Temple? LOL yeah that was never going to happen
But what is interesting to me is that Temple viewed the ACC as a reasonable target over five years ago. That’s how long the ACC has been “bad” and how far the brand perception has fallen. I’m sure temple didn’t bother to make that same pitch to the BIG.
The rest of the article highlights what we have long said here. It’s stupid to have a football focused realignment that creates all kinds of negative impacts on the non-rev sports.
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Ok, here is some insane speculation from a comment at the Athletic
-- mancunian
Dec 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM ET
mancunian
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12/17/25 11:18 AM ET
The one very big institution?
-- Truthahn
Dec 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM ET
Truthahn
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12/17/25 12:40 PM ET
Craziest institutional move would be Ohio State going indy**
-- mancunian
Dec 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM ET
mancunian
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12/18/25 11:30 AM ET
Temple? LOL yeah that was never going to happen
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-- HokieAl
Dec 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM ET
HokieAl
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12/17/25 11:44 AM ET
Disagree, Christiansburg High School could get into the ACC
-- Vippie1
Dec 17, 2025 at 01:31 PM ET
Vippie1
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12/17/25 01:31 PM ET
Two schools within 20 min of each other? Yeah that checks for the ACC **
-- HokieAl
Dec 17, 2025 at 04:09 PM ET
HokieAl
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12/17/25 04:09 PM ET
...but would go 15 years without playing each other.
-- MP4VT2004
Dec 17, 2025 at 08:07 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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12/17/25 08:07 PM ET