Posted on 09/14/2016 4:36:16 PM PDT by buckalfa
SPARTANBURG, SC (WSPA) – The Atlantic Coast Conderence (ACC) has announced they will be moving championship games out of North Carolina, because of House Bill 2.
All 15 university will continue to host ACC Championships at campus sites.
Clemson University President James Clements says, “The decision to move the neutral site championships out of North Carolina while HB 2 remains the law was not an easy one but it is consistent with the shared values of inclusion and non-discrimination at all of our institutions.”
They say the locations will be announced in the future.
The NCAA said on Monday that it would move several sports championships out of North Carolina – four of which are planned in Wake County — for the upcoming season.
The college sports body said in a press release that the decision came “because of the cumulative actions taken by the state concerning civil rights protections.”
Below is a statement from the ACC Council of Presidents:
“As members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the ACC Council of Presidents reaffirmed our collective commitment to uphold the values of equality, diversity, inclusion and non-discrimination. Every one of our 15 universities is strongly committed to these values and therefore, we will continue to host ACC Championships at campus sites. We believe North Carolina House Bill 2 is inconsistent with these values, and as a result, we will relocate all neutral site championships for the 2016-17 academic year. All locations will be announced in the future from the conference office.”
Statement from Clemson University President James P. Clements, chair of the ACC Council of Presidents:
“The ACC presidents engaged in a constructive, wide-ranging and vigorous discussion of this complex issue over the past two days. The decision to move the neutral site championships out of North Carolina while HB 2 remains the law was not an easy one but it is consistent with the shared values of inclusion and non-discrimination at all of our institutions.”
Statement from ACC Commissioner John Swofford:
“The ACC Council of Presidents made it clear that the core values of this league are of the utmost importance, and the opposition to any form of discrimination is paramount. Today’s decision is one of principle, and while this decision is the right one, we recognize there will be individuals and communities that are supportive of our values as well as our championship sites that will be negatively affected. Hopefully, there will be opportunities beyond 2016-17 for North Carolina neutral sites to be awarded championships.”
Neutral site championships (in date order): Women’s Soccer Football Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Women’s Basketball Men’s and Women’s Tennis Women’s Golf Men’s Golf Baseball
As a Clemson alum I am mortified.
Governor of NC, statement to those ACC member schools in your state: Choose between state aid and the ACC. Very simple.
What’s happened to Clemson? Wow! And the state should tack a 100% surcharge on any ACC event ticket sold in the state. Also, there should be contracts for those events being canceled, lawsuits for the maximum amount possible.
Have them at Boston College. That way it will be a neutral site. Did you hear that Brad Bates?
Good thoughts - lets get past this election first. This is far from over. The NCAA and NBA need to become ‘personal non grata’ in the South ...
Cut state funding for all member schools.
The ACC must not get anywhere close to offending the athletes the bring them the 100’s of millions in contracts.
Why? SEC wouldn’t hold women’s basketball championships in Columbia because of the confederate flag...not sure about men’s....
Those conferences probably had to add more schools just so they could find a place to hold a tournament.
Clemson is in SC, not NC. The NC ban affects them but I havent heard any remarks from Clemson officials.
I’ve never heard of the ACC. Are they even relevant on any significant level?
Notre Dame is a faggot haven.
The Clemson President is also chair of this
ACC committee that imposed the penalty. He has a statement out. So I ask Clemson, are your restrooms open to any sex?
The Clemson President is also chair of this
ACC committee that imposed the penalty. He has a statement out. So I ask Clemson, are your restrooms open to any sex?
Statement from Clemson University President James P. Clements, chair of the ACC Council of Presidents:
“The ACC presidents engaged in a constructive, wide-ranging and vigorous discussion of this complex issue over the past two days. The decision to move the neutral site championships out of North Carolina while HB 2 remains the law was not an easy one but it is consistent with the shared values of inclusion and non-discrimination at all of our institutions.”
This is great news. It’ll all but cinch the Tar Heel state for Trump. I am sure the practical North Carolinians will not only be insulted by this but will be motivated to take action in November.
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