OkaForPrez
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I love these nights when the air raid siren goes off and we all huddle in the shelter. Ready the signal flares.
I love these nights when the air raid siren goes off and we all huddle in the shelter. Ready the signal flares.
Something is happening... this time it's for real!This is not a drill.
NC State isn't far behind us in terms of academic reputation. FSU is a bit further back but still a legitimate tier school. The ACC would never add a tier 3 school. WVU was very intriguing to the ACC and a slighter higher rated school than UL with far better research and a number of Rhodes Scholars to their credit and they weren't viewd as ACC material due to academics.And Florida State and NC State are Ivy League caliber?
Is that really it? Good, if so.
Georgia Tech & Tulane.Nobody has ever left the SEC.
Maybe the basketball nirvana happens after FSU and clemson leave too. Might as well add Kansas then. And as long as we're throwing crap at the wall, Indiana.
If Maryland leaves, then FSU and Clemson will be leaving.
ACC will have 3 spots to fill.
Georgia Tech & Tulane.
GT & Tulane were both within my lifetime.You forgot the University of the South. I guess I meant the modern-day SEC.
GT & Tulane were both within my lifetime.
My non-legal, non-expert, poorly educated guess is : no way in hell $50 mil changes hands. I'd be shocked if it was half that, actually.*How* Maryland exits is critical in determining the extent of the ACC exodus.
If Maryland successfully challenges and reduces the exit fee, then, indeed, I would see :
Florida State, Clemson to Big XII (soon, certainty)
Virginia, North Carolina to B1G (eventually)
Virginia Tech, North Carolina State to SEC (eventually, in tandem with above)
Georgia Tech, Miami to Big XII (possibly)
If Maryland simply uses Under Armour money to pay $50M exit fee in full, then I would see:
No more defections from ACC in near term.
I'm not sure that a school that voted in favor of the increase would have much of a case in challenging it. FSU and Maryland (by voting against it) are in far different shoes than any other ACC school.*How* Maryland exits is critical in determining the extent of the ACC exodus.
If Maryland successfully challenges and reduces the exit fee, then, indeed, I would see :
Florida State, Clemson to Big XII (soon, certainty)
Virginia, North Carolina to B1G (eventually)
Virginia Tech, North Carolina State to SEC (eventually, in tandem with above)
Georgia Tech, Miami to Big XII (possibly)
If Maryland simply uses Under Armour money to pay $50M exit fee in full, then I would see:
No more defections from ACC in near term.
I mentioned all three. Did my post go missing?You forgot the University of the South. I guess I meant the modern-day SEC. It's been a half-century since anyone has defected.
I mentioned all three. Did my post go missing?
*How* Maryland exits is critical in determining the extent of the ACC exodus.
If Maryland successfully challenges and reduces the exit fee, then, indeed, I would see :
Florida State, Clemson to Big XII (soon, certainty)
Virginia, North Carolina to B1G (eventually)
Virginia Tech, North Carolina State to SEC (eventually, in tandem with above)
Georgia Tech, Miami to Big XII (possibly)
If Maryland simply uses Under Armour money to pay $50M exit fee in full, then I would see:
No more defections from ACC in near term.
I knew what your point was.No, I missed your post! It seems you missed my point, though, so we're even.
You raise a good point there.I'm not sure that a school that voted in favor of the increase would have much of a case in challenging it. FSU and Maryland (by voting against it) are in far different shoes than any other ACC school.
And Pitt, Syracuse and Notre Dame. (Scratches head.) That certainly would be a lot of slots to fill. Possibilities: UCF, USF, um...I can't think of anyone else. ODU?There's good news and bad news.
The good news? A spot will soon open up for us in the ACC.
The bad news? The ACC will be composed of Wake Forest, Duke, Boston College, and us.
Not really sure why people think Maryland leaving would destabilize the entire conference. If the ACC replaced Maryland with UConn, do you think anyone would notice?
Why oh why would the B1G possibly choose Rutgers over UConn?