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[QUOTE="omniorange, post: 686385, member: 636"]
That's part of it.  But ultimately, the ACC wants to brand itself as the East Coast Conference from Boston to Miami.  Which mean important conference events should take place along the East Coast.
 
We've seen so far that the only successful place for the Conference Football Championship is Charlotte.
 
The major football Bowl games are in the state of Florida - Orange, Russell Athletic, and Cap One on occasion.
 
And both of those involving football should be down south and the two most important states in the south are covered by the above - North Carolina and Florida.
 
Something important should be above the Mason Dixon Line.  Common sense says it should be the ACCT in MSG.  Of course we know there are legal issues that might make this difficult, if not impossible.   And if the conference has to settle for Barclays instead on a rotating basis with Greensboro that's fine for now.
 
But long range, for identity and branding purposes, the goal should be MSG every year, imho.  Will the ACCT still be great if it doesn't happen?  Sure.   Since I will be retiring within the next couple of years and likely moving to the Myrtle Beach area, I have no dog in this hunt.
 
But if it remains mostly Greensboro then it basically will further the impression most outside the league have already - that it's a league run by and for Tobacco Road and this notion of being a conference spread from Boston to Miami is just words. 
 
Now I happen to believe that UNC and Duke have gotten beyond that and are willing to explore all options.
 
Time will tell.
 
Cheers,
Neil
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