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Message: [QUOTE="Archbold44, post: 5467343, member: 10528"] The B12 is situated better than the ACC because it has value, even though it does not have schools that the SEC/B1G have a real need to take. The ACC's per school value could drop significantly after FSU, Clemson, and UNC leave. I do not see any scenario where the ACC does not become the clear #4. I might prefer competing with 20 schools for 2 B12 spots vs. competing with 12-14 schools for #1 and then having to be better than the #1 team from every other conference (Boise State, etc.) for the 1 G5 spot. Especially where the revenue gap will only widen. A B12-ACC merger would be ideal, frankly. They have 16 schools. If UNC/UVA/FSU/Clemson leave... the leftovers of the ACC were to be absorbed in a way that revenue was maintained, that would be 30 schools (with UConn). We would be retaining Pitt, BC, Miami, Va Tech for football. We would be getting West Virginia and UConn back... keeping Duke and Louisville... adding Kansas and Arizona. What is the downside between that and some conference with East Carolina and James Madison? [And if Stanford and Cal are too good for that conference, so be it.] If not, look at the regions: West: Stanford, Cal, Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, BYU Midwest: Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville, Cincinnati Central: Texas Tech, Houston, Baylor, TCU, SMU, Oklahoma State South: Miami, Georgia Tech, Duke, NC State, Wake Forest, UCF NE: Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Pitt, BC, Syracuse, UConn Play 5 division opponents, plus one from another division. Edit: for basketball... we would get a H/A within that divison. And then 8-10 games against other opponents. You have division anchors of Arizona, Kansas, Houston, Duke, and UConn. Not to mention prior national champions in Syracuse, Louisville, NC State, Cincinnati (way back), etc. [/QUOTE]

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