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[QUOTE="sufan, post: 257805, member: 262"]
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1) Good post: until the results of the ESPN contract renegotiations are reported, Big 12, SEC, ACC, all of these comments are guesswork. The real question is what does ESPN decide to do and what options for arbitration exist if the ACC wants to challenge the renegotiation. The stakes are high because of the extended contract they signed.
 
FSU and Clemson are unlikely to consider leaving unless there is a significant monetary advantage.
 
2) Further, unless GT and Miami and VT are also looking to relocate, which would be surprising, FSU and Clemson would have to consider the divisions and teams they would be playing, since the Big 12 plays 9 conference games.
 
 
If Texas and Oklahoma are presumably in one division and FSU, Clemson in another, then every year, Clemson and FSU would presumably play against either OK or UT.
 
However, they would be losing games against Miami, GT and VT, and with their annual SEC rivalry games against USC and UF would have little flexibility OOC.
 
Do they really want to play and be associated with teams like WVU, ISU, KSU, KU, Baylor, TCU,  OSU, TT and perhaps UL and BYU instead of the current ACC teams? If yes, then they are gone.
 
3) FSU and Miami have been unsuccessful these last number of years likely due to coaching issues. With new coaches and top 10 Rivals recruiting rankings, FSU #6 and Miami #9, it is highly likely FSU and UM and the ACC will be back as one of the Big 5 conferences. With improved play and the new northeast footprint, there is no reason the ACC can not be more than successful.
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