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CoolJCPA

It's all business

The idea that this was about fans, regionalism, etc. is long gone. This is about the $. This deal makes more financial sense for the BIG to take FSU and Clemson. Then grab Miami and UNC, and then possibly GT and UVA. Both Miami and GT are in easy cities to travel to for a large national conference. Their academics are very good, etc. There is no package of teams the SEC could put together that would match that group. As VT fans we can just hope at that time, VT and NC State get a seat at the SEC table because they would definitely be the prettiest girls left at the dance. Also, I see no scenario where FSU leaves the ACC to go into the Big 12 for a temporary fix. That would not go over well with their fanbase.
Posted: 05/03/2024 at 01:08 PM ET
(In response to this post by Stech)

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I believe that ultimately UF and USCe will support FSU and Clemson to SEC…
CrystalCoveHokie • 05/03/24 12:45 PM ET
To date, the SEC and B1G don’t compete in the same markets, except across
Marooned • 05/04/24 01:25 PM ET
Why would they need them?**
HokiesACC2004 • 05/04/24 02:16 AM ET
FSU fans I talk with are certain Noles are destined for the B1G. Apparently
seekoHoG • 05/03/24 09:48 PM ET
Not likely..**
Hokie83 • 05/03/24 09:31 PM ET
FSU and Clemson to B1G makes more sense than those two to the SEC**
UpstateSCHokie • 05/03/24 06:46 PM ET
I strongly disagree
VTCALS72 • 05/04/24 09:10 AM ET
Clemson is certainly the #1 brand in the upstate (where I live) but if you
UpstateSCHokie • 05/04/24 09:34 AM ET
You make a good point **
HokiesACC2004 • 05/04/24 11:34 PM ET
Is the debate.....
2hhoop3 • 05/04/24 09:42 AM ET
People outside of Texas talked about TCU when they won a game
Big12 guy • 05/04/24 10:19 AM ET
Let it go.....
2hhoop3 • 05/04/24 10:24 AM ET
I will admit that you have compelling arguments, and we could both be right**
Big12 guy • 05/04/24 10:26 AM ET
They might "support" it, but does the SEC really need FSU and Clemson?
VPI_1998 • 05/03/24 04:12 PM ET
Those two aren't a pimple on UT's butt. **
HokiesACC2004 • 05/04/24 02:17 AM ET
UT is a unique animal
Marooned • 05/03/24 05:20 PM ET
True…and only one school was against them, not the case with FSU & Clemson.**
Stech • 05/03/24 10:32 PM ET
Where does Clemson go? I don't see it either, with either of the P2. **
Big12 guy • 05/03/24 04:25 PM ET
I think B1G for both FSU and Clemson - it makes sense. Now - as many
VPI_1998 • 05/03/24 04:32 PM ET
Clemson isn't the #1 brand in their market. A better football team for sure
Big12 guy • 05/03/24 05:09 PM ET
Yes
VPI 1924 • 05/03/24 08:58 PM ET
ODU and Liberty put some pretty good squads on the field. i wouldn't
Big12 guy • 05/03/24 09:04 PM ET
I might be wrong but this is a post that reeks of not knowing the lay
VTCALS72 • 05/03/24 06:37 PM ET
Lived in charlotte for about 10 years. maybe it's different now, but
Big12 guy • 05/03/24 08:31 PM ET
Just picking but what year was that, 19??**
VTCALS72 • 05/03/24 08:35 PM ET
'89 - '97**
Big12 guy • 05/03/24 08:36 PM ET
Ever heard of......
2hhoop3 • 05/03/24 05:59 PM ET
Quite frankly, it's been neither. Going back to 1980 is pretty far in the
Big12 guy • 05/03/24 08:29 PM ET
You're wrong,.....
2hhoop3 • 05/03/24 08:43 PM ET
I go back to King Dixon**
VPI 1924 • 05/03/24 09:02 PM ET
Never saw him play......
2hhoop3 • 05/03/24 09:12 PM ET
Alex Hawkins Was His Running Back Mate
VPI 1924 • 05/03/24 09:33 PM ET
Bakhtiar was born in Iran
VPI 1924 • 05/03/24 09:37 PM ET
The Persian Prince.**
Atlee Hokie • 05/03/24 10:56 PM ET
Yep, made All American and eventually became a medical doctor.
RJHokie • 05/03/24 09:43 PM ET
Could be.**
Big12 guy • 05/03/24 08:54 PM ET
No could about it......
2hhoop3 • 05/03/24 09:01 PM ET
You misunderstand. Filling up Williams Brice especially in winless
Big12 guy • 05/03/24 09:14 PM ET
How much of that is the effect of joining the SEC though?
Marooned • 05/04/24 12:57 PM ET
That is a legit question, as I experienced them as an SEC school. **
Big12 guy • 05/04/24 04:22 PM ET
I don't misunderstand........
2hhoop3 • 05/03/24 09:25 PM ET
I can't get into the minds of the general public, and i don't have the
Big12 guy • 05/03/24 09:39 PM ET
Just like aTm supported Big TX to join, right? LOL!**
EDGEMAN • 05/03/24 03:35 PM ET
If they weren't going to land in the B1G IMHO maybe, but just like UVaTech
Stech • 05/03/24 12:54 PM ET
It's all business ◄
CoolJCPA • 05/03/24 01:08 PM ET
If it's about money
obguthr • 05/03/24 02:03 PM ET
Because
CoolJCPA • 05/03/24 03:52 PM ET
Nobody needs GT to “get Atlanta”
hokieZ71 • 05/03/24 06:00 PM ET
The B1G and their media partners want to grow a nationwide TV footprint.
33laszlo99 • 05/03/24 02:54 PM ET
Remember the Boston Market?
VTCALS72 • 05/03/24 08:51 PM ET
Yes! Loved their 1/4 chicken dark. Then they got pricy
Marooned • 05/04/24 01:02 PM ET
You are absolutely right about the dominance of UGA. But GT need not
33laszlo99 • 05/03/24 10:55 PM ET
So a question, what would those advertisers say about VT being the lynchpin
VTCALS72 • 05/04/24 08:35 AM ET
The BC move was not compelled by advertisers, media companies, or the
33laszlo99 • 05/04/24 12:21 PM ET
BC was not......
2hhoop3 • 05/04/24 12:57 PM ET
Sure, Swoffard is the cause of everything, NOT
VTCALS72 • 05/04/24 12:34 PM ET
The ACC is better off than 2/3rds of the former G5? The ACC exists today
Big12 guy • 05/06/24 03:35 PM ET
2036, you claim to know what the lay of the land will be?
VTCALS72 • 05/06/24 04:29 PM ET
Haha, it appears the PAC bubble is reemerging, and it is your view. I
Big12 guy • 05/06/24 04:42 PM ET
Why would an east coast team take teams from the center/west?
VTCALS72 • 05/06/24 06:01 PM ET
No, KU is not a draw in football - didn't mean to insinuate that, more
Big12 guy • 05/06/24 08:17 PM ET
Never put G5 status on anyone
VTCALS72 • 05/06/24 09:00 PM ET
Splitting hairs - triple A (your term) is an implication that they are G5.
Big12 guy • 05/06/24 09:12 PM ET
Hey, my whole point all along is a P2 then a next 3 then the G5
VTCALS72 • 05/07/24 07:58 AM ET
I agree with that pertaining to Kansas. Like eUSC, they have spent the
Big12 guy • 05/07/24 08:21 AM ET
Everything you said is true, however look at the Fox/B1G model, it’s NFL
Stech • 05/03/24 09:58 PM ET
Maybe with the BIG, but Oklahoma is not a large media market. Will
Big12 guy • 05/03/24 03:06 PM ET
The SEC uses a College Football Rivalry Model, they want great rivalries.
Stech • 05/03/24 10:08 PM ET
I agree. It's rivalries and brand-on-brand for The SEC. This will be even
33laszlo99 • 05/04/24 12:27 PM ET
I don't disagree with all of this, but as an outsider, looking at the
Big12 guy • 05/04/24 08:56 AM ET
The annual Red River Rivalry game
Marooned • 05/03/24 05:29 PM ET
Oklahoma has Fully Depended on Texas Recruits Since the Days Before
WarHog38 • 05/04/24 01:52 AM ET
Oklahoma Will Endure
VPI 1924 • 05/03/24 09:24 PM ET
Yeah - the OK addition I think is a little bit of a gamble for the SEC.
VPI_1998 • 05/03/24 04:16 PM ET