(10-02-2014 09:46 AM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(10-02-2014 09:35 AM)ken d Wrote:  

(10-02-2014 04:00 AM)nobledictator1278 Wrote:  These higher ups seem so petty with each other I think the only way ECU gets into the SEC is if the SEC wants to screw over NC and ACC. In this scenario, SEC goes to UNC, State and Duke and get declined by all of them. SEC threatens to add ECU...ACC calls their bluff and SEC takes them. Make no mistake, ECU IS a sleeping giant who just needs a bit of nurturing. SEC would immediately make ECU the top football school anyway you slice it in the state. It would be a blow to the ACC whether they want to admit it or not. It would do no favors for NC recruiting, and VA recruiting. I admit I wear purple glasses sometimes but all of the NC schools would regret it especially NC STATE. If that school had any moxie they would have talked to the SEC during this last round of realignment and took Texas AM's lead. If there was one school that could realistically get into that conference, and would be better for it, it is NC State.

I don't think ECU as it stands has a chance of getting into any conference except the smallest of small chances of getting into SEC with the above scenario and SEC being hell bent on getting into NC. The best thing that can happen from a ECU perspective is no more realignment or exodus from AAC...and maybe BYU joining the conference. ECU's best hope of being in a power conference is if somehow the AAC defeats the insane deficiencies it has vs the P5 and finds a way to force a P6. So to me its slim and none.... at this point ECU can only strive to be the tallest midget. Its a shame because the program and its fans deserve more, especially considering some of the schools that are there with their millions that do so little with it, yet get rewarded. I will always hate on them....that's part of the charm and the swagger of being a Pirate fan, because from time to time, our little pissed off school is going to punch someone in the mouth, despite all their advantages.

I believe the ACC in general, and its NC schools in particular, would be happy to see the SEC add WVU and ECU. This would add two geographically desirable OOC opponents in a P5 conference. Both of them have strong ties to current ACC members, and would help fill stadiums. Those schools would be competitive without being dominant, and scheduling ECU as an SEC opponent instead of an AAC opponent would boost the entire league's SOS.

But I doubt it will ever come to pass.

The ACC would love it because they wouldn't have to worry about losing any of their current members to the SEC...