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squarerootofone OP
Aug 28, 2023 at 11:02 AM ET
espn: "continued momentum for ACC to add stanford, cal & smu." decision
is expected this week. "a source told espn that the details of the potential additions are "only in pencil" but it's trending in the direction of it happening. one of four acc schools that had previously objected to the additions- clemson, fsu, ncsu and unc- needed to change its vote, and that is expected to happen this week."

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Tuckahokie Tuckahokie
While I'm probably in the minority,,,and understand the logistics issues
with this move...those are all good adds to the overall sports strength of the ACC (and also to the academic strength) and I welcome our Texas and Cali brethren.
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EDGEMAN
Strength? In what way does adding three schools who don't give a crap...
...about football a strength when it comes to negotiating television contracts? My crystal ball says the ACC's next television contract will fall much further behind the P2. That's what happens when a conference it filled with "deadwood," and they keep heaping on more "deadwood." Eventually that heap catches fire, and the conference implodes.
Tuckahokie Tuckahokie
Who else is out there that the ACC could have grabbed once the Big
10 raid was finished?
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EDGEMAN
Is it better to "hold pat" with the current deadwood, or add three more?
Adding three more programs you really don't want to waste your time playing, while you get fewer chances to play Clemson, F$U and now Miami. Ugh! Guess that's the real question.
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tarheelblue
SMU seems to care a lot about football.
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EDGEMAN
But they had fewer fans in the stands than anyone in the ACC last year.
That's not good. Think of SMU as another Miami, but without the swagger and premature backulation.
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VTNSC
Well if ACC teams come down then maybe there will be more interest.
Clemson , F$U, maybe even VT Ya just don’t know.