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mrcaniac
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mrcaniac

The distances between schools is unbelievable

San Francisco to Corvallis is close to 600 miles, and to Pullman is 850+ miles. Blacksburg to Tallahassee is almost 650 miles and I don't think anyone would think of VT and FSU as travel partners. As for Memphis, their location makes a lot of sense, but I'm not sure that they can afford the jump in moving up to the level of the ACC. If you look at UMCP and Rutgers, they are having a difficult time making the move to the B1G because they just didn't have the income production before joining. Getting that extra TV money meant that they were getting more, but now they were going to have to spend more, and that is why they just can't gain traction. It's the financial health of athletic departments that are why the conferences spend time vetting schools before inviting them so that they know if the school can actually compete at that level for the next 25+ years.
Posted: 09/01/2023 at 12:43 AM ET
(In response to this post by Maroon Baboon)

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ACC Presidents meeting tomorrow**
cvillehokie92 • 08/31/23 03:59 PM ET
I'm guessing the votes are there now. My question is there other teams that
seekoHoG • 08/31/23 04:48 PM ET
Nope
mrcaniac • 08/31/23 05:09 PM ET
True on all of that, but Northern Cal is not Southern Cal, more
Stech • 08/31/23 07:42 PM ET
There's no SoCal team that gets great football TV ratings and is available.
tarheelblue • 08/31/23 08:07 PM ET
Most schools in the G5 don’t get great ratings, but when they join a P4,
Stech • 08/31/23 09:14 PM ET
If we have 2 schools in California, we don't need a third.
tarheelblue • 08/31/23 09:20 PM ET
Done a ton of business in Cal, So Cal & No Cal are 2 different states, they
Stech • 08/31/23 09:32 PM ET
People have been complaining about Syracuse and Pitt being dead weight
tarheelblue • 08/31/23 10:41 PM ET
I don’t want expansion, but if you make a case for No Cal, you need So Cal.
Stech • 08/31/23 11:14 PM ET
B1G only has SoCal schools. I don't see them trying to add a NoCal school.
tarheelblue • 08/31/23 11:49 PM ET
What is the minimum size does a state need to be for the ACC to consider
Maroon Baboon • 08/31/23 07:37 PM ET
Pretty much the top 15 in size
mrcaniac • 08/31/23 09:50 PM ET
So would you take Memphis and/or Wazzu? And a question about Oregon State.
Maroon Baboon • 08/31/23 11:05 PM ET
The distances between schools is unbelievable ◄
mrcaniac • 09/01/23 12:43 AM ET
Illinois, Ohio, and maybe Michigan.
tarheelblue • 08/31/23 08:11 PM ET
I don't think any of those have the academic pedigree
Victor Tango • 08/31/23 05:05 PM ET
Louisiana isn't a large state.**
tarheelblue • 08/31/23 08:12 PM ET
Assuming there is a vote, any chance there will be a surprise when the
VTBoar • 08/31/23 04:39 PM ET
A surprise for me - would be if the negotiations delays were partly due
Hokie12thman • 08/31/23 05:07 PM ET
I think if you have to......
2hhoop3 • 08/31/23 05:18 PM ET
I wonder if ACC knows it’s inevitable - so their back filling now as a
Hokie12thman • 08/31/23 05:22 PM ET
I think differently.
hokieZ71 • 08/31/23 05:28 PM ET
I could see that, but I wonder if they would go public right now with that.**
Stech • 08/31/23 05:10 PM ET