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Yes. Anyone who, in 2011, expected Miami, Clemson, FSU and UNC to play nice

and was foolishly making that bet when Virginia Tech could have easily grabbed Missouri's SEC spot. That was why I was so adamant on getting the hell out of the ACC. Internal dynamics of the SEC where one school could block in-state entrants was our ticket and we squandered it. Now we are in line behind all those teams, when in 2011 we weren't. The ACC might..... might have stayed a decent conference if it kept its arrangement with Notre Dame and had added Texas but that was the other stupid bet that was made. The two very stupid conjectures that were made, 1) that we wouldn't fall in the SEC's expansion candidate hierarchy and 2) that the ACC with it's very flawed regional composition and portfolio skewed with economically unattractive small private schools could significantly improve its school composition.
Posted: 08/05/2023 at 07:06 AM ET
(In response to this post by VPI_1998)

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The UNC AD told Fsu to be a good partner....
HokiePail 08/04/23 10:23 PM ET
I agree with Bubba, but I think he should have made the rebuke in a private
Maroon Baboon 08/04/23 11:09 PM ET
probably, but it is nice to hear someone lay out exactly how leaving works
daveinop 08/05/23 10:24 AM ET
If there was 1 school I would never trust as a partner, it's UNC**
VTNuke 08/04/23 10:27 PM ET
No fsu they are wretched people
Mercury 08/05/23 08:09 AM ET
FSU is horrible, but they don't claim they're above anything, UNC does
VTNuke 08/05/23 08:29 AM ET
100% - always pretended to be above the fray when they were much worse
Hokie 04 08/05/23 10:18 AM ET
Honestly VT can't trust anyone these days. I would have said UVA before
VPI_1998 08/04/23 10:58 PM ET
Yes. Anyone who, in 2011, expected Miami, Clemson, FSU and UNC to play nice
TDVick 08/05/23 07:06 AM ET
Remember ag va told press he would not allow uva and vt to go alone**
Mercury 08/05/23 06:57 AM ET
and a smart politician would have destroyed him had he done this. Don't
TDVick 08/05/23 07:36 AM ET