(10-04-2017 11:57 AM)Hokie4Skins Wrote:  

(10-04-2017 11:52 AM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(10-04-2017 11:12 AM)The Cutter of Bish Wrote:  

(10-04-2017 10:50 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  I'm convinced that if the ACC had added UConn instead, Clemson and FSU would be gone by now (and possibly NC State and Va Tech as well).

Where were they going?

And, what kind of trouble is it going to cause within the faculty, alumni, and donor communities?

They weren't going anywhere. That annoying little fact gets in the way of Hokie's story.

The ACC wasn't so sure:

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/14/sport...tions.html

"Most of the A.C.C.’s presidents wanted UConn, which has a much higher U.S. News ranking than Louisville. But two of the A.C.C.’s most important football programs, Florida State and Clemson, insisted on Louisville, whose football team was ranked 13th that year. Fearing that the two universities might leave the A.C.C., and thus diminish the value of its television contracts, the conference reluctantly opted for Louisville."

The fear was known, but what was actually vetted?

The SEC seems like the most logical spot for schools like NCSU, FSU, Clemson, and VT, but there is a lot there that needs to be flushed out. Specifically, the resistance from faculty and administrators were the school to up and go there.

Maryland had to dig deep into its pockets to try to soothe over angry fans and alumni over the ACC-B1G move. Imagine its one of these other schools and you're going to the SEC? The network money would be astronomical...but so would the blow-back from fans.

This never made sense to me about the hysteria. FSU left money on the table when it turned down the Big XII. This was about more than just cash. And, why not pull a page from the Big Ten's book when it fished for Nebraska..."leak" these ACC fears and give the member institutions a taste of just what they may have on their hands were they to really consider a move.