TerryD
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RE: The "New ACC" At The Tournament
(03-13-2015 03:02 PM)XLance Wrote: (03-13-2015 02:04 PM)TerryD Wrote: (03-13-2015 01:55 PM)XLance Wrote: (03-13-2015 12:23 PM)TerryD Wrote: (03-13-2015 09:57 AM)Lucy Wrote: Most people I know are not willing to spend the money to fly to NYC, pay higher rates for hotels, have to pay for either a rental car + parking or for cabs/public transportation, higher rates for food (don't try to feed me any line about how you can eat for the same price that you can in other cities - I know people who live there & have visited). People would rather be in reasonable driving distance to the tourney city and have it be situated where you can stay in a wider area that is still easily accessible to the venue. For me, I will drive as far north as DC and as far south as Atlanta. Greensboro is centrally located for the conference & reaches a wider swath of ACC alums & fans. I think the plan to farm the tourney out for some years is good, but having the majority of years in Greensboro makes the most sense.
I am not willing to go to Greensboro to watch ACC basketball. I never went to the Big East Tournament, either, in the 17-18 years that ND was in the Big East.
So, New York or Greensboro is not the issue. I likely would not attend any non-ND games even if the Tournament were held in New Orleans, 75 miles from my front door (even if the tickets let me see other games too---no interest). I would drive down for the ND game and then drive right back home.
I am not that interested in basketball in general nor am I interested in seeing the other ACC teams play each other.
(I don't even watch other ACC teams play on television, let alone go somewhere 12 hours away to do so in person).
I wouldn't go to the ACC Tournament even if I had free hotel, air fare and game tickets, except to exclusively watch ND play, and only the ND game(s).
I will drive 7 hours to watch a series of ND baseball games, but am not willing to watch an event that is not ND centric, especially one in Greensboro, NC.
So, I have to disagree with Paco. If I went to an ACC Tournament, and I had to pay my own way, I would not want to see any other teams play but ND (so it is not something that is remotely worth it to me for a number of reasons).
Terry,
What you said are exactly the reasons I personally hope that the ACC never allows Notre Dame to join our conference as a full member.
You guys are hard enough to stomach the way things are now, I would really hate to see the day when we treated you as an equal.
I mean no offense to you or your school, but I could live without you, but evidently we don't mind spending your money.
Everyone wants a piece of ND's money, it seems.
It never seems to end, the Big East, the Big Ten, the ACC......all chasing ND's cash generator.
Look, I could come on here and say that I love the ACC and avidly follow all of its teams in all sports.
That would be a big, fat lie, though. I am just telling the truth.
It baffles me that a North Carolina fan would want to watch Clemson basketball or Miami baseball, for instance, or even care how they do except against the teams you root for.
Realignment has taught me that many "conference cheerleaders" will up and relocate if the cash is nicer elsewhere. So much for "conference loyalty".
It isn't just an ND thing with me, though.
I follow Pittsburgh pro teams, but not the other teams in their leagues nor the leagues themselves. I don't watch the St. Louis Cardinals play the Chicago Cubs, for instance, or the Indianapolis Colts play the Dallas Cowboys. No interest here.
I know you are baffled, but I watch other ACC teams play all the time and when they are playing teams outside of the ACC I pull for them (except for Dook). We are a family and I understand that you were brought up as an orphan, and that Notre Dame's entire mantra is based on "us against the world". We will adopt you when YOU are ready, but it won't be before you get your attitude right.
I am afraid that date is far, far off or will never arrive, Lance.
I think those that count on that may be mistaken.
Look, I grew up near Pittsburgh and avidly follow its pro teams.
But despite that, I never had an interest in Pitt athletics.
Even though Pitt and ND have played each other about 70 times in football and were in the Big East together, I would never (and have not) watch a Pitt sporting event against anyone other than ND.
No offense to Pitt, I just have no interest.
Likewise, I would not expect a Pitt fan to watch ND play Arizona State or even care it is on TV.
(This post was last modified: 03-13-2015 03:34 PM by TerryD.)
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