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[QUOTE="qdawgg, post: 424485, member: 52"]
An additional thought I didn't want to add to my original post because it was already longer than I intended
 
4) If the ACC can prevent anymore teams from leaving I truly think the ACC as a conference can be a strong conference.  I'm not using the term "strong" as in, winning national titles and beating SEC teams.  I'm using the term as in the conference is a desirable conference from a fan perspective.
 
Why do I think that?  Look at the B10 for a second.  You have quite a few rivalries within the conference that are desirable to watch and people outside of the conference will tune in until the game becomes a bore fest, or a typical B10 game.  If you are a B10 fan, when the conference was smaller there were always multiple exciting games to tune in and watch.  Now as the league has grown you will end up having many games that fans could care less about watching on TV unless you are a fan of that school.  It is a fact that nobody is going to get excited for Rutgers and Wisconsin or MD and Minny.  What the B10 is doing, is diluting it's own product in an effort to increase TV market share.  
 
I think the ACC has an advantage going forward in that it can continue to promote regional matchups even if adding schools like UL, UC, or UConn.  ACC fans can at least understand a football game between UL and Duke or UC and BC.  It may not be a traditional football matchup but regionally it at least makes sense.  The B10 IMO is starting to not make sense.  B10 fans understand the $$/tv market share but their desire to watch RU or MD play is zero.
 
The B10 will still make more $ than the ACC but I believe if the ACC can stay together (fingers crossed) the conference can end up being one of the more exciting conferences to watch from a fan perspective than what the B10 is becoming.
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