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[QUOTE="Btstimpy, post: 1625139, member: 2043"]
The ACC doesn't need to replace Maryland.  It really shouldn't try.  A lot of Maryland's problems are caused by 7 professional sports franchises within 40 miles of the Maryland campus.  Between the Washington Redskins, Capitals, Wizards, Nationals, and DC United along with the Baltimore Ravens and Orioles, there is no oxygen left in the sports entertainment attention left for Maryland.  Navy is another story entirely being a national brand that would help entice Notre Dame and also would move their home games around to different venues to promote the ACC.

Outside of Navy, the ACC should look for teams that would take us into brand new markets that aren't so clogged with professional sports and care about college sports.  West Virginia and UConn do this in the east.  Then if the Big XII implodes there are some other possibilities there.  If the ACC wants another large city team, I like to keep an eye on Temple to complement Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.  Another possibility is South Florida.  The ACC has tried on multiple occasions to turn Tampa into an ACC town to no avail.  We have had both the men's basketball tournament there and the football championship game.  Maybe if South Florida joined the ACC could get its wish.

So we have some other choices.
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