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[QUOTE="AcAndAc, post: 5349811, member: 10310"]
It all comes down to markets vs. actual viewership.  For the B1G, it has always been markets for their network.  So they covet North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida.  That makes UNC, UVa, Ga Tech, and one of Miami/FSU their highest target.

But the SEC also covets UNC.  So could be a bidding war there.  Not sure if the SEC would take NC State just to land UNC.  Nor do I think the B1G would.  If SEC wants markets... then UNC and UVa would be the big adds.  If they want viewership, then FSU and Clemson.  If they want to merge both... then UNC, UVa, FSU, and Clemson.  If that happened, maybe the B1G would go with Va Tech, Duke, Ga Tech, and Miami.

That would leave an ACC with BC, Pitt, Syracuse, NC State, Wake Forest, Louisville, SMU, Cal, and Stanford.  If the B1G just leaves Va Tech and Duke, that would be much better.  In that scenario, we would backfill with UConn to get to 12.  Either way, a potential merger with the B12 and Pac into some unwieldly thing that rests a clear level (or three) below the SEC/B1G in prestige.  With numbers, maybe we could get a 16-team playoff with 4 SEC, 4 B1G, 3 from that monstrosity, and 1 from all other conferences... plus 4 at larges that almost always would be Notre Dame plus 3 more from the SEC or B1G.

This whole thing will suck until the SEC and B1G merge, along with whatever else is allowed to go with that... and we get back to regional sanity.
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