UNC Men’s Basketball 🏀 2026-27 | Michael Malone Era Begins

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Icky Mettle said:
But West Virginia didn’t make nearly as much sense in terms of acquiring a new TV market. And Louisville at least has a very good basketball program.

With West Virginia, you get tiny TV markets and generally mediocre revenue sports.
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But with WVU at least you’re giving Pitt a rival.
 
Football goes super-conference.

The rest of the sports go back to a traditional geographic propinquity model so we can have real rivals, reduced transportation costs for all of the non-revenue sports, and kids can actually road trip to support their fellow "student athletes" for most away games.

Really isn't that hard of a solution, hope we end up there sooner rather than later...
 
SnoopRob said:
I would be happy if we could go back to the 2000 ACC lineup plus Virginia Tech.

I have a soft spot for Wake. They may not be great, but they're ours.
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Wake costs the ACC MILLIONS annually in TV and bowl revenue (NO bowl wants to end up with Wake; no network wants a Wake game).

Plus, I remember Wake winning the ACC title in 1970 in their Durham County Stadium-esque home facility with the “tush-push” when the “tush-push” was illegal in college football. That facility made Wallace Wade look incredible.

Fuck Wake!
 
Oddball said:
Football goes super-conference.

The rest of the sports go back to a traditional geographic propinquity model so we can have real rivals, reduced transportation costs for all of the non-revenue sports, and kids can actually road trip to support their fellow "student athletes" for most away games.

Really isn't that hard of a solution, hope we end up there sooner rather than later...
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While I agree with you that this is the best possible solution, unless this comes with spending caps on all non-football sports, these conferences are going to be nothing more than "haves vs have nots". Without spending limits, the super-conference schools will simply outspend the others into second class status.
 
SnoopRob said:
While I agree with you that this is the best possible solution, unless this comes with spending caps on all non-football sports, these conferences are going to be nothing more than "haves vs have nots". Without spending limits, the super-conference schools will simply outspend the others into second class status.
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Indiana just won a football title.

INDIANA!

Let that sink in. INDIANA!

Their coach is good. He’s not Nick Saban good.

The Big 10 and SEC have more money than God.

Money begets players; players beget titles.
 
Zoo_View said:
Indiana just won a football title.

INDIANA!

Let that sink in. INDIANA!

Their coach is good. He’s not Nick Saban good.

The Big 10 and SEC have more money than God.

Money begets players; players beget titles.
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Helped Indiana to have Mark Cuban cutting checks too.
 
Zoo_View said:
Wake costs the ACC MILLIONS annually in TV and bowl revenue (NO bowl wants to end up with Wake; no network wants a Wake game).

Plus, I remember Wake winning the ACC title in 1970 in their Durham County Stadium-esque home facility with the “tush-push” when the “tush-push” was illegal in college football. That facility made Wallace Wade look incredible.

Fuck Wake!
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Speaking of Wallace Wade, there are statues as you go thru the front entrance to Bryant-Denny Stadium on the Alabama campus. The statues honor the five coaches who won national championship at Bama. The first statue is of Wallace Wade.
 
Oddball said:
Football goes super-conference.

The rest of the sports go back to a traditional geographic propinquity model so we can have real rivals, reduced transportation costs for all of the non-revenue sports, and kids can actually road trip to support their fellow "student athletes" for most away games.

Really isn't that hard of a solution, hope we end up there sooner rather than later...
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I really wish the old power 5 did this years ago. They had 65 teams with Notre Dame. 64 teams with 8 regions would be perfect. Just do it with all the sports they participate in. If some of them don't participate in certain sports, then just have less teams per region to make it even.
 
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Way-too-early ACC basketball tiers: Duke, Louisville at top of 2026-27 outlook as intriguing contenders emerge

An early look at each ACC team after the NBA Draft stay-or-go deadline and weeks of transfer portal combat
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The scoop: Michael Malone's first roster won't jump off the page at you, but UNC has a chance to be competitive, even though the ceiling was lowered when star big man Henri Veesaar chose to stay in the 2026 NBA Draft. The guards have to be the strength of this team. UNC gets some quick-twitch rim pressure from Terrence Brown, some jumbo creation from 6-foot-9 Neo Avdalas and the smooth off-movement shooting from Matt Able.

If that trio isn't dialed in, just put a fork in 'em now.
 
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