So about the ACC in MSG

[TheSultan]

Doesn't look like it's going to happen...but they are going to go head-to-head in the New York area for a few years.

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/report-...nter/13478360/

They will also be moving their championship game to Saturday night.

[MUBasketball]

ACC = the bully conference.

Raiding the Big East more than once, and now kicking the A-10 out of the Barclays. They couldn't wait another year and wait until their contract was up to move in? I hate that whole damn conference.

[WindyCityGoldenEagle]

Interesting. It references that it will still rotate every so often. Wonder if they plan on trying to rotate to MSG?

For those more familiar with the NY area - what is a better area to have the conf tourney - Barclays or MSG?

I know this comes off as blaspemy, but the Big Ten tourney is better in Indy as opposed to Chicago. All the restaurants and bars are built around the stadium in Indy whereas the United Center is off the beaten path on the west side of the city and creates a bit of a disjointed feel for those visiting for the tourney.

[TheSultan]

All a matter of perspective. The BE raided other conferences before and will do so again when the time comes. The A10 will get something out of the deal.

[MUBasketball]

All a matter of perspective. The BE raided other conferences before and will do so again when the time comes. The A10 will get something out of the deal.

Right, they raided in reaction to getting raided. The ACC didn't get raided, they started everything.

Sure the A-10 will get something out of it, but that's not the point. ACC couldn't spend 2 years in DC and then move to the Barclays once the A-10 contract was up?

[TheSultan]

Right, they raided in reaction to getting raided. The ACC didn't get raided, they started everything.

Sure the A-10 will get something out of it, but that's not the point. ACC couldn't spend 2 years in DC and then move to the Barclays once the A-10 contract was up?

Conference raiding has been going on for years. The ACC didn't start it. Conference have never been set in stone. Why do we act like 2005 was a sacred date of some sort for conference affiliation?

And the A10 will get something negotiated out of the deal. It is drawing terribly at Barclays. There may be a clause in the contract...they may actually be losing money...they may simply want out. It's business.

BTW, here are the attendance figures. The A10 drew just over 5,000 fans per game at Barclays last year.

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_bask...on%2010-18.pdf

[The Reptile]

Interesting. It references that it will still rotate every so often. Wonder if they plan on trying to rotate to MSG?

For those more familiar with the NY area - what is a better area to have the conf tourney - Barclays or MSG?

I know this comes off as blaspemy, but the Big Ten tourney is better in Indy as opposed to Chicago. All the restaurants and bars are built around the stadium in Indy whereas the United Center is off the beaten path on the west side of the city and creates a bit of a disjointed feel for those visiting for the tourney.

Barclay's is in Brooklyn in a fairly up and coming area, but it's not Manhattan. As far as buildings are concerned, MSG is still the larger venue and is much easier to get to from a transportation perspective - helps to have Penn Station and a couple of subway lines below it. If I were a commish and wanted to choose a venue it would be MSG all the way.

[Alan Bykowski, "brewcity77"]

Good call on moving their title game to Saturday night. Those Sunday title games are a complete waste. The results are never factored into the bracket. It will be interesting to see how this goes forward. I have a hard time believing the people in North Carolina are going to like having their tourney hijacked to New York for 3-5 years. Can't see this lasting long term.

[MKE_GoldenEagleFan]

The ESPN article references that the ACC is still looking at MSG:

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask...dates-2017-acc

[Alan Bykowski, "brewcity77"]

Cue the A-10/ACC Challenge.