http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/19270571/study-says-switching-conferences-leads-to-academic-gains

“On average, colleges that moved to a new league saw about a 3-percent decrease in their admit rate (meaning they became more selective) and a 5-percent increase in their admission yield rate (more admitted students enrolled) three years after joining the new conference. The ACT scores of incoming students increased by more than .29 points. And the colleges saw a net gain of about 130 applications per year three years after their moves.
The biggest winners of realignment from 2004-2011? It appears the schools that jumped from the Big East to the ACC such as Boston College and Virginia Tech.”

I guess the association with the Iowa and Kansas States of the world will really help take FSU to the top.

But we all know FSU doesn’t care about that. Stupid academics…

I am not surprised by this. Switching conferences gives you better exposure to new, untapped markets.

Still fighting the fight huh Pines.  Still trying to hold on….that’s ok, I wouldn’t expect less.  Jack tried in Titanic too…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kiHBFwGsUE

Just for good measure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNeoGktyg4k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ExWsVFJlFo

It is a proven fact that offensive lineman gain 10 I.Q. points per game after being beaten down by the FSU defensive line.

Baby please don’t go!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EOwNItKOyo&feature=related

I think FSU has burned the bridge so I guess Seminole is going to get what he wants for better or for worse…not so sure about Clemson though.

The lame thing is if I do get what I want and the conference stays together, I will still have to hear you two complain about everything in the ACC and how much better everything is in Lubbock, Texas.

God knows everyone loves a complainer…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIxOl1EraXA

Perhaps these would be more appropriate when talking about the ACC and burning bridges?

Some disco inferno burn baby burn….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YH5MEyNuIM

or maybe some Billy Joel we didn’t start the fire??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g

http://www.southernpigskin.com/forums/viewthread/8473/P15/

Papa has got a brand new bag .... ooooooowwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhh

wrong link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6Ore48uq-4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk3mAX5xdxo

How does it feel to be scrounging for your next meal, like a rolling stone.

SoPinesHeel - 06 June 2012 09:44 AM

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/19270571/study-says-switching-conferences-leads-to-academic-gains

“On average, colleges that moved to a new league saw about a 3-percent decrease in their admit rate (meaning they became more selective) and a 5-percent increase in their admission yield rate (more admitted students enrolled) three years after joining the new conference. The ACT scores of incoming students increased by more than .29 points. And the colleges saw a net gain of about 130 applications per year three years after their moves.
The biggest winners of realignment from 2004-2011? It appears the schools that jumped from the Big East to the ACC such as Boston College and Virginia Tech.”

I guess the association with the Iowa and Kansas States of the world will really help take FSU to the top.

But we all know FSU doesn’t care about that. Stupid academics…

On average, posters who bring up academic discussions on a sports message board see about a 100% decrease in interest for their posts (meaning other members file said posts under “Things I Couldn’t Give a **** About”) and the board sees an overall increase in the douchebaggery quotient immediately after posting.  The rates of ritual Seppuku among board members, new & old, increases exponentially.  The biggest winners in this scenario?  Those who jumped off a tall building so they do not have to read pointless and irrelevant drivel.

I know college is about accademics, I dont think juniors should be allowed to enter into the draft in any sport…dont get me started on basketball…but having said that, ive never really saw how conferences play any role at all in how accademically successful a school is. Thats the job of the president, bot, and deans. Its not like MathBowl is an NCAA event. The conferences serve 1 purpose, sports, if there were no intercollegiate sports, there would be no conferences.  Just because Duke joins the SEC it doesnt mean that all of a sudden they arent going to be one of the top accademic institutes in the country, the same way that is Miss. State (which ranks behind SC State accademically for anyone from SC) isnt going to suddenly become a school that brags about its high number of Rhoad Scholars if it were to join the ACC.

When i see a president say that he opposes moving to a conference that has lower accademic standards, all i hear is him saying “dont make me have to be accountable for setting my own accademic standards for my school, my AD wont like me anymore”