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It would be almost as terrible and nonsensical as having SMU in the ACC.

Nowhere near as embarrassing, though.
Posted: 07/08/2026 at 09:48 AM ET
(In response to this post by SMU Pony)

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Should the ACC pursue Texas Tech?
SMU Pony • 07/07/26 09:14 PM ET
I think The bots from Texas TEch is throwing this out
1947Sunbowl • 07/15/26 12:46 PM ET
As a football "mercenary," I say yes. They are going to be a top 10
TDVick • 07/14/26 08:12 AM ET
Just have VT schedule them. I see a potential rivalry. **
Big12 guy • 07/14/26 12:14 PM ET
No way.**
reestuart • 07/13/26 08:15 AM ET
I'd rather have TCU **
VaTechHokiesACC • 07/12/26 07:56 AM ET
Acc would have TCU first.**
MrFantastic! • 07/13/26 06:11 AM ET
I'd take TTU. But the ACC brass won't at this point.
RandomAsianGuy • 07/10/26 02:01 AM ET
Brass means the membership presidents
1947Sunbowl • 07/12/26 12:00 PM ET
Ratings over Cable Hookups now, close regional rivalries bring ratings. TCU
Stech • 07/09/26 09:24 PM ET
Simple answer ...No. See all the posts below for why.**
seekoHoG • 07/08/26 08:17 PM ET
Texas Tech Burnt alot of bridges in college athletics
1947Sunbowl • 07/08/26 05:29 PM ET
This! They should have punted him as soon as the gambling news hit...
EDGEMAN • 07/09/26 06:11 AM ET
They did, he was cut from the team. Then the kid
Big12 guy • 07/09/26 08:49 AM ET
As a "kid"? He's 22...**
SMU Pony • 07/11/26 09:50 AM ET
Still a did in my book. **
Big12 guy • 07/11/26 07:17 PM ET
Something being legal doesn't mean it is right...**
RTFC • 07/09/26 04:38 PM ET
Yeah but Tech blew the door wide open with the crack allowed by the judge.
HouClone • 07/09/26 09:38 AM ET
Be prepared for the baggage
HouClone • 07/08/26 02:03 PM ET
Texas Tech has nowhere near that kind of clout
Tailgate Guru • 07/08/26 02:52 PM ET
Yeah but the billionaire believes he and Tech have all the clout - 99%
HouClone • 07/08/26 03:44 PM ET
"invest" vs "buy". Unfortunately, in today's college athletics, these are
wwhokie1 • 07/08/26 06:51 PM ET
Texas Tech has nowhere to go but the Pac 12 and Mountain West **
Tailgate Guru • 07/08/26 06:45 PM ET
Nope. They wouldn’t even be top 5 target from B12
HokieAl • 07/08/26 11:39 AM ET
School we would "target", vs school that would "target" us.
wwhokie1 • 07/08/26 06:55 PM ET
If SMU needs a travel partner, I'd much rather have Oklahoma State.
Maroon Baboon • 07/08/26 10:44 AM ET
Agreed. We already have TX.
VT ChemE 1986 • 07/08/26 11:30 AM ET
The ACC will never have Texas
Tailgate Guru • 07/08/26 02:58 PM ET
But, but, but....all those Dallas/Ft. Worth carriage fees!!!!!!!!!
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/08/26 03:52 PM ET
About those DFW carriage fees...
SMU Pony • 07/08/26 07:36 PM ET
Double the capacity of Gerald Ford Stadium and fill it consistently
Tailgate Guru • 07/14/26 01:00 PM ET
I love the SMU addition**
VictoryTurkey • 07/10/26 07:40 PM ET
I may be in the minority here, but I like having SMU in the conference.
VT ChemE 1986 • 07/09/26 11:21 AM ET
Agreed. It was the best step they could take. **
VT_NOVA • 07/09/26 02:22 PM ET
My issue with the ACC adding those 3 schools isn't because it provides the
VTHokie2000 • 07/09/26 12:35 PM ET
Great post. One point of contention though-
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/10/26 09:41 AM ET
You are right that winning doesn't necessarily bring eyeballs. The reason
VTHokie2000 • 07/10/26 09:56 AM ET
I understand. I think you need both.
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/10/26 10:43 AM ET
Except Boise State didn't become "Boise State" overnight. They put in the
VTHokie2000 • 07/10/26 01:31 PM ET
Yeah, I knew all that. My points remain.
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/10/26 01:55 PM ET
Just saw this
MrFantastic! • 07/11/26 05:43 AM ET
SMU can try to accomplish whatever they want - I can’t figure out why-
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/11/26 11:04 AM ET
Smu not the issue **
MrFantastic! • 07/11/26 02:53 PM ET
You can't figure.....
2hhoop3 • 07/11/26 11:27 AM ET
Haha, I've got some bad news for you
SMU Pony • 07/10/26 09:36 PM ET
Here’s some bad news for you:
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/11/26 11:07 AM ET
BUT, BUT, BUT...
SMU Pony • 07/11/26 02:18 PM ET
Why do you assume that SMU can't get back to where it was in the '80s?
VTHokie2000 • 07/10/26 05:46 PM ET
Because SMU had just a few good years then
Tailgate Guru • 07/15/26 07:53 PM ET
FWIW SMU did win a Natty in 1935 and they did have "success" in the '20s,
VTHokie2000 • 07/16/26 12:54 PM ET
SMU has a rich history. So does Army and Carnegie Mellon
Tailgate Guru • 07/17/26 04:56 PM ET
I would not assume that BC has more wealthy boosters than SMU because it
VTHokie2000 • 07/20/26 01:28 PM ET
Again, not a Boise State apologist. Just using the example.**
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/11/26 10:53 AM ET
You did make the claim that the networks still consider Boise State to be
VTHokie2000 • 07/11/26 08:45 PM ET
I should have been more clear; apologies. BSU was just the best G5 example-
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/13/26 12:40 PM ET
In defense of the SMU move, you have to
Big12 guy • 07/13/26 03:47 PM ET
There's not enough money on God's creation worth associating with SMU.
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/15/26 10:23 AM ET
I think that SMU was/is not the ACC's problem. I think
Big12 guy • 07/15/26 10:37 AM ET
Well, we agree they're not THE problem. But they're A problem, and a-
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/15/26 10:52 AM ET
Boise States problem is the
Big12 guy • 07/13/26 11:07 AM ET
There are no available schools that fit your requirement.
VT ChemE 1986 • 07/09/26 01:17 PM ET
Here's a novel idea for you to consider - the ACC didn't HAVE to add anyone**
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/10/26 09:44 AM ET
ACC = Skynet**
VT ChemE 1986 • 07/10/26 09:45 AM ET
Anyone that plays baseball can tell you - panic usually forces errors.
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/10/26 09:52 AM ET
From what standpoint?.....
2hhoop3 • 07/10/26 10:38 AM ET
I'm channeling Will and his directive for me to be nice when I say this:
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/10/26 10:45 AM ET
I have read your posts......
2hhoop3 • 07/10/26 10:52 AM ET
Rubber and glue, rubber and glue**
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/10/26 10:53 AM ET
As you said before, ACC leadership is unable to do the right thing
VT ChemE 1986 • 07/10/26 10:16 AM ET
Sure, yeah, NOW. There's 3 programs that wouldn't need pruning if they-
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/10/26 10:50 AM ET
Which has been my problem with the ACC for awhile now. Instead of being
VTHokie2000 • 07/09/26 01:46 PM ET
To me, the only practical rivalry worth adding was WVU-Pitt. And of course
Maroon Baboon • 07/09/26 06:10 PM ET
I don't disagree that the ACC really messed up by not adding WVU. However,
VTHokie2000 • 07/10/26 10:07 AM ET
Since when is the ACC a "sentient being?" Is the ACC like Skynet?
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/09/26 12:19 PM ET
Ha ha ha…..Nicely done!**
VT ChemE 1986 • 07/09/26 01:14 PM ET
I don't care about any of that. Nobody cares about or watches SMU.
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/09/26 10:01 AM ET
I find your emotionally unstable ramblings genuinely amusing
SMU Pony • 07/10/26 09:49 PM ET
They didn't swindle.......
2hhoop3 • 07/09/26 11:23 AM ET
Great post. You refuted every one of my points. You're clearly correct.
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/09/26 12:07 PM ET
This isn't going to turn .....
2hhoop3 • 07/09/26 01:37 PM ET
I have nothing but respect for SMU and the way they got into the ACC
Maroon Baboon • 07/09/26 09:02 AM ET
UCF does have something to show for it. They have something that even VT
VTHokie2000 • 07/09/26 12:39 PM ET
It would be almost as terrible and nonsensical as having SMU in the ACC. ◄
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/08/26 09:48 AM ET
Adding Texas Tech makes about as much sense as adding Cal, Stanford, and
VTHokie2000 • 07/08/26 08:49 AM ET
I think the jury is out on the optimum conference distribution strategy
VT ChemE 1986 • 07/08/26 10:31 AM ET
If ACC is looking to just get money, fit be damned a la Cal, Stanford, SMU
HouClone • 07/09/26 03:33 AM ET
Before Cincy went to the Big XII, I thought Cincy and Memphis State would
Maroon Baboon • 07/09/26 09:17 AM ET
Memphis and L'ville have a nice rivalry going too which the ACC could use
VTHokie2000 • 07/09/26 12:40 PM ET
I've always liked Memphis. They have good fans, good in the major sports,
HouClone • 07/11/26 10:19 AM ET
The ACC should have probably added Cincy and Memphis when it had the chance
VTHokie2000 • 07/11/26 08:52 PM ET
An on campus stadium would help. **
Big12 guy • 07/11/26 07:21 PM ET
FWIW the Liberty Bowl isn't that far away from campus. According to Google
VTHokie2000 • 07/11/26 08:49 PM ET
A drive, not a walk, then you have to
Big12 guy • 07/11/26 10:08 PM ET
Memphis isn't the only school where fans have to pay for parking, so I
VTHokie2000 • 07/13/26 09:02 PM ET
My comment wasn't referring to the geographical aspect of conference
VTHokie2000 • 07/08/26 10:46 AM ET
For the ACC, maximizing value may not be necessary
VT ChemE 1986 • 07/08/26 11:27 AM ET
I get what you are saying and I don't disagree that some value is better
VTHokie2000 • 07/08/26 11:52 AM ET
The ACC was dead man walking since Maryland left.
Maroon Baboon • 07/08/26 12:36 PM ET
You are probably right about when the ACC started to become a dead
VTHokie2000 • 07/08/26 05:08 PM ET
Of course not.
Tailgate Guru • 07/08/26 08:21 AM ET
Why is TT mad at the Big12?
VT ChemE 1986 • 07/07/26 10:53 PM ET
Yeah, I don't get all the hate for TT.
Maroon Baboon • 07/08/26 10:28 AM ET
Partly because they are prohibited from throwing things on the field
HouClone • 07/08/26 04:45 AM ET
Sound like a bunch of Notre Dame crybabies to me**
VT ChemE 1986 • 07/08/26 10:32 AM ET