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I think at this point, it's going to be very difficult to compete with the SEC and B1G on the money front for the forseeable future. One thing that the ACC can do, though, is step up its academic collaborations. There is apparently something resembling the B1G's academic consortium for the ACC and the Triangle schools have lots of joint programs but there's nothing here on the scale of the CIC. This is the only other league that approaches the B1G in terms of academic reputation and it's something they need to take advantage of. An academic consortium blunts the appeal of the CIC to ACC presidents considering a move and it also undercuts a potential SEC pitch if they come sniffing around. The presidents at targeted institutions can argue that while the SEC is superior athletically they need to concern themselves primarily with the academic well-being of the university. If FSU can't be the top sports earner in the state, they can at least look to even the field academically. These kinds of academic links can raise the reputation of all schools involved.
 
There is a real opportunity now too with Johns Hopkins looking for a lacrosse conference membership. For them, the CIC is a big draw. The advantage of the ACC is better lacrosse but to have Hopkins as founding partner in a conference academic consortium would be a huge coup for the ACC as well. Emory has a lot of joint projects with the Triangle schools. You could bring them on board as well.
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