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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 8750, member: 622"]
Not sure why everyone is convinced that Syracuse goes to the ACC.

1) IF and ACC team or three go to the SEC, then the ACC is weaker than the Big East (FSU, VPI, Clemson, Virginia, UNC and NCState are rumored to go).
2) The ACC cannot renegtiate their terrible contract, they can add teams on par with the contract, perhaps, but not increase.
3) The Big East already rejected an offer from ESPN that exceeded the ACC contract and is expected to far exceed the ACC contract next fall when the Big East enters negotiations.
4) The B1G 10 has indicated they are not interested in expansion at this time - may be true, may be not - however, until the B1G 10 actually takes action, the Big East is not falling apart.
5) No reasonable team is headed to the very unstable Big 12, except for non-AQ schools.
6) The SEC could be interested in WVU and/or Louisville, but neither is likely as high on the list as FSU, VPI, UNC and NCState.
7) The Big East is in the driver's seat unless the B1G 10 acts before they do.  We will be able to attract several other schools.
8) If superconferences are here to stay, expect the Big East to attempt to go to 16.

Chip Brown speaks many things, all of them Texas oriented, most are useless attention grabbers for his blog.  Consider Texas would take a pay cut and lose their LHN, that is about $25MM LESS than they get now.  It would be better for Texas to merge the MWC or WAC into the Big 12 than to join the ACC.
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