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RDurr, for precisely the reverse reason, this time to save UVa. In short, you think that UVa would still be "in good shape in the ACC." That is assuming that VT leaving the ACC isn't part of a bigger exodus that rips up the ACC. In this case, I would suspect that Richmond wouldn't want UVa left in the dust of a BoD conference.

I think if at the end of the day if the ripple effect happens the remaining ACC schools and the Big East football schools end up merging one way or another for about a 14 team league. While not ideal for the teams that are left in both it is a softer landing that it could be and better than what Va Tech thought they were looking at if they were left behind in '04. The Big East ended up being fortunate that the schools they brought in after that ended up being decent at least. In this situation said schools may end up staying at the big boy table for the time being, especially since the Big 12 will be gone.

Although losing FSU would hurt, isn't that kind of an over-reaction? Some would say the ACC was a pretty damn good conference before FSU came along. Granted, times change, but they're not exactly the core team that we all revolve around.

Your view is myopic, Magoo.
Somehow, I don't think Jim Tatum, Jerry Claiborne or Bobby Ross would agree with you - and those are just Terp coaches. And "no one knew enough or was connected to the internet to laugh at the ACC"? What a naive remark. Do you really think that there weren't sophisticated football fans before the internet?

While some of what you say is true, keep this in mind: the SEC has won more national football championships the last 5 years than the ACC has ever - 4.5.

He's really not saying much there. The sec stance is that they have to get A&M in first to really deliberate on a 14th school.

It seams like all sides always have their party line, indicating that it is not happening. Then all of a sudden it happens.

The school changing conferences says "no offer". The Pres. says, "no discussions" with conference x.

All the negotiations are done behind the scenes. Then, in a span of like 5 minutes, the Pres. get's the call, the offer is made, it is accepted, and all parties are notified.

So I guess it means that the big conference shake-up may be happening, no matter what we hear to the contrary. But Monday is a real deadline

You left out the rest of the quote:

"And we will maintain for the long term, our ongoing relationships with Raycom sports, producers of the finest in crowd scene shots during games, as well as the best in standard definition transmission. Also, Bojangles, a fine restaurant chain which is thinking seriously of going national, by building their first restaurant outside of North Carolina by the year 2013."

Damn. Hope this doesn't happen.