(08-08-2022 09:08 AM)JRsec Wrote:  So which 8 should head to the SEC (whose preference is Deep South brands and new states) and which 4 should head to the B1G (whose preference is AAU and large markets)? And do you think if Kansas is taken dissolution is still safe at 11?

And has anyone considered that if the Big 10 ignores the ACC that the SEC can't take enough to dissolve them and would be forced to consider Kansas, Colorado for expansion?

Interesting thought experiment. Let's throw the long ball.

If ND agrees to join the B1G, a mutually agreeable move of Missouri from SEC to the B1G is arranged. B1G gets all-AAU Missouri/Kansas matchups and more contiguous footprint westward while gaining ND and enabling ACC dissolution. Missouri gains border rivalries with Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois. SEC agrees because 9 new schools help allay power concerns with B1G+ND. Migrating ACC schools keep familiar conference partners.

To SEC
Virginia
North Carolina
Clemson
Florida State
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Virginia Tech
NC State
Georgia Tech
Miami
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Louisville replaces Missouri

To B1G
Notre Dame
[Stanford]
[Oregon]
[Washington]
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Syracuse
Pittsburgh
[Kansas]
[Missouri]

Dissolution of ACC is safe at 12. B1G uses ACC additions to make more of mid-Atlantic/NY games.

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If ND remains independent, Missouri stays put and a more aggressive B1G expands farther south while still solidifying viewer interest in mid-Atlantic/NY.

To SEC
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Florida State
Miami or Duke
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Virginia Tech
Louisville
NC State
[Kansas or OK State]

To B1G
Syracuse
[Stanford]
[Oregon]
[Washington]
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Pittsburgh
Virginia
North Carolina
Duke or Miami