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[QUOTE="omniorange, post: 2699618, member: 636"]
I am confident that the vast majority of Syracuse fans believe the ACC is the right fit for our Orange.  As already pointed out the ACC has five other private institutions in the conference.  Next the ACC has smaller public institutions than the Big Ten and to a lesser degree the SEC.

Undergraduate size seems to be a part of the equation as to who is coveted by the bigger conferences, although brand and academics can trump in the end.  But in terms of size for example, Clemson (with 19,402 undergraduates) is the fourth largest enrollment in the ACC.  It would rank 12th in the SEC ahead of just Ole Miss, Miss. State, and Vandy.   The Tigers would rank 14th in the Big Ten, ahead of only Northwestern.   FSU is the only ACC member to have over 30K undergraduate enrollment.  The Big Ten has 8, including 2 of those 8 over 40K.  The SEC has 3 institutions with over 30K undergraduate enrollment.

Within the ACC Syracuse ranks 10th in terms of undergraduate enrollment, although we are within 500 or so of Georgia Tech (which I believe some either confused with Clemson in this thread or were adding in graduate students which would still give Clemson just under 2K more than SU).

Until Maryland bolted for the Big Ten, they ranked 2nd behind FSU in terms of undergraduate enrollment.  While Rutgers was always first in the Big East.  The now 2nd and 3rd ranked ACC teams in this regard are VT and NC State.  These two have always been high on the SEC's "wish list" obviously for their locations but also because of their "fit" for that league in terms of size.

So yes, Syracuse in terms of being a private institution, in terms of academics, in terms of geography, and in terms of size belongs in the ACC.

Cheers,
Neil
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