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<blockquote data-quote="topdecktiger" data-source="post: 129528415" data-attributes="member: 1459051">No, see, that's not what I'm telling you. I have not said BC gets high TV ratings. What I have been trying to tell you is, it doesn't matter if BC gets good TV ratings. The only point of having BC in the conference is so that Florida St, Clemson, Miami, Notre Dame, etc. can get into Boston, and it's up to those schools to generate the ratings. BC is nothing more than the Rutgers of the ACC. The Big Ten didn't pick Rutgers because of Rutgers being good. The only, literally the only, reason the Big Ten picked Rutgers was so that the other schools could get into the New York/New Jersey market. Rutgers was nothing more but a gateway for the BTN into the New York/New Jersey market. That's the exact same thing with Boston College.Regarding the title of the thread, YOU are the one who brought up the ACC network, not me. You are the one who veered off of the subject line by bringing up the ACC network. If you want to strictly stick to the title of the thread, then the only subject that can be discussed is whether or not BC stays in the P5. Well, the ACC getting a network has nothing to do with BC staying in the P5. BC could leave the conference, and the ACC could still get a network. If you are going to be that strict about the subject matter, then you are the one who took the discussion off course.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="topdecktiger, post: 129528415, member: 1459051"] No, see, that's not what I'm telling you. I have not said BC gets high TV ratings. What I have been trying to tell you is, [B][I][U]it doesn't matter if BC gets good TV ratings[/U][/I][/B]. The only point of having BC in the conference is so that Florida St, Clemson, Miami, Notre Dame, etc. can get into Boston, [B][I][U]and it's up to those schools to generate the ratings[/U][/I][/B]. BC is nothing more than the Rutgers of the ACC. The Big Ten didn't pick Rutgers because of Rutgers being good. The only, literally the only, reason the Big Ten picked Rutgers was so that the[B][I][U] other schools[/U][/I][/B] could get into the New York/New Jersey market. Rutgers was nothing more but a gateway for the BTN into the New York/New Jersey market. That's the exact same thing with Boston College. Regarding the title of the thread, YOU are the one who brought up the ACC network, not me. You are the one who veered off of the subject line by bringing up the ACC network. If you want to strictly stick to the title of the thread, then the only subject that can be discussed is whether or not BC stays in the P5. Well, the ACC getting a network has nothing to do with BC staying in the P5. BC could leave the conference, and the ACC could still get a network. If you are going to be that strict about the subject matter, then you are the one who took the discussion off course. [/QUOTE]

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