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Message: [QUOTE="WoadBlue, post: 5453047, member: 1145"] The SunBelt is the perfect example of a small time D1 league that used to be the brunt of all kinds of jokes, as it was assumed it easily was the weakest of 11 D1A football leagues and also the weakest of these 11 in basketball. And now it may be 5th strongest in football. How did that happen? The Sunbelt knew how to expand: focus on acquiring state Us located in states and TV markets that produce a lot of HS football talent and also have a large percentage of people living there who watch a lot of CFB on TV. And the focus was all on football The Sunbelt began as a basketball league with no football. League leaders, not being fools, realized that basketball was a big fat nothing compared to football and then began making the switch. To get to where it is today Sunbelt leaders 'forced out' members and vetted correctly, including knowing which 1AA football powers were best to add. The ACC needs to learn from the SunBelt [/QUOTE]