(06-26-2020 11:35 AM)MidknightWhiskey Wrote:  It'll be interesting to see if they continue expansion. I think at 14 with the issues we're seeing how long it takes traditional rivals in conference to play each other there could be a push for it to go to the pod system. Adding West Virginia and UCF fills in area's of the ACC's footprint that currently aren't there, gain additional content for the ACCn, going to the pod system allows the ACC to keep classic rivalries prevalent, adding 2 football first programs will help strengthen the ACC's football profile.

Northeast Pod: BC, Cuse, Pitt, WV
Mid Atlantic Pod: Virginia, VT, Louisville, Clemson
Tobacco Row Pod: UNC, NC State, Duke, Wake Forest
Sunshine Pod: FSU, Miami, GT, UCF

Clemson having to jump over the NC schools so they can have their own pod is the only geographic hiccup.

Is Florida the right place for the ACC to be?
It's a long way to get from Atlanta to the Florida border and Georgia Tech's marketing reach doesn't extend very far south of the Metro area.