(01-23-2019 04:51 PM)Def Berkkat Wrote:  

(01-23-2019 09:54 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(01-23-2019 09:21 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  As an outsider whose alma mater is permanently stuck in the G5 this whole "lack of respect" thing humors me. No matter the P5 conference--- ACC, B10, B12, PAC12 or SEC, I read similar threads from fans whose institutions are making serious coin and have access to the CFP complain how much bad they have it.

Trust me my friends-- it all could be much worse.

I totally feel for teams like Cincinnati... the Bearcats tried to join the club about 10 years too late (VT barely got in before the door was locked!)

We WERE in the club.

Just one day we show up and our key fob no longer worked.

Cincinnati should be in the club. There’s too many schools grandfathered in taking the places of more deserving programs like the Bearcats. It’s not those schools fault but timing is everything.

Also, it doesn’t matter one iota what people call the ACC. 3 out of the last 6 national champions in football with 1 runner-up. Only conference other than the SEC to appear in every CFP. Consistent national championship contention in basketball, soccer, and lacrosse. Overall the best division 1 academic conference save for the Ivy League and maybe the Patriot - the best in FBS. East Coast dominance in market presence. The ability to get Notre Dame to secure an annual set of football games.

If the ACCN works out then great. If not, there could be enough identity differences in the conference for it to fissure apart.