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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 17854, member: 622"]
The Texas to the ACC rumor was "leaked" by Chip Brown and picked up by Andy Katz.  CB is a UT lackey.  Texas probably never had intentions of going east, west was realistic.  Texas knew that the ACC would never accept Tech, like the B1G.

I agree that Swofford may have in mind tightening the noose around ND's neck, so to speak.  But I'm not sure this forces ND's hand.  As long as ND has a decent conference in which to dump all sports not called football, they will.  Even if Big East football is not salvaged (some conglomeration of the BE and B12 leftovers into an AQ conference), the BE basketball schools are quite a viable conference in basketball and other sports.  Add a few more basketball schools and it may still be among the most powerful basketball conferences.  As we speak, there are only 4 decent basketball teams in the ACC.  The ACC needs to step it up in their traditional strong suit (Yes, Maryland, NCState, Wake, UVA, I'm talking to you!).

Still. the loss of two schools which ND has wanted to associate with in all sports does limit ND's choices.  Who knows, maybe Swofford gets lucky.
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