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Message: [QUOTE="Chip, post: 431973, member: 19"] As I've said before, I think Syracuse, the city, has more in common with the Big 10 cities. But Syracuse, the University (including its athletics) has much more in common with the ACC. It's the best place for us, and I'm just glad it's secure. I would have liked to play Maryland, it's local to me, I think it would have been, could have been, an interesting conference rivalry. But now that it's not possible, and Louisville is in the fold, the ACC definitely upgraded in terms of a healthy Athletic Department. They did not upgrade in the all important world today of cable TV and DMAs. But I can't help but think that's just not a sustainable reason for expansion. Especially if the DMA friendly schools you added are going to need the money more for balancing their huge deficit budgets, rather than investing and improving their programs. Big 10 added two more Minnesotas. [/QUOTE]