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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 813252, member: 405"]
I said that months ago.  The longer this goes on, the more likely Maryland will be playing in the ACC next year.  The ACC is not going to budge on the fee.  If they were willing to, they would have done so by now.  Schedules have to be created for next season.

Personally, I'd rather keep Maryland in the ACC.  I like the geographic continuity, and I think they could develop a good rivalry with SU in time, especially in football.  Since the likelihood of ever getting Penn State to leave the Big 10 if ND joins the ACC for football at some future point is pretty slim, I prefer keeping Maryland as the other team.

For those who think the penalty is too high, the real point is not that the ACC quickly got Louisville to replace Maryland.  That argument could be made with respect to any conference.  Hell, the Big East replaced people several times when other members left.  The real point is that the ACC was destablized and there was public discussion that UNC and UVA were also on the Big 10's radar.  If the Big 10 could poach those schools, the ACC's value as a conference would collapse, from the standpoint of TV contracts.  That's why the $52 million is reasonable.  It's only 2 1/2 years' payout under the current TV deal.
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