RE: The hypothetical add 'em all
Rebooted with zipper pods and ND as full member:
(Symbols to right indicate rivalry matches)
ACC Atlantic A
- Boston College (R-VT, Pitt, Cuse, ND)
- Virginia Tech (R-BC, Cincy, CU, UVA)
- NC State (R-Miami, UNC, WF, Duke)
- Miami (R-NCST, UofL, FSU, GT)
ACC Atlantic B
- Cincinnati (R-Pitt, VT, UofL, WF)
- Pittsburgh (R-Cincy, BC, Cuse, ND)
- North Carolina (R-FSU, NCST, UVA, Duke)
- Florida State (R-UNC, Miami, CU, GT)
ACC Coastal A
- Syracuse (R-UofL, BC, Pitt, ND)
- Louisville (R-Cuse, Miami, Cincy, UVA)
- Duke (R-CU, UNC, NCST, WF)
- Clemson (R-Duke, VT, FSU, GT)
ACC Coastal B
- Notre Dame (R-GT, BC, Pitt, Cuse)
- Virginia (R-WF, VT, UNC, UofL)
- Wake Forest (R-UVA, Cincy, NCST, Duke)
- Georgia Tech (R-ND, Miami, FSU, CU)
Stunningly .... I think ALL rivalries are maintained. All of NC plays all of NC (except UNC-WF). GT/CU/FSU all play each other. VT has 2 NC games. Pitt-ND, ND-BC, Cincy-UofL, Miami-FSU, UVA-UNC, UVA-VT. It's all there. It isn't elegant. But it is effective.
Football:
One game against each pod: 4 games.
One permanent rival in each pod: 4 games
--- Rivals: (see key above) .... I'm stunned it actually makes ALL rivalries still work.
= 8 games
Basketball:
Home and home with one permanent rival in each pod: 4+4 = 8 games
Game against permanent rival in each pod: 4 games
3 Games on rotation in each division: 6 games
= 18 games
Baseball:
Something similar to basketball ... too lazy to look up conference games and series and such.
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