Mike Honcho 5,096 Posted September 1, 2023 Quote Stanford, Cal and SMU to join Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is expanding to 18 schools with the addition of Stanford, Southern Methodist University (SMU) and the University of California-Berkeley, after a vote by the conference’s board of directors on Friday. In a statement, the conference announced the schools would be members with full voting privileges starting from July 2024 – SMU will officially join in July 2024 and Stanford and Cal will do so the following month. They will begin competing in the ACC from the start of the 2024/25 academic year. Stanford and California’s departure from the Pac-12 leaves the 108-year-old conference with just two remaining members – Oregon State and Washington State. does the league champ still get an automatic bid to the NCAA tourney? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nobody 2,564 Posted September 1, 2023 All those teat suckers running these conferences are going to have to find a different year to suck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaiderHaters Revenge 4,237 Posted September 1, 2023 Does the pac still get an automatic bid?? That would be hilarious Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tree of Knowledge 1,701 Posted September 1, 2023 Oregon St and Washington State will play a best of 9 series in all sports Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,612 Posted September 1, 2023 I guess LHUCKS "Conference of Champions" shtick will be completely over soon... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,337 Posted September 1, 2023 Really stretching the definition of "Atlantic Coast" now. Not to mention the definition of "12". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,612 Posted September 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, Mookz said: Really stretching the definition of "Atlantic Coast" now. Not to mention the definition of "12". A tad bit... They should just rename all of the big four conferences... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 6,564 Posted September 1, 2023 45 minutes ago, posty said: I guess LHUCKS "Conference of Champions" shtick will be completely over soon... I don't remember that, or LHUCKS to be honest, but there is something to the "conference of champions." The PAC puts a lot of emphasis on sports outside of the big 2, which I think is generally good for college athletics (I say as a former collegiate baseball player and golfer, albeit division 3). That worked in the past, but not today. I would like to see football and basketball in their own conferences separate from the rest. It's inevitable that those sports will leave the NCAA anyway. Plus Bill Walton always uses that phrase, and he is a treasure of broadcasting. He and Dave Pasch are my favorite team of college basketball announcers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
