If a handful of schools leave the 17 team ACC, it wonβt be the new PAC, π
and academic association is more important to a lot of these schools than football. Itβs probably the biggest reason the conference has struggled in football. Heck Miami, FSU and Virginia Tech were in the top 10 in football for a long time, now all 3 are desperately trying to get back.
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If I were the Big-10, the two teams I would be looking at
-- I85Hokie
Dec 04, 2025 at 11:21 AM ET
I85Hokie
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12/04/25 11:21 AM ET
Good grief...are people here still romanticizing AAU status?**
-- marcbvtgm
Dec 08, 2025 at 01:17 PM ET
marcbvtgm
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12/08/25 01:17 PM ET
Miami as a NE school? Huh?**
-- ombandit
Dec 07, 2025 at 07:51 AM ET
ombandit
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12/07/25 07:51 AM ET
Am I the only one here whoβs optimistic about the ACCβs
-- Marooned
Dec 05, 2025 at 12:34 PM ET
Marooned
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12/05/25 12:34 PM ET
The ACC has a good chance of surviving
-- VT ChemE 1986
Dec 06, 2025 at 11:35 AM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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12/06/25 11:35 AM ET
The B1G is hardly "melting down" over that PE deal.**
-- Pylons
Dec 05, 2025 at 02:46 PM ET
Pylons
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12/05/25 02:46 PM ET
Well they havenβt gone litigious yet like we did; but
-- Marooned
Dec 05, 2025 at 08:43 PM ET
Marooned
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12/05/25 08:43 PM ET
One Michigan board member suggested they *could consider* leaving the B1G
-- Pylons
Dec 05, 2025 at 08:52 PM ET
Pylons
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12/05/25 08:52 PM ET
Respectfully, I wouldnβt trivialize the situation (link)
-- Marooned
Dec 05, 2025 at 10:21 PM ET
Marooned
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12/05/25 10:21 PM ET
I'm not trying to trivialize the situation.
-- Pylons
Dec 05, 2025 at 10:42 PM ET
Pylons
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12/05/25 10:42 PM ET
Yeah, this isnβt much of a blip on their radar. **
-- reestuart
Dec 07, 2025 at 01:43 PM ET
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12/07/25 01:43 PM ET
And cultural fit means what and is important in a sports league why?**
-- Pylons
Dec 04, 2025 at 08:37 PM ET
Pylons
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12/04/25 08:37 PM ET
I dunno, fit seems to work for the SEC
-- mancunian
Dec 05, 2025 at 08:44 AM ET
mancunian
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12/05/25 08:44 AM ET
The issue isn't culture......
-- 2hhoop3
Dec 05, 2025 at 10:42 PM ET
2hhoop3
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12/05/25 10:42 PM ET
UVa to the B1G would be good for VT. Probably means the SEC would come
-- Maroon Baboon
Dec 04, 2025 at 04:58 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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12/04/25 04:58 PM ET
I'm still having buyer's remorse re Cal & Sanford.**
-- Atlee Hokie
Dec 05, 2025 at 10:53 PM ET
Atlee Hokie
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12/05/25 10:53 PM ET
You and a lot of others too.**
-- RJHokie
Dec 05, 2025 at 10:54 PM ET
RJHokie
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12/05/25 10:54 PM ET
Especially if the expansion gives the ACC 3-4 playoff spots as rumored
-- mrcaniac
Dec 04, 2025 at 06:41 PM ET
mrcaniac
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12/04/25 06:41 PM ET
Miami & UVa to B10 and UNC & VT to SEC would be a dream scenario
-- RandomAsianGuy
Dec 04, 2025 at 05:02 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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12/04/25 05:02 PM ET
I'd take that, but w/ ESPN & Fox back to competing, UNC UVA B10 VT NCSU SEC
-- Stech
Dec 04, 2025 at 06:02 PM ET
Stech
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12/04/25 06:02 PM ET
Can't imagine that NCSU will be invited to either......
-- CrystalCoveHokie
Dec 04, 2025 at 08:17 PM ET
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12/04/25 08:17 PM ET
That's one way to look at it, but not the only way, NCSU owns UNC in ftbll,
-- Stech
Dec 04, 2025 at 08:29 PM ET
Stech
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12/04/25 08:29 PM ET
There are just not many valuable schools out there for the P2.
-- RandomAsianGuy
Dec 04, 2025 at 06:14 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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12/04/25 06:14 PM ET
And will either of the P2's cull interior dead weight.**
-- Atlee Hokie
Dec 05, 2025 at 10:58 PM ET
Atlee Hokie
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12/05/25 10:58 PM ET
Maye, but a lot has changed in the last 3 weeks. That said, you can win NC
-- Stech
Dec 04, 2025 at 08:21 PM ET
Stech
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12/04/25 08:21 PM ET
I actually agree with you if
-- Big12 guy
Dec 04, 2025 at 08:08 PM ET
Big12 guy
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12/04/25 08:08 PM ET
If VT were invited to SEC, I wouldn't give a hoot what else happened.**
-- Atlee Hokie
Dec 05, 2025 at 11:00 PM ET
Atlee Hokie
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12/05/25 11:00 PM ET
To me Louisville is the wild card in the ACC, I could see them in the B12,
-- Stech
Dec 04, 2025 at 08:25 PM ET
Stech
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12/04/25 08:25 PM ET
Ya, I don't know. The PAC would
-- Big12 guy
Dec 05, 2025 at 08:40 AM ET
Big12 guy
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12/05/25 08:40 AM ET
If a handful of schools leave the 17 team ACC, it wonβt be the new PAC, π
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-- Stech
Dec 05, 2025 at 02:47 PM ET
Stech
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12/05/25 02:47 PM ET
Miami and UNC would be my guess.
-- RandomAsianGuy
Dec 04, 2025 at 04:53 PM ET
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