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Also, I can't help but chuckle at what the Big East has done in retaliation for losing Vtech and Miami. The ACC has alwasy been arguably the best BBall conference. That honor now has to go to the 'new' Big East.
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I agree. They are the elite Bball conference now. It's funny you bring up "retaliation". I live just south of Youngstown, Ohio, very close to the PA border. Our cable system is based out of Pittsburgh so we get Fox Sports Pittsburgh. They were interviewing the Pitt AD before the Va Tech game and he was very bitter about the ACC. It sure hurts their football program if the Big East ends up losing it's automatic BCS bid sometime in the future. However, his eyes lit up like a little child on christmas when the topic of discussion moved to basketball. He was certainly taking joy in "stickin' it to 'em" when it comes to basketball. He also made it a point of saying he was very upset in how the ACC approached Miami, Va Tech, and BC. He said that the Big East didn't use the same tactics as the ACC when they approached Conf. USA for Cincinnati and Louisville. The BE, he said, did everything in the open, not behind closed doors. Now, I have no way of knowing if any of this is true, but he certainly was making it a point to get some jabs in at the ACC.
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I think HS kids these days are seeing that they can stay home, play in the MAC, and still have a great shot at the NFL... especially at the QB spot where they may be able to step in early and end up starting for 3-4 years, versus waiting their turn behind a blue chip QB in the Big Ten.
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I agree completely. I think the QB spot would be where we could see a lot of talent going the route of playing in the MAC. The NFL will find you wherever you are, and the extra playing time would be invaluable. Look at what Marshall has done at the QB position. When one of these QB's in the MAC finally wins a Heisman, it would really make some kids think twice about sitting on the bench a couple years at one of the Big 10+1 schools waiting their turn. Now, if it were me, I would of course want to be a Buckeye, but for some reason, the Buckeyes never wanted me
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