State will be politically tied to UNC. The policies put in place by the NC State controlled UNC Board of Governors will prevent that from happening. Duke has too much money and is too big a basketball brand/power. I believe the SEC knows this and is prepared to take all 3. The exploding population and economic growth of North Carolina makes that an economic no brainer in my opinion. They will also take UVA who like Duke has a ton of money and relatively large athletic budget. UVA for all their inept futility has the money to compete if they decide they really want to. VT is not tied to UVA the way State is tied to Carolina from an administrative standpoint. We also lack the infrastructure, the aptitude, the budget or the will to seriously pursue any p2 inclusion which is why you hear absolutely nothing about this coming out of Burruss or Merryman/Jamerson. You don’t even hear any media speculation that includes VT. The only silver lining in any of this that when the 7 or 8 schools that want to compete at the highest level of collegiate athletics leave, thenVirginia Tech will be in a better competitive position with the schools that remain in the ACC both on the field and financially (assuming 2/3 of our fanbase doesn’t check out). ** Edited by Poultrygeist at 7/25/2025, 1:33:26 PM ** Edited by Poultrygeist at 7/25/2025, 1:35:03 PM ** Edited by Poultrygeist at 7/25/2025, 1:38:00 PM ** Edited by Poultrygeist at 7/25/2025, 1:39:04 PM