Ask The Commissioner Answers
Below are audio files of the answers provided by ACC Commissioner John Swofford during a Q&A with TheACC.com. TheACC.com would like to thank the fans who submitted questions for the Q&A and Commissioner Swofford for participating.
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Question | Answer/Time |
What is the future of the MicronPC Bowl?
Brian - Jacksonville, Fla. | |
Can you talk a little bit about the ACC's bowl tie-ins?
Jeff - Mebane, N.C. | |
What will it take to change the football scheduling to allow UNC to play UVA and NCSU as the final games of the season? Is this at all possible?
Dave - Apex, N.C. | |
Would the ACC consider an agreement with the SEC to have a "Commissioners Cup Trophy" for the conference that wins the most games in the Clemson-USC,FSU-UF and the GT-UGA series? The ACC has swept all three of those games for the past three years and we would be holding the trophy…if there was one.
Dale - Winston-Salem, N.C. | |
Mr. Swofford, our 2001 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament in Atlanta was a resounding success. We had an economic impact of over $31 million dollars and we also set attendance records. Do you think this was attributed to the public sale of tickets?
Courtney - Tallahassee, Fla. | |
What can we do to ensure that the ACC remains the blueprint of college basketball?
Courtney - Tallahassee, Fla. | |
What are the pros and cons, from your perspective to league expansion?
Delane - Greensboro, N.C. | |
Why are we seeing so many players come out of college for the NFL, NBA, & Major League Baseball after 1 or 2 years of school. Shouldn't the faculty and staff, as well the commissioners of the respective sports (pro) be looking ahead to the future of the players/students? What can be done to put an age limit (21) in order to keep these student-athletes in school?
Kirk - Lowell, N.C. | |
Why did the NCAA vote to repeal the ban on Friday night football games. I know that the conference voted unanimously to go against this notion of not biting the "hand that feeds us." But what do you expect the meeting in Monterrey later this month to resolve?
Mike - Akron, Ohio | |
As a former AD at North Carolina, what things are considered when a school looks at expanding the number of varsity sports it supports? Did North Carolina ever add sports during your tenure as Athletic Director?
Dave - Greenville, S.C. | |
What was the feedback the conference received on its recent SpringFest event? Was it able to create the type of Olympic experience for the athletes that the conference intended for it to? Is this something we will see in the future?
Beth - Atlanta, Ga. | |
