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[QUOTE="Vuce, post: 544755, member: 89"]
I was reading the Sports Illustrated article yesterday about the "Death of a Giant" which really focused on Dave Gavitt and the demise of the Big East.  They talked about when everyone knew it was over when Gavitt passed away, people were attending his wake and news came out that Syracuse was leaving.  That was the moment the Big East really died once and for all.  They went on to say that it would be like if UNC and/or Dook went to the SEC or B1G the ACC for all intents and purposes would not be the "ACC" anymore.  I got to thinking that UNC knows this and as long as the other schools stay (for the most part) do THEY want to be the one to throw away more than a half century of tradition?  I think that does weigh heavily on their mind. 
 
One sidenote from the SI article.  Apparently when Penn State wanted to join in 1981 and was rejected by 1 vote (Catholic schools blocked them), there are meeting minutes which has a quote from Tranghese who said on the record that someday "we will regret this decision."
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