ACC adds Louisville
Press release from ACC on addition of Louisville:
ACC Extends Formal Invitation for Membership to the University of Louisville
Council of Presidents unanimously approve to accept the Cardinals
November 28, 2012
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference Council of Presidents has unanimously voted to accept the University of Louisville as its newest member. The vote followed the submission of Louisville’s letter of application.
“With the addition of the University of Louisville, the ACC continues to be well positioned for the future competing at the highest level in all facets of the collegiate experience,” said the ACC Council of Presidents in a joint statement. “The ACC continues to be a vibrant conference that remains steadfast in its commitment to balancing academics and athletics.”
“The University of Louisville will be a terrific member of the Atlantic Coast Conference,” said University of North Carolina Chancellor Holden Thorp, chair of the ACC Council of Presidents. “We welcome them as full partners into the ACC.”
“With its aggressive approach to excellence in every respect, the University of Louisville will enhance our league’s culture and commitment to the cornerstones we were founded on 60 years ago,” said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. “The University of Louisville is an outstanding addition to the Atlantic Coast Conference and I commend the Council of Presidents for continuing to position our league for the long-term future. If you look at what has been done over the last 15 months, the ACC has only gotten stronger with the additions of Louisville, Notre Dame, Pitt and Syracuse.”
“The University of Louisville is honored to join the ACC, a conference with a long history of excellence in athletics and academics,” said Dr. James Ramsey, President, University of Louisville. “The ACC will be a great home for UofL and our commitment to great academics, groundbreaking research and top-notch athletic teams.”
“When it became apparent to us that we needed to make a move, the ACC is the perfect fit for us and we are so elated to be joining this prestigious conference,” said Tom Jurich, Vice President and Director of Athletics. “Under John Swofford’s leadership, the ACC continues to prosper. We sincerely appreciate this opportunity. This will open so many more doors for us both athletically for all of our sports programs, and academically for our university. What I really like about this move is it’s terrific for our fans, with the proximity of the institutions and we never have to leave the Eastern time zone. This is a credit to everyone at the University of Louisville and our community, as we have all pulled together to position ourselves for this opportunity. It’s amazing what has happened here over the last 15 years. We appreciate so much what the BIG EAST Conference has meant to us.”
November 28, 2012 - 11:09 AM
Great news for VT Basketball! ACC Basketball becomes stronger and therefore more opportunities for quality victories! Before anybody laughs, remember that Greenberg beat the #1 ranked team in the country on three different occasions and was Dockery-ed out of a fourth.
WHAT ELSE DID HE DO? ONE NCAA APPEARANCE….HOW MANY PLAYERS TRANSFERRED, HOW MANY COACHES QUIT ON HIM…NOW THAT ESPN AND THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL AUDIENCE HAS TO PUT UP WITH HIS SLOBBERING, HE HAD NO POSITIVE COMMENTS FOR VT’S WIN OVER IOWA, AND VT’S 6-0 RECORD,,GOOD RIDDANCE! UNDER COACH JOHNSON THERE ARE ALREADY POSITIVE MUCH NEEDED CULTURE CHANGES IN THE MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM….AS A FORMER PLAYER AT VT, ITS CLEAR THE KIDS WANT TO PLAY FOR CHARLES JOHNSON!!!! THE RESULTS ARE OBVIOUS……GRANTED ITS EARLY IN THE SEASON, AND THE TOUGH GAMES ASIDE FROM IOWA ARE YET TO COME….OUR PROGRAM IS HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION……WE DO HAVE A RICH TRADITION….AND WE DID PLAY BASKETBALL BEFORE THE 1980′S..SEEMS THE VT MENS COMMUNICATION STAFF WHO COMPOSE PROMOTIONAL PIECES AND COMPILE THE ANNUAL BASKETBALL “MEDIA GUIDE” NEED TO DO THEIR RESEARCH AND REALIZE WE DO HAVE AN IMPRESSIVE “TRADITION” AND BROUGHT MAJOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL TO VT BEGINNING WITH THE BEST “REBOUNDER” EVER IN VT HISTORY IN CHRIS SMITH, AND MANY OTHER LATE 50′S EARLY TO MID 60′S TO LATE 60′S PLAYERS OF WHICH 12 OF THE TOTAL OF 23 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES PLAYED BASKETBALL IN THE GOLDEN ERA OF VT BASKETBALL. THIS NUMBER DOES NOT INCLUDE PROBABLY IF NOT THE BEST COACH IN TECH HISTORY HE IS NUMBER ONE OR TWO, TOTALING 13 BASKETBALL PLAYERS, AND ONE COACH OF 23 INDUCTEES….NOW PLEASE TELL ME VT HAS NO………..BASKETBALL TRADITION!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE TELL ME…THESE TURNCOATS WHO DRAW REASONABLY LARGE PAYCHECKS FROM VT, NEED TO GET ON OR OFF THE TEAM!!
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