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Maroon Baboon
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Controversial opinion: but I appreciate what FSU is doing.

There are two schools that appear to have a lock, stand-alone invite to one or both of the P2, That is UNC (SEC and B1G), and FSU (B1G). Everyone else without an assured landing spot, including Clemson, can't just put themselves out there like FSU is doing. And WRT UNC, I think they've seen the ACC as their own fiefdom for the better part of a century--so they aren't necessarily in a hurry to shut it all down. In just the last month, FSU exposed ESPN/SEC/CFP Cartel (and for a bonus, gotten under the skin of crybaby Kirk Herbstreit), exposed the clandestine and nefarious agreements that ACC brass has with ESPN (the 2027 bombshell? WTF?), and basically remind the ACC brethren of the failures and nepotism of the Swofford years. I think many of us have been measured in our realization that the ACC needs to be blown up. But perhaps sooner might be better than later. I for one am sick of the ACC's incompetence and passivity. Zero passion from Phillips on FSU being left out. But once FSU was ready to file suit in FL, he was sure to beat them to the punch by filing in NC. This, followed by drivel about non-rev national championships and academics. Yeah. Deal me out on the ACC. Would be nice if the court rules that everything after 2027 is null and void. And between now and then, we can all put our cards on the table and figure out who is going where and when and with whom, and who is staying. And Notre Dame can finally decide what it wants to do as well. I kinda see FSU as a Julian Assange type figure. Kinda shady and sinister, but also making the powers that be from all sides feel uncomfortable. But after consideration, you are grateful for the most part for the things he has exposed. BTW, Merry Christmas Eve to all the Hokies out there, and to all the great posters from other schools that have made their way to our Conference Realignment Board. I appreciate you all. ** Edited by Maroon Baboon at 12/24/2023, 2:25:29 AM
Posted: 12/24/2023 at 02:10 AM ET

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Controversial opinion: but I appreciate what FSU is doing.
Maroon Baboon 12/24/23 02:10 AM ET
Nice Julian Assange analogy there...
Old Line Hokie 12/24/23 06:06 PM ET
I will reserve further......
2hhoop3 12/24/23 01:23 PM ET
ND has already decided
TerryD 12/24/23 11:18 AM ET
It’s been repeated here many times, if ND had to be in a P2 to get to the
Stech 12/27/23 09:32 AM ET
That may be good news for a school like GA Tech...
Old Line Hokie 12/24/23 05:40 PM ET
UVa, UNC and GT would be tidy….
Calamitous 12/24/23 10:06 PM ET
Why do people continue to emphasize AAU membership with B1G expansion?**
marcbvtgm 12/25/23 01:42 PM ET
You sound so irritated**
Calamitous 12/25/23 09:03 PM ET
Think the pending FSU lawsuit explains the lack of passion from Phillips
VT ChemE 1986 12/24/23 11:01 AM ET
Maybe if I wasn't fairly certain that VT will end up someplace worse...
HokieNoVA 12/24/23 10:41 AM ET
I dont see the B12 as a given, time will tell
Hokie83 12/24/23 11:13 AM ET
I think of VT and the P2 like this (tell me if the board agrees/disagrees)
Will StewartAdmin 12/24/23 12:39 PM ET
Yep, I agree. Used to get worked up over this but don't care now.
Hokester 12/27/23 10:27 AM ET
And if we ARE included in the new top 40 we'll be someones punching bag...?**
PowerEye 12/25/23 01:58 PM ET
Neither agree nor disagree…
Calamitous 12/24/23 10:39 PM ET
11-1 with a conference championship feels good even without cfp bid.**
proudhokie2001 12/24/23 07:14 PM ET
I do feel better with 83's take, I thought we would be doomed to B12 or
VTMONEY94 12/24/23 05:06 PM ET
Perhaps, but the better predictor is what our impact is to their per team
Marooned 12/24/23 02:06 PM ET
Who are VT's football and academic peers?
Maroon Baboon 12/24/23 01:56 PM ET
Purdue, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Rutgers, Maryland, Michigan st almost.
proudhokie2001 12/24/23 07:19 PM ET
Anybody in the current ACC or Big12 is a peer.
VT ChemE 1986 12/24/23 02:04 PM ET
I'd love to agree, but Texas, OU, and really Clemson and FSU aren't peers.
Hokie 04 12/24/23 05:17 PM ET
UT and OU are now in the SEC, not the Big12. Assumed FSU and CU
VT ChemE 1986 12/24/23 07:41 PM ET
I'm still trying to decide if I want VT in either of those leagues
VPI_1998 12/24/23 01:13 PM ET
I vacillate between despising the Big Ten and despising the SEC.
Maroon Baboon 12/24/23 02:03 PM ET
Tech in the SEC would provide far more interesting regional games. But…
VTownie 12/24/23 05:39 PM ET
I like regional rivalries and I don't think the SEC offers as many as
VPI_1998 12/25/23 06:34 AM ET
Amen.**
Femoyer Hokie 12/24/23 01:10 PM ET
Will, couldn't agree more. Other than the amusement provided
saret 12/24/23 01:08 PM ET
Totally agree. I actually think VT could prosper in a "2nd tier division,
NokieHokie 12/24/23 12:47 PM ET
Yes. And it will end with at least 48. Or a very different 40 than what
VTDC 12/24/23 12:43 PM ET
“Julian Assange of the ACC”
Calamitous 12/24/23 09:13 AM ET
Great post, and I agree wholeheartedly. I just wish Tech's "leadership"
Hokie 04 12/24/23 08:33 AM ET
🙄**
AbsolutVT03 12/25/23 12:26 PM ET
oh gawd that dont even deserve a response
DMV Gobbler 12/24/23 03:21 PM ET
Hey Mercury, why did you change your name?**
NokieHokie 12/24/23 05:24 PM ET
Not enough misspellings/bad grammar for a Mercury post**
Hokie 04 12/25/23 01:20 PM ET
Mercury's phrase was "oh gawd" & the random lack of capitalizations is him.**
NokieHokie 12/25/23 01:23 PM ET
Guess one has to change their name when they move from
Brewing_Hokie 12/24/23 05:31 PM ET
Still waiting for the people leading Tech to disband the VTCC as y'all said**
NokieHokie 12/24/23 11:47 AM ET
really? really?
DMV Gobbler 12/24/23 03:22 PM ET
We have posters who believe the "leadership that hates VT" hates the Corp
NokieHokie 12/24/23 03:25 PM ET
Sheesh. Merry Christmas to you, too.**
Femoyer Hokie 12/24/23 11:21 AM ET
Well said - there are some mornings I wake up and feel precisely the way
VPI_1998 12/24/23 04:34 AM ET
Just remember they are bragging about being mediocre in a semi-pro league
Marooned 12/24/23 11:56 AM ET
On target and very well stated !**
FLKEYSHOKIE 12/25/23 09:25 PM ET
It ain't just the lack of pro sports
Vippie1 12/24/23 09:08 AM ET
Oh it’s definitely cultural: but don’t discount VT in that regard
Marooned 12/24/23 01:39 PM ET
Mississippi State chanting SEC is like Cornell bragging about the Ivy
Hokie 04 12/24/23 08:37 AM ET