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Message: [QUOTE="Lou_C, post: 621497, member: 3201"] It's a definite problem, with no easy solution. FSU has always had a problem with this, because GT is our geographically closest rival, and we never play them. It's a bad setup. But as a Florida State guy, the 9 game schedule isn't appealing at all. I'm also in favor of splitting north/south (mostly) and eliminating the cross division rival. I hate the cross division rivals. South: Miami, FSU, GT, Clemson, UNC, NCSU, Duke North: VT, UVA, Louisville, BC, Syracuse, Pitt, Wake There are two big problems with that. One is breaking Wake off of the North Carolina schools. But playing two across divisions, they would play one of them most years. And I don't want to be a dick, but they are Wake. Yes, Wake has more than held their own with FSU in recent years, but they aren't going to carry this conference. If Wake is winning, the conference has more serious issues than reallignment. The consolation is they would be in a more winnable division. The bigger problem is competitive balance and not "sharing" the prime recruiting grounds. I get that. But I don't have a big problem with the competitive imbalance, even though FSU would draw a tougher road than say Syracuse. I believe that eventually it would strengthen the northern schools. I don't think it's unrealistic that Syracuse can go 10-2 in that division. And I believe that 10-2 is a better recruiting tool than 6-6 but getting a game in Florida and a game in North Carolina. I'm not saying you can never do better than 6-6 in a tough division. Only that theoretically, the same team that goes 6-6 or 7-5 in the South might be able to go 10-2 or 9-3 in the North. Records matter in getting respect. Given some time, I think that would even out a lot more. Besides, the north would still have the team that dominated the last ten years of the ACC in VT, and the team with the arguably best athletic department in the conference in Louisville. I think it's something reasonable people can disagree about, but that's my opinion. [/QUOTE]

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