There are 2 entities that get a say in this decision, the UNC Board of Trustees and the UNC Board of Governors. The BoT has authority over UNC-Chapel Hill, while the BoG has authority over the entire UNC System (including UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State). The BoG members are elected by the North Carolina General Assembly, which is supermajority Republican, so I assume they lean more conservative/traditionalist. The BoT eight are elected by the UNC Board of Governors and six are appointed by the NC General Assembly, which I assume means they would also lean more traditionalist. Given that, I think these governing bodies would lean towards maintaining more traditional ties with other Southern schools like those in the SEC rather than the Midwestern and Pacific Coast schools in the B1G. Additionally, since the BoG also has a duty to NC State, they will probably want the 2 schools to stay together if possible, and I think the SEC would be much more willing to accept NC State as part of a package deal with UNC. I don't think the B1G would consider adding NC State under any circumstances. If the SEC will only take 1, then I think the decision would be made to allow UNC to go to the B1G if NC State was guaranteed a spot in the SEC. ** Edited by tarheelblue at 3/28/2024, 8:14:15 PM