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RE: What if ACC expansion had gone according to plan?
(06-29-2019 05:54 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  
(06-29-2019 06:17 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  True, but you're not far off I think. Let's go with Kap's suggestion, but with one small change: swap UNC for Wake.

ATLANTIC/COASTAL
Clemson/Georgia Tech
Florida State/Miami-FL
Louisville/Pittsburgh
NC State/North Carolina
Wake Forest/Duke
Boston College/Syracuse
Virginia Tech/Virginia

PRO:
Atlantic: same as now except effectively swaps VT for Syracuse; juggles crossovers accordingly; restores old VT rivalries
Coastal: UNC/Duke/UVA are all annual; so is Pitt/Syracuse and GT/Miami; may give some teams like Miami and Syracuse room to grow

CON: Concentrates former ACC FB champs into one division (4 to 1); will the Coastal champ make a good showing in the ACC CG?

The competitive imbalance in favor of the Atlantic is too great for this to be viable, I think. Also, still separates Miami and BC. What old VT rivalries are you referring to?

Virginia Tech has much more history with Wake (closest opponent in the conference), NC State, and even FSU (back in ye old day), than Duke, UNC, and Miami.

You want to talk viability? Marquee TV games > division balance.

The above configured division maximizes TV games, but it gets sort of weird during rivalry week because you have the distant possibility of rematches. Also, if BC is in a division with a team in FLA, it should be Miami. Let's just trade BC/SU for VaTech/Pitt and call it a day. I'll sit back and watch the Return of the Mack with a bottle of fire on hand.
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