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I don't let B1G fans make up my decisions on how I view college athletic conferences, but sometimes they are right when you can get past some of the more arrogant fans. I know it sounds like I loathe the ACC. I really don't, but I do question many of the more recent additions.
You are correct on the fact that at least there aren't non-football schools (sans ND) voting on football schools. But ND should not be voting in the capacity that they are. ND should be able to vote on everything except for football. But I lay the blame on the ACC for that one, not ND. So not completely like the Big East, but you have to admit there are not enough large state flagship or land grant schools in the ACC. The lack of them makes the ACC feel more like the Big East now.
The ACC once consisted of only 2 private schools up to 2003. Since then, there are 4.5 more private schools, 1 public ivy school, 1 city commuter school and 1 lone land grant school. Why couldn't the ACC have jumped on the UConn, Rutgers and WVU bandwagon first knowing what we know now?
The ACC is going to feel like the Big East because it has 5 original members of the Big East Football Conference in it now along with Louisville and Notre Dame, who spent time in the Big East. The ACC is only missing UConn and WVU from having all of the best from the Big East. The ACC feels a bit like the former Metro Conference too with 4 former members of it. It is a lot different than the small 8 school league we once had. But it is now a stronger league than it was then.