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Vippie1

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Navy would be a poor choice


First, two disclaimers - 1) I live in Maryland and have enormous respect for the Academy and 2) It isn't a given the ACC couldn't go without a 16th school. There are some creative , although imperfect ways to do it with 15 schools. I think it has to be a net "win' for all the other members.

Navy in the ACC would be bad for the ACC, bad for Navy, and ultimately not even close to a deal killer for ND. Let me do this quickly-- Navy is in the Patriots League. Do yourself a favor and go and look and see who Navy is used to competing against in all sports other than football. Secondly if you think Navy in some ways helps lock down the DC area think again. Navy is beyond an afterthought. The kids that go to the Academy are not from the region, hence there is no local passion or much of a following. Finally, ND can live without playing Navy every single year. I think they (ND, not Navy) care a lot less than you think. Times change.

Navy is on a great run in football but don't get over seduced . They would be like essentially adding (at very best) another Wake Forest - without the strength in other sports,especially women's sports.

Bad idea.

(In response to this post by Stech)

Posted: 05/15/2017 at 11:56AM



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Current Thread:
  Navy would be a poor choice -- Vippie1 05/15/2017 11:56AM
  I would put WVU second behind Texas ** -- Hamburger 05/14/2017 7:40PM
  Yikes!!!! ** -- Calamitous 05/14/2017 7:33PM
  They aren't leaving SEC money ** -- Hamburger 05/14/2017 7:44PM
  Oxford would settle the academic argument. ** -- Byting Gobbler 05/14/2017 6:56PM
  Navy - easy answer. ND will insist. ** -- realityhokie 05/14/2017 4:53PM
  Here's my "outside the box" list -- Maroon Baboon 05/14/2017 1:56PM
  Not A Good Listing -- VT Rockie 05/14/2017 2:41PM
  There are no good lists fwiw. -- Maroon Baboon 05/14/2017 5:46PM
  Navy -- nebraskafaninwi 05/14/2017 11:03AM
  List is really easy -- goldendomer 05/14/2017 10:46AM
  I don't think it gets beyond Navy and Texas unless -- daveinop 05/14/2017 10:36AM
  Then athletic thinking at Navy has changed. -- Atlee Hokie 05/15/2017 05:48AM
  Re: I don't think it gets beyond Navy and Texas unless -- 33laszlo99 05/14/2017 5:10PM
  Wvu -- SoCloseHokie 05/14/2017 5:07PM
  I look at that list and think "Bring them all." -- HOO86 05/14/2017 10:41AM
  Not sure ND would pull for WV after the last time -- RJHokie 05/14/2017 10:29AM
  Not a chance in hell. My guess is that.... -- TerryD 05/14/2017 12:47PM
  Nobody w/ a shot at NBA or NFL goes to Navy. -- chuckd4vt 05/14/2017 6:22PM
  Serious gold and blue goggles ** -- daveinop 05/14/2017 4:51PM
  You see the going rate for tix to that FedEx game? -- chuckd4vt 05/14/2017 6:18PM
  Did you read TerryD's response? -- daveinop 05/14/2017 8:26PM
  They would only play them every few years. -- chuckd4vt 05/14/2017 11:06PM
  ND said that they would never play WVU in ... -- TerryD 05/15/2017 08:25AM
  Funny. VT said the same thing. ** -- chuckd4vt 05/15/2017 09:22AM
  What's ACC dearly need? Fan$. -- chuckd4vt 05/14/2017 6:12PM
  ND hates WVU. ** -- daveinop 05/14/2017 8:28PM
  Just my personal opinion... -- TerryD 05/14/2017 4:40PM
  WVU I understand. -- HOO86 05/14/2017 6:34PM

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