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Can Pate be Taken Literally to the Strictest Definition of His Words?
I mean that in regards to what Pate said about the imminent reconstruction & reconfiguration of the ACC. I don't think Pate was reading from a prepared text. Reconstruction or reconfiguration would seem to imply a mass exodus of a least 4 schools leaving or declaring an intent to leave the ACC. I guess UNC just being added to FSU & Clemson with a lawsuit could suffice. Maybe just those three schools declaring their exit from the ACC might suffice as well.
I don't know if much can be read into that offshoot recent meeting of the P4 Commissioners along with the NCAA President. It was total business and the P4 was just separating themselves from the other 28 conferences. Not just getting to be better friends. Sankey was hinting at leaving the NCAA just several months ago at those Playoff financial negotiations. You know that did not make Sankey a personal best buddy with the NCAA President for evermore.
I think what is said here about the next expansion phase concerning the ACC coming in waves is probably correct. It ultimately all just comes down to how big the P2 want to get? The P2 going to 20 might just get 4 or 5 ACC schools in P2. The P2 going above 20 would get a lot of ACC schools in the P2. It may also take the next year or longer to all play out. Could take 2 or 3 years if Pate is not close to the mark. However I think ESPN is steering this. Probably in the next year or just a little longer.
** Edited by WarHog38 at 6/25/2024, 5:11:05 PM
Thread Replies (37)
Riddle me this Sideliners, the ACC is going to *Reconstruct, but b a Power
-- Stech
Jun 25, 2024 at 01:07 PM ET
Stech
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06/25/24 01:07 PM ET
I would love to hear more about this. Talk about burying the lede.**
-- CobbCountyHokie
Jun 26, 2024 at 02:51 PM ET
CobbCountyHokie
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06/26/24 02:51 PM ET
Network Horse Trading - Edited and Expanded
-- INSIDE99
Jun 26, 2024 at 08:00 PM ET
INSIDE99
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06/26/24 08:00 PM ET
There was a tweet floated out there about a year ago…
-- hokieball
Jun 26, 2024 at 10:05 AM ET
hokieball
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06/26/24 10:05 AM ET
Can Pate be Taken Literally to the Strictest Definition of His Words?
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-- WarHog38
Jun 25, 2024 at 05:09 PM ET
WarHog38
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06/25/24 05:09 PM ET
It’s not the P2 driving the Bus, unless you mean ESPN and Fox, the SEC/B1G
-- Stech
Jun 25, 2024 at 06:46 PM ET
Stech
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06/25/24 06:46 PM ET
Surely Does All Depend on ESPN & FOX Pay-Outs**
-- WarHog38
Jun 25, 2024 at 07:47 PM ET
WarHog38
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06/25/24 07:47 PM ET
I think an Academic Conference would look at the Academies before
-- Sunsetunderground
Jun 25, 2024 at 02:18 PM ET
Sunsetunderground
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06/25/24 02:18 PM ET
Academies don't do enough research.**
-- Hokebury
Jun 25, 2024 at 03:12 PM ET
Hokebury
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06/25/24 03:12 PM ET
They also don't have much potential in basketball after thinking about it,
-- Stech
Jun 25, 2024 at 04:42 PM ET
Stech
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06/25/24 04:42 PM ET
If you look at Athletic Dept Revenue
-- HOO86
Jun 25, 2024 at 09:08 PM ET
HOO86
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06/25/24 09:08 PM ET
I am thinking more potential with Tulane and Rice, they’re in big cities &
-- Stech
Jun 25, 2024 at 10:01 PM ET
Stech
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06/25/24 10:01 PM ET
It just takes a good coach and the abillty to keep the coach
-- HOO86
Jun 26, 2024 at 05:39 PM ET
HOO86
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06/26/24 05:39 PM ET
we've talked about these two forever. they can be as big as they want
-- daveinop
Jun 26, 2024 at 07:38 AM ET
daveinop
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06/26/24 07:38 AM ET
I see The Metro 2.0 coming
-- Victor Tango
Jun 25, 2024 at 02:10 PM ET
Victor Tango
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06/25/24 02:10 PM ET
I prefer the traditional name, the MAG7
-- Truthahn
Jun 26, 2024 at 10:05 AM ET
Truthahn
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06/26/24 10:05 AM ET
But keep the Mag7 name even when adding more teams to be taken seriously.
-- hokieball
Jun 26, 2024 at 10:15 AM ET
hokieball
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06/26/24 10:15 AM ET
If they were going to break it away they need to do it before the
-- wwhokie1
Jun 25, 2024 at 04:30 PM ET
wwhokie1
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06/25/24 04:30 PM ET
I think you are underestimating the power of ESPN, if this is done it will
-- Stech
Jun 25, 2024 at 04:45 PM ET
Stech
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06/25/24 04:45 PM ET
Stech, you are usually quite lucid. But with this message you
-- VT ChemE 1986
Jun 25, 2024 at 01:50 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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06/25/24 01:50 PM ET
I’ll try to translate. ACC will lose big football schools. So to survive
-- HokieAl
Jun 25, 2024 at 01:55 PM ET
HokieAl
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06/25/24 01:55 PM ET
A few questions if I may….
-- VT ChemE 1986
Jun 25, 2024 at 02:56 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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06/25/24 02:56 PM ET
UVA just invested like $70 million in a new football facility
-- Sunsetunderground
Jun 25, 2024 at 03:07 PM ET
Sunsetunderground
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06/25/24 03:07 PM ET
But that would mean UVA would have to start playing football.**
-- wwhokie1
Jun 25, 2024 at 04:32 PM ET
wwhokie1
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06/25/24 04:32 PM ET
You are assuming the post is referring to American football and not the
-- VTHokie2000
Jun 25, 2024 at 06:35 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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06/25/24 06:35 PM ET
It's going to take a lot more than $70M to make UVA relevant in football...
-- VPIGUY
Jun 25, 2024 at 04:12 PM ET
VPIGUY
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06/25/24 04:12 PM ET
I agree. They would be Vanderbilt in the SEC. But they are apart of
-- Sunsetunderground
Jun 25, 2024 at 04:32 PM ET
Sunsetunderground
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06/25/24 04:32 PM ET
So Football snobs leave ACC and Academic snobs remain**
-- OrlandoHokie
Jun 25, 2024 at 02:12 PM ET
OrlandoHokie
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06/25/24 02:12 PM ET
Yes, there are too many variables.
-- 33laszlo99
Jun 25, 2024 at 08:03 PM ET
33laszlo99
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06/25/24 08:03 PM ET
Always For Well Over a Year Now Thought That 2026 Would Be Soonest Any ACC
-- WarHog38
Jun 25, 2024 at 10:42 PM ET
WarHog38
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06/25/24 10:42 PM ET