, georgia, south carolina and north carolina mainly. probably 95% of their players are from those states.

they currently are in a conference with miami, georgia tech, clemson, unc, nc state and wake forest. they also play florida every season.

full saturation in their area.

right now they can recruit a kid from north carolina and tell them their family can drive easily to at least 2 games in north carolina and close by clemson and ga tech every other year. same with a kid from south carolina or north georgia.

will be a little harder sell telling mom she can drive up to virginia and maryland once every other year to see her baby.

rayb678 wrote: I'm beginning to think that B1G Network content, and strengthening the existing conference members are at the top of Delaney's to do list, well above moving into the southern states.  Virginia, along with Rutgers and Maryland, bring PSU's historical recruiting grounds into the conference.  Exposure in these states will help PSU rebound sooner rather than later, a big win for the conference (while gaining exposure for the rest of the B1G, also).  The move could also help to resurrect Virginia's football program, with more high-profile games and national exposure than they've ever had in the ACC. 

A school like Missouri would strengthen the rivalry with Illinois, and bring a traditional opponent of Nebraska into the conference (a plus for all 3 programs).  Would Missouri jump ship from the SEC, though, so soon after joining?  I think it's very possible.  The B1G Network is head and shoulders above any other network that's followed it, and the additional content would mean more live games and the accompanying advertising $$.  After 1 season in the SEC, it's clear that Missouri is a fish out of water.

buckEYEdr2B wrote: I think Missouri would strongly consider the B1G, IMO they're a much better cultural fit with the B1G.

All dealings would have to be back room, defcon level 5, secret handshake, retinal scan entry, ghost protocol level stuff that it would NEVER happen... Because the moment it got leaked to the SEC front offices, watch out!