GT1992
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What's working against us is our president's foolish public pronouncement a few weeks ago about our desire to stay in the ACC. Even if that is the wish, you don't come out and say those things because it can either limit your options or, even worse, might lead the B1G to believe you have no interest.
WHEN (not if) the B1G goes to 16, they will likely add 2 more schools at the same time. My gut tells me it will be UNC & UVA although I sincerely hope it's us.
This WILL prompt the SEC to add 2 more schools...my bet is FSU & either NC State or Virginia Tech.
If those 4 leave, the ACC is dead and we (GT) will be sitting in a dead and dying conference in a very screwed position.
And yes, I'm firmly convinced that the PAC-xx, the SEC, the Big 12 and the B1G are all intending to get to 16 teams. Perhaps the good news is that the PAC-xx might need teams. It'll be funny to hear you guys who were 100% sure that the ACC is just fine backpedalling and trying to explain how the PAC-16 conference is a perfect fit for us. :wink:
The other thing I'm firmly convinced of is that one or more of you will respond to my post that "the ACC is NOT going to die". To that I respond that you're full of crap. No way you can know that. I'm pretty sure the president of the best öööö buggy whip manufacturer stood in front of his factory one day and told his employees not to worry because "there is nothing to worry about...we do what we do and we do it better than anyone else"...or WTTE. But when the world changed, it really didn't make a öööö bit of difference how good his buggy whips were.
For the most part, I agree. But there are some holes. PAC eats into the Big XII. FSU makes zero sense for the SEC, they already have the Florida market. Longer term contracts such as ND's with NBC, the ACC buyout, and the Big XII media rights are what's slowing everything down.