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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 419742, member: 622"] Some points to remember: Texas is NOT joined at the hip with TTech, especially after TAMU split that coalition. OU and Okie State are not joined at the hip, though there is a preference to remain together Kansas and KState are not joined at the hip. If the Big 12 is not raided, if FSU and Clemson go their way, they will take as many eastern teams with them as possible. WVU will fight for this, too. This would make for an East/West split. The PAC is willing take Texas and three others (excluding religious and military schools, with a strong preference for research universities). The PAC can live with Kansas, Iowa State, OU, without Texas, but Baylor and TCU fail on religion and TTech, Okie State and KState lack academics, which will only be overlooked with Texas in the mix or if one more is necessary for 16. The SEC can go FSU and Clemson/GATech or VPI and UNC/NCState, depending on whether they want new states or not. Texas and OU would also be accepted, but Texas is unlikely to go SEC. The B1G would take Texas and OU, but none of the other Big 12 schools. The ACC may be the prime target to solidify the eastern seaboard between N/S or B1G/SEC and to force ND's hand. Assuming the ACC is the sacrificed conference, and UNC/UVA go to the B1G, with VPI and NCState to the SEC, there are still six slots for the Big 12 from FSU, Clemson, GATech, Duke, Wake, Pitt and Syracuse. You can add Louisville and Cincy in the mix, and possibly BYU, however, I'm not convinced that the Big 12 would take them with so many other choices. Duke and Wake are probably dead in the water. WVU would probably fight hard for Syracuse and Pitt, two long time rivals. This still leaves the PAC with no expansion or choices far below their standards, which is why they may make a move quickly against the Big 12. The B1G, and possibly the SEC, could assist in this by taking 1 or 2 schools each, too. (i.e. UT, OU, TTech and Okie state to the PAC, with Kansas and ISU to the B1G and SEC taking WVU). This is the ACC's best hope. [/QUOTE]

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