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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4673489, member: 405"]
My premise is that the SEC would only take 2 ACC schools, not 4.  Va Tech & NC State are nothing but mouths to feed.  Never happen.

The Big 10 is probably only interested in UNC and UVa - state research institutions.  Duke's not a research consortium school, I don't believe.  And I don't think the Big 10 wants 4 more teams either, unless teams 3 and 4 are Duke and Notre Dame.  That would move the needle, but Notre Dame isn't going anywhere.

The Big 12 is on just as shaky ground as the ACC.  They almost folded a couple years ago, until ESPN propped them up with a big shiny new contract.  The Big 12 is just as likely to be blown up again as the ACC.

So, then where does that leave those eastern "outliers" from the Big 12?  If there are 2 or 4 open spots in the ACC, and the Big 10 is full, and the SEC is full, then are they going to prefer to stay in the Big 12, or maybe reconnect to a more sustainable model, and return to playing more regional, traditional rivals like some have done in the Big East.

And then factor in that the payouts on these contracts may go down in the future. 
Then what happens?
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