Found an interesting article in Inside Carolina. The UNC Board of Trustees meets this coming Wednesday in a regularly scheduled meeting. It may be too early for action but this article leads me to believe there is ongoing discussion with a close eye on FSU and Clemson's actions.
Here's some excerpts:
"I think that what Clemson is doing is 100 percent proof positive that a significant portion of the membership of the conference is unhappy,” UNC Board of Trustees chair John Preyer told Inside Carolina on Wednesday. “I don't see how it is in anyone's interest for the ACC leadership to try and browbeat its member schools from getting access to information and being transparent. And that's kind of the case Clemson is making.
"I think this shows that what is supposed to be a member-based organization is not being led in a way that represents the best interests of all the members, but instead, it's really representing the bottom tier of the membership at the expense of the top tier, which is why Clemson and Florida State are doing what they're doing. I think that's just obvious."
With FSU and Clemson challenging the conference, speculation has turned to UNC and whether Clemson’s filing has expedited the university’s actions in pursuing all potential options.
"I think it's too soon to tell,” Preyer said, “but it certainly creates added pressure on the conference to address the concerns of its member schools.”
In January,Preyer told UNC's leadershipto do what was in the university’s best interests and that those leaders had an obligation to assess the financial realities of growing revenue gaps between conferences and make the best decision for UNC.
When interviewed by Inside Carolina, UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham was more cautions highlighting UNC’s obligation in being a great partner in
supporting the ACC while the school takes a measured approach amid the current unknowns that exist within the NCAA framework and conference realignment nationally.
There was a clear difference in opinion in the interviews in how to guide UNC through this pivotal moment in collegiate athletics, which suggests a point of contention between the university’s Board of Trustees and its athletic director.
“It is a potential conflict,” Preyer said, “and it's something that is disturbing based on some of the comments he’s made recently which seem to support the ACC at the expense of Carolina – that’s a bad look. I think we all recognize that change is hard, but sometimes change is exactly what is needed. We all have to fight the comfort of complacency. And I think that now is the time to be very open to pursuing all options, including those beyond remaining in the Atlantic Coast Conference."
Here's some excerpts:
"I think that what Clemson is doing is 100 percent proof positive that a significant portion of the membership of the conference is unhappy,” UNC Board of Trustees chair John Preyer told Inside Carolina on Wednesday. “I don't see how it is in anyone's interest for the ACC leadership to try and browbeat its member schools from getting access to information and being transparent. And that's kind of the case Clemson is making.
"I think this shows that what is supposed to be a member-based organization is not being led in a way that represents the best interests of all the members, but instead, it's really representing the bottom tier of the membership at the expense of the top tier, which is why Clemson and Florida State are doing what they're doing. I think that's just obvious."
With FSU and Clemson challenging the conference, speculation has turned to UNC and whether Clemson’s filing has expedited the university’s actions in pursuing all potential options.
"I think it's too soon to tell,” Preyer said, “but it certainly creates added pressure on the conference to address the concerns of its member schools.”
In January,Preyer told UNC's leadershipto do what was in the university’s best interests and that those leaders had an obligation to assess the financial realities of growing revenue gaps between conferences and make the best decision for UNC.
When interviewed by Inside Carolina, UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham was more cautions highlighting UNC’s obligation in being a great partner in
supporting the ACC while the school takes a measured approach amid the current unknowns that exist within the NCAA framework and conference realignment nationally.
There was a clear difference in opinion in the interviews in how to guide UNC through this pivotal moment in collegiate athletics, which suggests a point of contention between the university’s Board of Trustees and its athletic director.
“It is a potential conflict,” Preyer said, “and it's something that is disturbing based on some of the comments he’s made recently which seem to support the ACC at the expense of Carolina – that’s a bad look. I think we all recognize that change is hard, but sometimes change is exactly what is needed. We all have to fight the comfort of complacency. And I think that now is the time to be very open to pursuing all options, including those beyond remaining in the Atlantic Coast Conference."
