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[QUOTE="omniorange, post: 2699713, member: 636"]
Well, at least you were eventually smart enough to figure out that if ND was going to be "in play" the expansion should be (begrudgingly) Syracuse (to kill off the Big East) and Pittsburgh (a long time rival of ND).  But regardless of ND being "in play" or not, the picks were going to be SU and Pitt.

As for WVU never being in the ACC, that is of course possible.  But I think they will have more support in the new ACC than the old one ever gave them.  Brand and rivalries are back in the forefront over cable subscribers and the Eers would have great appeal to Pitt, SU, UL, VT, and Miami while FSU and Clemson (which tipped the scales in Louisville's favor over UConn) would likely want another football first school.

I still maintain that ND or Texas as full members is fool's gold, so to "freeze" further expansion on that basis would be a bad move on the part of the ACC Commissioner's office.  Still, since the Big12 GOR is in effect to something like 2025-26 year, a lot can happen between now and then.

Cheers,
Neil
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