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HokieAl HokieAl OP
Jul 27, 2023 at 02:28 PM ET
Some chatter on Twitter that a second PAC school will announce this week
And will also be going to B12

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Truthahn
If this is Arizona, we should go after Oregon and Washington.
I'd be very happy with Oregon, Washington, ASU, Utah, and either Stanford or Cal (maybe both). Stanford would get the nod for sure, if ND agrees to allow that as a sixth ACC game, and not part of the five. If not, then I am not sure which one. I'm not sure Cal actually likes football.
MrBayAreaHokie MrBayAreaHokie
Cal games are fun to go to
People get into to more than you would think. It is like a throwback game in 1978 honestly
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IV_Hokie12
The irony of the west coast teams in the ACC.
TBH I think I'd rather be in the Big 12 than the ACC if I was those teams. Granted the ACC has better name brand programs right now with Clemson/FSU/Miami, but realistically all of those teams really want to be in the Big 10/SEC. Joining the Big 12 still leaves that door open. The ACC with the big GoR does not.
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Truthahn
We could add Wash and Oregon with a custom GOR
Give them a deal that, if the B10 wants them both, they can go, but with a big exit fee. Otherwise, they are in the GOR. That would be good for the ACC, because we would get a bunch of big match ups with ACC teams in the meanwhile (plus Oregon vs Washington). We would also get that west coast late broadcast time slot. All that would certainly increase our TV deal. We could probably also do this including Stanford, assuming ND agrees to a sixth ACC game with them every year.
Maroon Baboon Maroon Baboon
Why would FSU and Clemson allow a sweetheart deal for UO and UW?
If it is decidedly more money for all the ACC schools, then great. But I don't think it will be enough to mollify FSU.
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IV_Hokie12
We could even keep the ACC name. "All Coast Conference"
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VPI_1998
the PACC-19 (or whatever) with the ability to change the number at anytime
All of the field logos, jersey patches, etc will need to be dynamic digital logos now so they can change the number as teams move in and out of the conference annually.
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HokieZig
Oregon and Washington talking to Big 12 now.
seekoHoG seekoHoG
Listening to several podcasts on YouTube since the news broke and the
consensus seems to be Washington and Oregon are headed to the B10. Arizona and Utah to Big 12. May not be much left of PAC by start of 2024 season.
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hokieZ71
Yormark said something about two a few weeks back I believe
You don’t go to 13. It’s at least 14. But the Big XII can’t just take teams to take them. That’s why there’s no SD State or UConn at this point.
Maroon Baboon Maroon Baboon
Having an even number of teams is not necessary anymore since the rule
changed about having the same amount of teams in each division to hold a title game. In fact, getting rid of divisions. So yeah, I would not take an additional team that you otherwise wouldn't take just to have an even amount.
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hokieZ71
Yormark said he’d be disappointed if they didn’t get at least 2 additions
Maybe not exactly those words but pretty close. That’s what was behind my comment. To your point, adding 5 Pac12 schools to get to 19 in football actually works for the ACC. So I agree on the even number thang. Just going off what I heard Yormark say
VTHokie2000 VTHokie2000
Where the number of teams in a conference matters is making sure everyone
plays the same number of conference games in a given season. If a conference decides to play 8 conference games, then I do think there are certain membership numbers that become more mathematically problematic when you start to factor in the protected conference games. The same would be true for 7 conference games, 9 conference games, and even 10 conference games.
HokieAl HokieAl OP
I could see someone unexpected
Maybe a Washington State as a near by school in order to also get Gonzaga for basketball. But that’s just a guess by me.