Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[hm101]

“The ACC has no chance of competing with the Big Ten or SEC without Notre Dame,” Finebaum said. "I think Clemson wants out of the ACC badly and so does Florida State ... this is all predicated on Notre Dame, by the way. I think things are going to happen. There's way too much activity going on. I think the chips are going to fall all over the place here."

 

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/football/paul-finebaum-believes-florida-state-wants-badly-out-of-the-acc

 

 

[Bull Matrix]

53 minutes ago, hm101 said:

“The ACC has no chance of competing with the Big Ten or SEC without Notre Dame,” Finebaum said. "I think Clemson wants out of the ACC badly and so does Florida State ... this is all predicated on Notre Dame, by the way. I think things are going to happen. There's way too much activity going on. I think the chips are going to fall all over the place here."

 

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/football/paul-finebaum-believes-florida-state-wants-badly-out-of-the-acc

 

 

Yup! It is just a matter of time now.

[Jim Johnson]

1 hour ago, Cubanbull said:

I find the coverage of the Tampa papers to be negative most of the time and that goes all the way back to Leavitt and McMurphy days. They always cover themselves by saying they just report and are not there to write feel good stories about USF. But that’s a lie when you see the difference in how they write about UF and USF. 

McMurphy wrote for the Trib... which died because people don't want to pay for local news any more.
 

 

3 hours ago, Bull Daly said:

Does USF have a beat writer now?

Nope.  Matt Baker is the Times' college football writer. They can't afford to have a dedicated beat writer because people don't want to pay for local news any more.

[BayIslandBull]

15 minutes ago, Jim Johnson said:

McMurphy wrote for the Trib... which died because people don't want to pay for local news any more.
 

 

Nope.  Matt Baker is the Times' college football writer. They can't afford to have a dedicated beat writer because people don't want to pay for local news any more.

Whatever... Baker & McKnight thought they could catch more flies with vinegar than with honey. They chased local USF fans away instead of cultivating like Bianchi did for Oviedo...

Edited July 14, 2022 by BayIslandBull

[Brad]

I’d pay for a Mike Bianchi, double or more, in fact.  
 

The papers aren’t struggling because of Bulls fans.  However, their elitist mindset lasts until today. Fans of so many Tampa pro and other state teams left them, they might think about that.  Maybe reshape their thinking.  A lot have gone to fans’ sites.  No need to pay someone to crap on your team.

 
 

 

[Cubanbull]

18 minutes ago, Jim Johnson said:

McMurphy wrote for the Trib... which died because people don't want to pay for local news any more.
 

 

Nope.  Matt Baker is the Times' college football writer. They can't afford to have a dedicated beat writer because people don't want to pay for local news any more.

I know that’s why I said Tampa papers. It makes no difference whether it was the Tribune or the Times none of their sports editors have treated USF anywhere near as they do UF. So not surprised at all the negative BS they spiel and not surprised USF fans would not follow them.

[Gat-Rat Bull]

1 hour ago, hm101 said:

“The ACC has no chance of competing with the Big Ten or SEC without Notre Dame,” Finebaum said. "I think Clemson wants out of the ACC badly and so does Florida State ... this is all predicated on Notre Dame, by the way. I think things are going to happen. There's way too much activity going on. I think the chips are going to fall all over the place here."

 

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/football/paul-finebaum-believes-florida-state-wants-badly-out-of-the-acc

 

 

Or the dominos? 

[Triple B]

1 hour ago, Cubanbull said:

I find the coverage of the Tampa papers to be negative most of the time and that goes all the way back to Leavitt and McMurphy days. They always cover themselves by saying they just report and are not there to write feel good stories about USF. But that’s a lie when you see the difference in how they write about UF and USF. 

Reality is it is negative at times but I don't think it's more often than not. It's just that people go apeshit when it is negative, sometimes warranted, sometimes not and the positive stuff gets ignored ......

 

[Cubanbull]

10 minutes ago, Triple B said:

Reality is it is negative at times but I don't think it's more often than not. It's just that people go apeshit when it is negative, sometimes warranted, sometimes not and the positive stuff gets ignored ......

 

We will have to disagree on this. If you compare it to their reporting on UF the disparity is readily apparent.

[Triple B]

35 minutes ago, Brad said:

I’d pay for a Mike Bianchi, double or more, in fact.

We've gone over this **** ad nauseum. The TB area had their "Bianchis" back when they were trying to become a major sports area. Orlando is a glorified college town with only a weak NBA franchise for local writers to cover. Bianchi is doing the same stuff that the McEwens and Mizells did in trying to up the local sports profile for his own benefit. Maybe if there hadn't been a UT football program when there was, USF may have decided to start football earlier and possibly would have been pimped by the Tampa Bay "Bianchis" back then .....