Your thinking has two major.......
flaws. While you may like the 30-36 number it is too small and will likely create pushback from the public and legislators. Much more likely to be in 48-64 range. Your second flaw is huge and involves the media contract you envision. 30 individual contracts like ND is unworkable from the view of both sides. From the schools side their leverage is as a group versus individual entities. From the TV side, 30 individual contracts is a logistical nightmare. 30 separate deals is a nonstarter.
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There is a big disconnect with "THE BOARD' and UVA governance
-- DMV Gobbler
Dec 19, 2023 at 08:12 AM ET
DMV Gobbler
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12/19/23 08:12 AM ET
Academics not football related matters**
-- manassashoo
Dec 19, 2023 at 09:28 AM ET
manassashoo
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12/19/23 09:28 AM ET
I can tell you right now that ESpin can do NOTHING about ACC GOR**
-- ombandit
Dec 19, 2023 at 07:36 AM ET
ombandit
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12/19/23 07:36 AM ET
I think you are right and it is another reason I think the ultimate TV end
-- VTCALS72
Dec 20, 2023 at 02:00 PM ET
VTCALS72
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12/20/23 02:00 PM ET
Your thinking has two major.......
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-- 2hhoop3
Dec 20, 2023 at 02:28 PM ET
2hhoop3
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12/20/23 02:28 PM ET
Mine is an opinion, just like yours
-- VTCALS72
Dec 20, 2023 at 04:23 PM ET
VTCALS72
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12/20/23 04:23 PM ET
If the schools embrace the pay-to-play model, then it could keep the number
-- VTHokie2000
Dec 20, 2023 at 09:17 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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12/20/23 09:17 PM ET
Common sense, as you used it
-- VTCALS72
Dec 20, 2023 at 05:38 PM ET
VTCALS72
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12/20/23 05:38 PM ET
He blocked me so I can't ask him. But I wonder if he thinks VT would have a
-- NokieHokie
Dec 20, 2023 at 08:37 PM ET
NokieHokie
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12/20/23 08:37 PM ET
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG that last line is devastating!
-- NokieHokie
Dec 20, 2023 at 06:55 PM ET
NokieHokie
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12/20/23 06:55 PM ET
Your first sentence could apply to every one of his posts...**
-- NokieHokie
Dec 20, 2023 at 02:57 PM ET
NokieHokie
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12/20/23 02:57 PM ET
With Millions Loosely Floating Around a Lot More than Tacky Legal Contracts
-- WarHog38
Dec 19, 2023 at 12:46 PM ET
WarHog38
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12/19/23 12:46 PM ET
2036 certainly seems a long way off, but it is closer than you think.
-- Big12 guy
Dec 19, 2023 at 08:07 AM ET
Big12 guy
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12/19/23 08:07 AM ET
Why do you assume the Big XII will get an even better contract next time?
-- hokieZ71
Dec 19, 2023 at 09:00 AM ET
hokieZ71
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12/19/23 09:00 AM ET
The Big XII will hang around. That's a great draw for them.
-- hokieZ71
Dec 19, 2023 at 01:02 PM ET
hokieZ71
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12/19/23 01:02 PM ET
You said it in your post. the current B12 contract was awarded before
-- Big12 guy
Dec 19, 2023 at 09:07 AM ET
Big12 guy
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12/19/23 09:07 AM ET
I'm basing my assumptions that the ACC loses their top brands. Currently,
-- Big12 guy
Dec 19, 2023 at 11:15 AM ET
Big12 guy
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12/19/23 11:15 AM ET
That may be exactly right but without TV revenues
-- VTCALS72
Dec 21, 2023 at 04:59 PM ET
VTCALS72
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12/21/23 04:59 PM ET
I hope you guys stay together in perpetuity. **
-- Big12 guy
Dec 21, 2023 at 05:15 PM ET
Big12 guy
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12/21/23 05:15 PM ET
Kind of agree with that, but when there is a KU basketball or K-State
-- Big12 guy
Dec 19, 2023 at 05:13 PM ET
Big12 guy
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12/19/23 05:13 PM ET
If you don't know, then i guess you can only dispute the reporting
-- Big12 guy
Dec 19, 2023 at 05:30 PM ET
Big12 guy
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12/19/23 05:30 PM ET
As you've been told before.....
-- 2hhoop3
Dec 19, 2023 at 05:41 PM ET
2hhoop3
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12/19/23 05:41 PM ET
Believe what you want. I telling you that until i see proof otherwise
-- Big12 guy
Dec 19, 2023 at 05:45 PM ET
Big12 guy
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12/19/23 05:45 PM ET
haha, I'll take the hit then, as we have discussed those things before -
-- Big12 guy
Dec 19, 2023 at 05:58 PM ET
Big12 guy
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12/19/23 05:58 PM ET
Sorry but I can say as a vertically challenged American
-- VTCALS72
Dec 19, 2023 at 01:09 PM ET
VTCALS72
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12/19/23 01:09 PM ET
Haha, great analogy. I'd be willing to bet my bottom dollar
-- Big12 guy
Dec 19, 2023 at 01:13 PM ET
Big12 guy
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12/19/23 01:13 PM ET
How does that matter at all?
-- VTCALS72
Dec 19, 2023 at 01:16 PM ET
VTCALS72
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12/19/23 01:16 PM ET
WRT time zones, the East Coast is considered to be the most valuable time
-- VTHokie2000
Dec 19, 2023 at 11:33 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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12/19/23 11:33 AM ET
Well, sure, but out here in flyover, there isn't a whole lot of
-- Big12 guy
Dec 19, 2023 at 11:42 AM ET
Big12 guy
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12/19/23 11:42 AM ET
Who said good college football carries any weight in this at all.**
-- VTCALS72
Dec 19, 2023 at 01:13 PM ET
VTCALS72
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12/19/23 01:13 PM ET
There may be more competition, but there is also a good chance that more
-- VTHokie2000
Dec 19, 2023 at 11:51 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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12/19/23 11:51 AM ET
I think that is why Yormark has UConn on the radar. **
-- Big12 guy
Dec 19, 2023 at 12:06 PM ET
Big12 guy
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12/19/23 12:06 PM ET
That would be a good reason for the Big XII to want to add UConn.
-- VTHokie2000
Dec 19, 2023 at 12:45 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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12/19/23 12:45 PM ET
It's the NE basketball that has Yourmark's attention. Specifically, the
-- Big12 guy
Dec 19, 2023 at 01:00 PM ET
Big12 guy
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12/19/23 01:00 PM ET
Temple is known for its basketball program (and sponsors football) which is
-- VTHokie2000
Dec 19, 2023 at 01:05 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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12/19/23 01:05 PM ET
No one wants Temple, they bring nothing. They will always be
-- Big12 guy
Dec 19, 2023 at 01:12 PM ET
Big12 guy
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12/19/23 01:12 PM ET
FWIW Temple is the 6th most winningest men's DI basketball program behind
-- VTHokie2000
Dec 19, 2023 at 01:37 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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12/19/23 01:37 PM ET
As a fan, no thank you. No stadium, have to go pretty far back to find
-- Big12 guy
Dec 19, 2023 at 05:17 PM ET
Big12 guy
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12/19/23 05:17 PM ET
I will say you have an interesting definition if you think the late 2010s
-- VTHokie2000
Dec 19, 2023 at 06:43 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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12/19/23 06:43 PM ET
Even if the expansion members do generate ratings, they may or may not come
-- VTHokie2000
Dec 19, 2023 at 10:37 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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12/19/23 10:37 AM ET
No doubt. Losing Texas and OU was dramatic, as will losing the top 2 to 4
-- Big12 guy
Dec 19, 2023 at 10:49 AM ET
Big12 guy
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12/19/23 10:49 AM ET
WRT the future of the ACC, I am not sold either way. 8 schools may want to
-- VTHokie2000
Dec 19, 2023 at 10:57 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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12/19/23 10:57 AM ET
None of us knows how this plays out. **
-- Big12 guy
Dec 19, 2023 at 10:58 AM ET
Big12 guy
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12/19/23 10:58 AM ET
The other wild card in all of this is the potential pay-to-play.
-- VTHokie2000
Dec 19, 2023 at 11:25 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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12/19/23 11:25 AM ET
Pay to play has the the potential to blow all of this out of the water.
-- Big12 guy
Dec 19, 2023 at 11:29 AM ET
Big12 guy
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12/19/23 11:29 AM ET
I Don't Think the SEC Likes FSU
-- WarHog38
Dec 19, 2023 at 02:22 AM ET
WarHog38
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12/19/23 02:22 AM ET
Fsu recruits well now.
-- MrFantastic!
Dec 19, 2023 at 05:43 AM ET
MrFantastic!
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12/19/23 05:43 AM ET
The SEC doesn't need them **
-- VaTechHokiesACC
Dec 19, 2023 at 02:58 AM ET
VaTechHokiesACC
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12/19/23 02:58 AM ET
big picture, SEC dont need anyone right now
-- DMV Gobbler
Dec 19, 2023 at 08:50 AM ET
DMV Gobbler
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12/19/23 08:50 AM ET
i could see the B12 and ACC merging
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Dec 18, 2023 at 11:22 PM ET
MrBayAreaHokie
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12/18/23 11:22 PM ET
I don't see the advantages to a merger
-- obguthr
Dec 19, 2023 at 04:58 PM ET
obguthr
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12/19/23 04:58 PM ET
As long as conference champs get CFP byes, I don't see it.
-- Truthahn
Dec 19, 2023 at 10:37 AM ET
Truthahn
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12/19/23 10:37 AM ET
What about their olympic sports?
-- VaTechHokiesACC
Dec 17, 2023 at 09:37 PM ET
VaTechHokiesACC
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12/17/23 09:37 PM ET
Talked a Lot about LaCrosse in Thread
-- WarHog38
Dec 17, 2023 at 09:55 PM ET
WarHog38
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12/17/23 09:55 PM ET
That's something to get excited over?**
-- VaTechHokiesACC
Dec 17, 2023 at 10:31 PM ET
VaTechHokiesACC
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12/17/23 10:31 PM ET
Well, it is for the Hoowahs.**
-- RJHokie
Dec 17, 2023 at 10:43 PM ET
RJHokie
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12/17/23 10:43 PM ET
You are right **
-- VaTechHokiesACC
Dec 17, 2023 at 11:07 PM ET
VaTechHokiesACC
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12/17/23 11:07 PM ET
Explain how the GOR goes away with only 2 schools leaving. Details please.
-- Stech
Dec 17, 2023 at 08:18 PM ET
Stech
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12/17/23 08:18 PM ET
First of all I now many of your posts have been pro VT, so your intentions
-- Stech
Dec 19, 2023 at 10:40 AM ET
Stech
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12/19/23 10:40 AM ET
Now you are getting closer to what could happen, the majority leave before
-- Stech
Dec 19, 2023 at 02:09 PM ET
Stech
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12/19/23 02:09 PM ET
The ACC May Survive in a Reformed Image
-- WarHog38
Dec 19, 2023 at 03:40 PM ET
WarHog38
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12/19/23 03:40 PM ET
IMHO it would be way better off than the 2 PAC + expansion, it would have
-- Stech
Dec 19, 2023 at 07:31 PM ET
Stech
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12/19/23 07:31 PM ET
ESPN wants to throw the least amount of money to both the ACC & B12
-- EDGEMAN
Dec 19, 2023 at 06:28 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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12/19/23 06:28 AM ET
Getting Two For Near the Price of One Might Brighten the Prospects For That
-- WarHog38
Dec 19, 2023 at 03:31 PM ET
WarHog38
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12/19/23 03:31 PM ET
ESPN and Disney are in the red and likely going to default in rime on
-- anotherdamnyankeehokie
Dec 18, 2023 at 07:07 PM ET
anotherdamnyankeehokie
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12/18/23 07:07 PM ET
I looked at my channel guide last night, and MNF was being aired on...
-- EDGEMAN
Dec 19, 2023 at 06:31 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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12/19/23 06:31 AM ET
I Didn't Claim I Had a Legal Degree
-- WarHog38
Dec 17, 2023 at 09:09 PM ET
WarHog38
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12/17/23 09:09 PM ET
PAC defectors getting schooled in consequences of ignoring the paperwork**
-- daveinop
Dec 18, 2023 at 12:35 PM ET
daveinop
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12/18/23 12:35 PM ET
I do not disagree with this. The network money is the puppetmaster.**
-- Big12 guy
Dec 18, 2023 at 11:41 AM ET
Big12 guy
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12/18/23 11:41 AM ET
Please tell us how in a contract with the Conference, ESPN has control?
-- Stech
Dec 17, 2023 at 10:13 PM ET
Stech
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12/17/23 10:13 PM ET
Obviously the ACC Front Office Will Fight Tooth & Nail
-- WarHog38
Dec 17, 2023 at 10:38 PM ET
WarHog38
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12/17/23 10:38 PM ET
If it’s the majority it’s possible, probably still not probable, maybe just
-- Stech
Dec 18, 2023 at 09:10 AM ET
Stech
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12/18/23 09:10 AM ET
An Old Yankee Basketball Fan Masquerading as a Actual Southern Football Fan
-- WarHog38
Dec 17, 2023 at 10:52 PM ET
WarHog38
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12/17/23 10:52 PM ET
Don't underestimate Virginia Tech...
-- Old Line Hokie
Dec 18, 2023 at 12:51 AM ET
Old Line Hokie
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12/18/23 12:51 AM ET
I dunno about 1990s Big East being better than the ACC
-- Brother Griswold
Dec 18, 2023 at 09:30 AM ET
Brother Griswold
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12/18/23 09:30 AM ET
I'm not sure either conference was much to write home about
-- Hokie Fiji
Dec 19, 2023 at 09:23 AM ET
Hokie Fiji
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12/19/23 09:23 AM ET
Top to bottom it was **
-- VaTechHokiesACC
Dec 19, 2023 at 03:50 AM ET
VaTechHokiesACC
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12/19/23 03:50 AM ET
Miami won a national title in 2001.
-- Old Line Hokie
Dec 18, 2023 at 12:55 PM ET
Old Line Hokie
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12/18/23 12:55 PM ET
I was talking 1990s specifically - including early 2000s it is a push
-- Brother Griswold
Dec 18, 2023 at 01:51 PM ET
Brother Griswold
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12/18/23 01:51 PM ET
I Spent a Lot of Time in NOVA
-- WarHog38
Dec 18, 2023 at 02:21 AM ET
WarHog38
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12/18/23 02:21 AM ET
I have a law degree, and I don't think breaking the GoR is a viable option**
-- tarheelblue
Dec 17, 2023 at 09:24 PM ET
tarheelblue
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12/17/23 09:24 PM ET
ESPN does not own the GOR at all
-- HokieAl
Dec 17, 2023 at 08:13 PM ET
HokieAl
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12/17/23 08:13 PM ET
Very true; but ESPN could probably dissolve it. The Bylaws state
-- daveinop
Dec 19, 2023 at 08:10 AM ET
daveinop
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12/19/23 08:10 AM ET
Thanks so much for clarifying
-- DMV Gobbler
Dec 18, 2023 at 09:46 AM ET
DMV Gobbler
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12/18/23 09:46 AM ET
ESPN doesn't pay the bills. ESPN Pays for purchased content. They purchased
-- HokieToph
Dec 18, 2023 at 09:40 AM ET
HokieToph
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12/18/23 09:40 AM ET
I Think You are Talking Semantics
-- WarHog38
Dec 18, 2023 at 02:39 PM ET
WarHog38
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12/18/23 02:39 PM ET
No he's not, you need to understand who legally owns the content
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Dec 18, 2023 at 11:32 PM ET
MrBayAreaHokie
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12/18/23 11:32 PM ET
They Cowered To Those Record Labels Before They Became Musical Superstars
-- WarHog38
Dec 19, 2023 at 02:06 AM ET
WarHog38
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12/19/23 02:06 AM ET
Yes we all know they reluctantly pay the bills. But that is not the GOR
-- HokieAl
Dec 17, 2023 at 09:52 PM ET
HokieAl
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12/17/23 09:52 PM ET
This is a good board, I have never commented on that saber version.**
-- WarHog38
Dec 17, 2023 at 10:01 PM ET
WarHog38
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12/17/23 10:01 PM ET
If it was up to UNC, the ACC would only stretch from GT to UMd. If that.
-- Maroon Baboon
Dec 17, 2023 at 06:38 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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12/17/23 06:38 PM ET
UNC has had it in for VT since we hired their football coach away back...
-- EDGEMAN
Dec 17, 2023 at 04:58 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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12/17/23 04:58 PM ET
Will FSU Stay in the ACC Another 10 Years?
-- WarHog38
Dec 17, 2023 at 06:57 PM ET
WarHog38
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12/17/23 06:57 PM ET
They would be much better off if their donors just made up the difference.
-- EDGEMAN
Dec 17, 2023 at 09:54 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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12/17/23 09:54 PM ET
Show me the money and leave
-- VaTechHokiesACC
Dec 17, 2023 at 09:38 PM ET
VaTechHokiesACC
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12/17/23 09:38 PM ET
2003. That was the best chance for us to get into the SEC. When the ACC
-- Maroon Baboon
Dec 17, 2023 at 06:57 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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12/17/23 06:57 PM ET
Disagree. 2012 was likely our best chance to get into the SEC
-- Hokie Fiji
Dec 18, 2023 at 11:38 AM ET
Hokie Fiji
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12/18/23 11:38 AM ET
2012 was a PR and political non-starter. VT wasn't leaving the ACC after
-- Maroon Baboon
Dec 18, 2023 at 01:10 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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12/18/23 01:10 PM ET
2003... the last UVA win over Tech Football until 2019...**
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Dec 17, 2023 at 10:41 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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12/17/23 10:41 PM ET