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[QUOTE="Chip, post: 428613, member: 19"]
I think you are answering your own question though.  Would the B1G take a school that hasn't even completed a decade of Division 1A football?  At some point, someone is going to scream loud enough about how much the football product is being diluted with these moves, that others will listen.  Never say never, but I just can't see it.
 
If the B1G did take UConn, how does that negatively impact the ACC?  They already have the NYC DMA with Rutgers, at least from a cable TV perspective.  B1G won't go above 16 teams, so they can only take 1 more.  That actually helps protect the ACC.
 
If UConn were such a score, I think the B1G would have just added them when they added Rutgers.  I doubt they were sitting around thinking "let's see if the ACC adds UConn, if not, they're ours!"  And Delany is suddenly pouring champagne this morning because the ACC passed.
 
As for the Louisville academics thing, and UNC's disdain, all I can say is that there's a state school in their conference, in their state, located a mere 30 miles away, that can't crack the Top 100.  So if that's ok, then I don't think Louisville should make them jump off any ACC cliffs.  Maybe the ACC can program build.  Not program build Louisville's football or basketball programs, but program build their academics.  See if ACC inclusion helps.  I'd think the ACC would consider that quite an accomplishment.
 
The best potential news of the day from the ACC is if the Louisville addition helps protect them from a Big 12 raid of FSU and Clemson.  If that was secured today, then everyone should feel good.
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