The threat of loss motivates as well.
UNC and VA must know that Clemson and FSU have flirted with the SEC. Some people say that MD exit fees questions is the only thing keeping them.
That would leave Miami and Va Tech leading the charge in football???
Does UNC and VA and GA Tech want to be in a crippled conference?
If that happened, the ACC would be more like the old BE than the ACC.
Think about it.
BCU, SU, Pitt, UofL, Miami, Va Tech, ND and Miami from the OBE VS. Duke, NC State and Wake from the New ACC.
Add in maybe UCONN and Cincy and all Swafford would have accomplished is changing the name of the BE to the ACC.