Knife was just twisted harder: ACC will not go to 16 teams in hoops, sources tell @ESPN. ND the last

Brett McMurphy‏@McMurphyESPN
ACC will not go to 16 teams in hoops, sources tell @ESPN. Notre Dame will be league's last addition

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Reiterated at ACC press conference.

Didn't they earlier say they were happy at 14 also? College Sports is just one big fat lie....I'm close to losing faith and interest. Unfortunately I hate the NBA.....

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May be true, but I wouldn't put a lot of stock into public comments. They also said they were happy with 14...

Last addition for now.

I laughed out loud when I saw "last addition". For any news outlet to report that is beyond ridiculous

If true this is good news. Gtown or Nova would likely be the 16th.

ACC is not adding a non-football playing member except ND because they hope ND will eventually join in football. No way they add a Georgetown/Nova. Want the ACC football schools to leave? Add a non-football playing member!

The rumors said Notre Dame to the ACC for partial membership. The rumors then stated a 16th team was discussed for partial membership (Villanova, Georgetown, and a mystery FBS school). The rumors on Notre Dame were true. The rumors on the other schools remains to be seen. On one hand, I really wonder if the ACC would want to cut a partial invite deal to anyone other than school. Notre Dame is special. Georgetown or Villanova are not. On the other hand, having a 16th member for all sports besides football makes a fair amount of sense. But it would have to be really worth it.

If you want to go way out of left field, you can talk about the claim that the ACC was "saving" its last two spots for Notre Dame and Texas. So, Texas anyone? Yeah, I don't buy it...

If this is true, than the state and our fans should be making life a living hell for Bristol. They have to live in our state. Who says it has to be pleasant if they are the ones responsible for destroying the flagship school in the state and the state's biggest cash cow?

If this were happening to Kentucky and ESPN was headquartered near Lexington, their fans would be outside the building with pitchforks.

Meanwhile we are silent. Why? Between this and the NCAA ruling on our mens team people should be protesting.

Texas is next on the menu for the ACC:

http://outkickthecoverage.com/notre-dame-to-acc-for-five-games-what-now.php

Actually, they don't have to live in our state, and driving them out isn't going to help anybody. Least of all the State.

Why do you keep playing with these people... ? What are you going to do when mom and dad come home from the beach house and they find that you haven't left the basement for weeks, the pets and plants have died from your negelect and the lawn looks like the everglades. Stop...

Adding a non football member (G'Town or Nova for example) will do nothing other than make it impossible for the ACC to influence ND into joining for football.

Texas could be an option down the road as the story is once the LHN grows enough, Texas would like to pursue football independence. I imagine that in the ACC's eyes, if ND hasn't yet joined for football by ~ 2025, the possibility of giving Texas a similar deal may be a quality alternative.