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Message: [QUOTE="kyleslamb, post: 1256119, member: 2505"] He's definitely right about Atlanta being a Big Ten hub. Having lived in Atlanta the past eight years until this past year, I was amazed at the number of OSU and Big Ten fans down there. There are a ton. The whole city is a transient city, in fact. That said, adding Georgia Tech does very little to help interest in Atlanta of the Big Ten. Tech is a great, great school and a great cultural fit, despite its location in the South, but it doesn't move the needle enough. I think the point about the Big Ten negotiating with ESPN against an ACC Network is that the network not coming to fruition keeps the distance between the ACC and B1G large enough that schools like UVA, GT, etc. would consider jumping. Not sure I buy the Big Ten using that tactic, but I can see the rationale. [/QUOTE]