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[QUOTE="Hoo's That, post: 776295, member: 3609"]
Two big things lead to the jumbled divisions.  When Miami joined, they and FSU both said they didn't want to be in the same division, but still wanted to play each other every year.  Also, every other school loved the idea of having at least one game in Florida every other year for potential recruiting.  They wouldn't get that many trips to Florida with north-south.  Adding the Miami-FSU desires to the fact that NC State would have voted against expansion if they couldn't play UNC every year and you get to the "designated rival" concept that the SEC started (so UGa could play Auburn).  NC State has to play UNC (even though UNC doesn't care if they do); UNC and UVa have to play each other (this year it will tie Texas-aTm for the 3rd most played rivalry (118 games) and probably will surpass Kansas-Mizzou in 2016 for 2nd (120 games)); and UNC and Duke want to play each other.  BTW, UGa-Auburn is one game behind us at 116.
 
Why UVa won't vote for a north-south realignment - We always get put in the north and many of our fans feel it means that we've been thrown out of the the ACC for football and put in the Big East.
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