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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 3917132, member: 41"] [MEDIA=twitter]1420051681841225734[/MEDIA] For the ACC in particular, there are multiple questions. Is there a rush to add right now? As one source told me, "It begins and ends with Notre Dame." ND is not changing its mind right now. So what does that mean? Any addition needs to bring $ value. West Virginia came out with all the reasons it wants in. This is not a surprise. In 2011, after Pitt and Syracuse left for the ACC and it appeared the Big East was on the verge of falling apart, then-AD Oliver Luck told me he and then-president Jim Clements devised a plan. Clements would work ACC prez for information on realignment; Luck would work ADs They thought the ACC would be the most logical spot to land, considering its location and all the former Big East schools in the conference. They didn't stop there - they also made calls to the SEC and Big 12. When it became clear the Big 12 had reciprocal interest, they went all in, beating out Louisville for what they believed was their life raft out to safety. But now here we are again and West Virginia is looking for the stability it sought a decade ago. Will the ACC listen this time? WVU has tremendous tradition. (Clements is now at Clemson). But back to the financial value. Does WVU move the needle? Not on its own. Now for the second part in all of this: The ACC protecting its own teams. Realignment this time is different than it was a decade ago. With all ACC schools tied in to a grant of rights through 2036, the league feels confident it will not get poached, at least right away. The Pac-12, Big 12 and Big Ten do not have a GOR that goes that long. But everything is negotiable, right? If this sets off a chain reaction like 2011, where all schools are looking for escape routes to stability and financial gold, then GOR may not matter. The bottom line is there are too many unknowns to accurately predict how this will play out. Super conferences, 32-team leagues, conference partnerships - nothing should be off the table for discussion. When Phillips met with his coaches last week, he described all the recent changes as an opportunity to "reimagine college football" He was not even referring to realignment, but it fits. Those words are more appropriate than ever, as administrators work to navigate where they stand in a rapidly changing landscape that may or may not all end up under the NCAA umbrella. [/QUOTE]

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