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Maroon Baboon
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Is the Stanford-Cal consideration nothing more than peer institutions

doing their fellow peer institutions a favor when they are down on their luck? True collegial conduct. I could really see the old-order ACC schools looking at Stanford (arguably the top university in all the land) and Cal-Berkerley (arguably the top public university in all the land) wanting to do this, even if it is of only minor financial benefit to the ACC. I'm still formulating my opinions on this matter. I'm not sure what to think of it or what the ACC should do. Seems like a charitable consideration more than anything else. Not that there's anything wrong with that. But it completely goes against the "chasing that bag" mentality that Coach Prime described so eloquently.
Posted: 08/07/2023 at 07:08 PM ET

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Is the Stanford-Cal consideration nothing more than peer institutions
Maroon Baboon 08/07/23 07:08 PM ET
there is no such thing as collegiality anymore with respect to expansion
HokieToph 08/07/23 08:20 PM ET
Both schools are very rich. That doesn't hurt.**
HokiePail 08/07/23 07:56 PM ET
It doesn’t help their football teams be competitive**
HokieJamie 08/07/23 10:11 PM ET
Are they going to give there money to us?**
Jasonh 08/07/23 09:00 PM ET
Yep. This plus survival of the ACC.
HokieAl 08/07/23 07:45 PM ET
We don't need more members if they don't add more than they take
Vienna_Hokie 08/07/23 09:59 PM ET
Perception becomes reality
4x4hokies 08/07/23 08:00 PM ET
If it happened, almost certainly would include 2 more West Coast schools
WestyHokie 08/07/23 07:37 PM ET
That's why the B1G took four.
HOO86 08/07/23 07:43 PM ET
Maybe the ACC could somehow snag the Pac12's Rose Bowl tie-in out of this.
LonghornHokie 08/07/23 08:05 PM ET
The Rose Bowl is a permanent CFP game now. No more tie-ins**
hokie_jayhawk 08/07/23 09:10 PM ET
Ah. Hadn't heard that.**
LonghornHokie 08/07/23 09:21 PM ET
The BiG took 4 because they thought they'd lose them. ACC was offering 7**
4x4hokies 08/07/23 07:48 PM ET
If the ACC was offering 7, that makes me feel better about them.
Maroon Baboon 08/07/23 08:10 PM ET
If that's the case, then I say Bravo to the old-order ACC. When it all
VTBoar 08/07/23 07:25 PM ET
The ACC and Big 10 are the only two athletic conferences that make sense
Big12 guy 08/07/23 07:38 PM ET
ACC does not male sense in any way shape or form**
Vienna_Hokie 08/07/23 10:01 PM ET
I understand your position, as you would like to see the ACC only add teams
Big12 guy 08/08/23 08:18 AM ET
Expanding that dies nit increase per team payout ensures the end
Vienna_Hokie 08/08/23 04:00 PM ET