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hokieZ71
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Even so, when it comes to building conferences, UNC/UVA2SEC makes sense

The P2 at 20 each with 4 divisions of 5 in football, with each division champ in football getting a playoff bid, makes a ton of sense. (Next 2 best records get "wild card" bids in each conference, making 6 for SEC and 6 for B1G) The way the conferences are built, the SEC needs some wins for it's major teams, while the B1G needs East Coast powers to match with Penn State in an Atlantic Division. FSU easily fits the B1G and then Miami probably matches best as well from a major brand and major TV market pro model. Having an Atlantic division of Penn State, FSU, Miami, Maryland and Rutgers works with the three heavyweights up top. Moving to the SEC - which at 16 would need to add 4 - UNC and UVA added to an eastern division with Florida, Georgia and South Carolina makes a lot of sense. UGA and Florida get the benefit of some potentially easy paths to the playoffs once uneven revenue distribution in the P2 kicks in. But the SEC needs to add 2 out West as well. Kansas makes most sense, as fodder for Texas, OU and aTm, and then either Arizona or Oklahoma State. I think Arizona looks better here, with a high level basketball program, and the AAU status of the university. Sorry Clemson, but you get to take a lot of money in the ACC's uneven distribution. So, you get: SEC East: UGA, Florida, South Carolina, UNC, UVA SEC Bama: Bama, Auburn, Tennessee, Vandy, Kentucky SEC Bayou: LSU, Ole Miss, Miss St, Arkansas, Missouri SEC Texas: Texas, aTm, OU, Kansas, Arizona B1G East: Penn State, FSU, Miami, Maryland, Rutgers B1G Beast: Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana, Purdue B1G Least: Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Northwestern B1G PAC: USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Nebraska 9 conference games in the P2, you always play your division, and rotate between the other 3 every two years, so you have a true round robin to determine playoff spots. The P2 will play one game against the other P2, and then a G5 or rivalry game, and virtually never play against the top teams in the ACC or Big XII. By the way, 20 conference teams makes for an incredible opportunity to split into 10 team hoops divisions and have a double round robin 18 game schedule.
Posted: 03/28/2025 at 07:44 AM ET
(In response to this post by Athens)

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Fluguar lost all credibility by saying UNC and UVA are "joined at the hip"
Athens 03/27/25 11:01 PM ET
Might be right on this 1, UNC loves UVA according 2 ESPN sources, and
Stech 03/28/25 10:23 PM ET
ESPN sources......
2hhoop3 03/28/25 10:33 PM ET
Exactly what is happening IMHO, but Va Tech &UVA would be better off in B1G**
Stech 03/28/25 11:23 PM ET
Yeah, that's just silly to think it is actually true.**
reestuart 03/28/25 01:56 PM ET
The south's oldest and most irrelevant rivalry.**
HokieNoVA 03/28/25 11:10 AM ET
Good Old-Fashioned Apathy**
hokieZ71 03/28/25 01:24 PM ET
Sounds like one of the few things he may get right actually. **
drb 03/28/25 09:02 AM ET
I used to watch several of those podcast, not any more.
VTCALS72 03/28/25 08:45 AM ET
I'm afraid you're wrong about almost everything in this post.
Baltimore_Hokie 03/28/25 09:58 AM ET
Actually I am not making a comparison to VT at all
VTCALS72 03/28/25 01:07 PM ET
"...both of which would be much more lucrative for ND"
VT757to276 03/28/25 10:17 AM ET
"Kinda" ??
TerryD 03/28/25 11:56 AM ET
Think ND is open to a Big East re-up w/Duke/Cuse/UConn/BC/Cal/Stanford/etc?
hokieZ71 03/28/25 01:22 PM ET
Yes.
Baltimore_Hokie 03/28/25 03:22 PM ET
I think they just see the $. **
Big12 guy 03/28/25 12:14 PM ET
ND has all the money it needs and more.
Baltimore_Hokie 03/28/25 03:24 PM ET
I meant the posters on this board thinking that they will join a
Big12 guy 03/28/25 07:44 PM ET
Even so, when it comes to building conferences, UNC/UVA2SEC makes sense
hokieZ71 03/28/25 07:44 AM ET
I think UVA / UNC to the Big Ten makes more sense than the SEC and
MVIII 03/28/25 10:02 AM ET
This is the best case scenario for VT getting into the P2.
Maroon Baboon 03/28/25 10:24 PM ET
false narrative.......
1947Sunbowl 03/28/25 07:04 AM ET
UVa hates(sports related) UNC as much as VT
MrFantastic! 03/28/25 06:58 AM ET
You’re dead wrong about UVA Carolina…
ombandit 03/28/25 02:00 AM ET
Does UNC care?**
HokiesACC2004 03/28/25 05:31 PM ET
First of all what does "joined at the hip" even mean?
Maroon Baboon 03/27/25 11:25 PM ET