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[QUOTE="BlazeOrange, post: 928155, member: 683"]
Agree with both - the conference won't be solid if the prior teams don't want to play the new ones that THEY invited in. 
 
Maybe a mini-pod approach would work once the conference adds one more team (ND would be nice, but more likely a team that the Irish have a hand in selecting as suitable future mates). Something like:
 
1: Syr, Pit, BC
2: FSU,Mia,GT
3: UNC,Duke,Virg
4:  Clem, NC St, Wake
5: VT, Lou, ____
 
Play your pod each season (2 games) and two other pods (6 games) for an 8-game conference season.  Top two records in championship (assuming this flies with NCAA).  Keeps an 8 game schedule and key rivalries intact, but still gets everyone through all opponents quicker.  Ideally, you'd separate Miami and FSU to ensure a Florida game every year (or 4 out of 5 at worst), but I don't see that happening.
 
It isn't perfect, but could be a suitable temporary solution if the ACC wants to lock a new team down before ND is ready to commit.
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