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I think everyone here needs to read the link inside this post.

Overlook the source, you can come back to it in judging the content/context of the article, but just read it with an open mind. I think it touches and elaborates on a lot of interesting points, especially regarding media rights, and why it's almost a certainty that the ACC is dead man walking. It's not just recent terrible decisions like the CalFord/SMU expansion - it's multiple decades of terrible decisions and financial mismanagement. The only real bone I had to pick with any of it is the assertion that the addition of Virginia Tech somehow rendered the ACC unable to or didn't help to sell the ACCN as a basic cable tier channel to distributors - it's absolutely laughable for anyone to think that the ACC already had the state all tied up with UVA football, and even more laughable if you consider that VT joined the conference in 2003, when it was a nationally elite TV draw for football.
Posted: 05/18/2026 at 12:53 PM ET

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I think everyone here needs to read the link inside this post.
Baltimore_Hokie 05/18/26 12:53 PM ET
Doesn’t hurt my feelings, and I’ve criticized Notre Phillips as much as
Stech 05/19/26 01:26 PM ET
Yeah, I think we agree - I wish ACC l'ship was as shrewd as B12 l'ship-
Baltimore_Hokie 05/19/26 01:45 PM ET
Like the Big East Football Conference, it’s a 🏀 1st Conference, just can’t
Stech 05/19/26 03:36 PM ET
The B12 is a collection of 2nd tier
Big12 guy 05/19/26 01:35 PM ET
Interesting read. And yeah a dig at VT in there but meh
HokieAl 05/18/26 09:39 PM ET
You hate the ACC & love B12 like some WVU fans I know, what’s up with that?
Stech 05/18/26 07:36 PM ET
I'm confused where you're getting that I "adore" or "love" the B12.
Baltimore_Hokie 05/19/26 09:21 AM ET
Agree 100 percent **
VaTechHokiesACC 05/19/26 12:35 AM ET
FSU seems to be just biding its time for a P2 invite that might never come.
Maroon Baboon 05/18/26 05:25 PM ET
There's no denying that the ACC will never be able to catch up with the P2.
RandomAsianGuy 05/19/26 01:13 PM ET
UNC is the most valuable non P2 school/property
mancunian 05/19/26 11:30 AM ET
I agree, But I'm talking football. I also think UNC's brand value is
Maroon Baboon 05/20/26 10:48 AM ET
ya, for their football history, for sure. **
Big12 guy 05/19/26 11:38 AM ET
Overall brand value. Look how many
mancunian 05/19/26 12:21 PM ET
Depends on how you define value. There are
Big12 guy 05/19/26 12:31 PM ET
I'll say it for whoever wants to listen - I don't think P2 invites are the-
Baltimore_Hokie 05/19/26 09:28 AM ET
Interesting...
HokieNL 05/18/26 04:09 PM ET
Yep, remember they even put the ACCCG in Florida every year for that reason
Baltimore_Hokie 05/18/26 04:19 PM ET
Agreed**
Tailgate Guru 05/19/26 02:23 PM ET
With all the far flung, fewer conferences now, homogenous is not a word...
HokieNL 05/18/26 04:27 PM ET
I would say the SEC's strength is in its homogeneity.
Baltimore_Hokie 05/18/26 04:39 PM ET
When did Stanford go from being a private school to a public school?**
VTHokie2000 05/18/26 04:23 PM ET
My mistake, my mind was thinking that they are both elitist prestige-
Baltimore_Hokie 05/18/26 04:35 PM ET
No worries. I just wanted to make sure the ACC hadn't deviated from its
VTHokie2000 05/18/26 04:41 PM ET
Cal's acceptance rate is 11%, and only accepts 7.5% out of state.
Baltimore_Hokie 05/18/26 04:46 PM ET
Most definitely which is why I jokingly called them a private school**
VTHokie2000 05/18/26 04:48 PM ET
Jon Loesche probably views VT with Metro glasses.**
VTHokie2000 05/18/26 01:33 PM ET
VT would possibly been somewhere else....
MrFantastic! 05/18/26 01:12 PM ET