Would UNC and Duke really consider leaving the ACC where they are king for any conference. In the SEC and B10, they would be 2nd class citizens for decades. All they have to do is a) look how PSU was treated and b) how Pitt, SU and BC has been treated by the ACC. Look how long it took PSU to recover in fb, and Pitt in both fb and bb. The core of the old ACC will stick together because that's where their power is.
I wish the dollars were close enough to make Penn State reconsider its arrangement.
Penn State & Notre Dame is the best possible outcome for us in the ACC.
And if all the money was equal, shouldn't West Virginia and Maryland be in this conference? Maybe you let a couple teams go. It all depends on the final number.
Are people who work at these universities too afraid to say out loud the things that their fans ALWAYS talk about over a few beers?
Go back to North / South Divisions. I mean, are you kidding? People WANT this. The ACC knee caps its own rivalries in the interest of trying to make each Division go up and down the Atlantic seaboard.
Sorry, but too many of these teams are not paired with their historical rivals. Why NOT do that?
16 TEAMS
North:
Penn State, Notre Dame, Miami, Pitt, BC, Syracuse, WVU, Va Tech
South:
Florida State, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Virginia, Duke, UNC, NC State
Who's missing? Louisville. If you can't get Maryland back, then you keep the Cardinals.
MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!!
People would pay the same money to see this league as they would to see the Big 10.
Just think about how many "must see" games you get out of playing your division rivals!
Notre Dame vs. BC, Pitt v. WVU, Miami v. Notre Dame, WVU v. Syracuse, Penn State v. Pitt - you'd get these games EVERY YEAR. I mean, come on!
And in the South - Clemson v. Fla State, Maryland v UVA, NC State v. the Tar Heels, Duke vs. everybody else in basketball, and nobody in football. LOL
SEC and college football down south is a whole 'nuther animal.
But THIS ACC would be a very appealing television product, in my opinion.
