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2hhoop3
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They didn't swindle.......

their way in. They put their money where there mouth was and the people that had decision power voted them in. Your issues with SMU are your own to work through.
Posted: 07/09/2026 at 11:23 AM ET
(In response to this post by Baltimore_Hokie)

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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