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[QUOTE="Lou_C, post: 928693, member: 3201"]
I agree with you IF the set up was in some kind of pods.  If we had a pod called "Northeast" then I think there is an issue as you said.  At one time I supported that kind of setup, but I think going away from podding it up that way sidesteps that perfectly.
 
In this circumstance we are describing, there is no artificial division like that...just mandated opponents.  Believe me, nobody outside the ACC and half the fans inside the ACC are going to have no idea who Syracuse's set rivals are.  Plus, the rotation of the other schools through the conference will be so much faster it's going to be almost unnoticeable.  There will be no "big east" perception.  Syracuse would have FSU, Miami, GT or Clemson on the schedule almost every year anyway.
 
But to artificially "mix it up" regionally without regard to traditional opponents, proximity and rivalry...we've tried it.  It's no good and has done nothing for any program in the North or South.  I absolutely disagree that keeping it close to home is going to hurt Syracuse or other northern teams from competing for championships.  Syracuse will have a MUCH better chance much sooner to be in an ACC championship race in this scenario in a year where they draw maybe Clemson OR Florida state (or neither) than being stuck in a division where they have to crawl over both of those two every single year.
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