"It's more than buying the best players tho. Multiple ADs have suggested the perception of a "Power 2" could make recruiting outside the SEC/B1G impossible. Just look how much Aresco has put into fighting the P5 label. Phillips acknowledged it's already a concern." "Option 2: The ACC adds ND to get a new TV deal bridging the $ gap. Not happening. The notion the Irish would join the ACC was always unlikely... but it at least got lip service. Not now. Swarbrick wasn't in Amelia Island & no one I've talked to even has it on their radar." "What about other expansion options? ACC has looked at a few, including Oregon, Washington, SMU and West Virginia. From what I've been told, the $$ just aren't there. I can explain why but honestly, you don't want to hear the TV minutiae."