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[QUOTE="Crusty, post: 666857, member: 2265"]
The article focuses entirely on division alignment based on traditional rivalries. Now, this is not an unworthy goal but not, by far, the only one.
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[*]Since neither Louisville or West Virginia is of the academic reputation nor caliber of the rest of the ACC (save NCS), there is no argument to make there.
[*]Louisville is simply the far and away better athletic department. WVU is not even close at this point.
[*]While both are fly-over states, Kentucky has 2.3 times the population of West Virginia (4.38 vs 1.8 million).
[*]Athletically and academically Louisville is on the rise and West Virginia is not.
[*]Rivalries do not mean much in the equation anymore.
[*]Louisville brought a great basketball program.
[*]Louisville stabilized the conference and West Virginia would not have.
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IMO the bottom line is that the ACC made a pragmatic decision to admit Louisville. It swallowed hard on the academics and decided to save the conference. 
 
Going forward, I think the best choice is Navy.
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[*]Great academics
[*]Unsurpassed tradition and pageantry
[*]National following
[*]Perfect (better) replacement for UM. Maryland has 5.8 million population. (CT has 3.59 million)
[*]ND/Navy has greater national following than Pitt/WVU.
[*]Nobody watches Cincinnati even in Cincinnati.
[*]Nobody hates them except Army.
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ND and Navy would be great IMHO.
Go Orange!
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