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[QUOTE="pokercuse08, post: 5040953, member: 6535"]
The issue with that is that right now the ACC schools' interests are split if their choice is continue the current path or veer off into permanent second-tier status, while preserving a relatively strong second tier. It's still the second tier. FSU, Clemson, UNC, and UVA know they are going to get into the top level, so they'll be opposed to that. Louisville, Miami, Syracuse, Pitt, and NC State can all make a somewhat compelling case that they'll make the cut, and if not they'll be near the top of the second level. Duke probably thinks they'll be a package deal with UNC, and Virginia Tech may convince themselves of the same with UVA. SMU probably thinks if enough time passes, it can make the top tier (I agree with this thinking). So BC, GT, and Wake might be for this plan.

So, I don't think you'd be able to get an alliance within the ACC for that. Also keep in mind that if the top two leagues end up with ~35 teams, that's 770 starting positions. There are a couple hundred slots in the NFL draft. The overwhelming majority of players with NFL potential will end up in the top two leagues that pay players, and the FBS level will be a feeder system where the ones who slip through the cracks prove that and then transfer.

As a Syracuse fan, I'd roll the dice on staying in the top tier over guaranteeing second tier status.
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