is the endgame for the ACC really that bad off? Even if they lose all their prestige schools, the remaining schools would own the Orange Bowl and have an ok TV deal and a guaranteed contract bowl spot for 12 years. We'd essentially have the Big 4, Midsize 1 and Little 5.
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Originally Posted by TheMoreYouKnow
I don't think GT would be a wise move at all. On the surface it doesn't look like a bad move, acceptable football/basketball, major metropolitan area, good academics. But then they would basically be the Boston College of the Big Ten, no rival, culturally miles apart even from Maryland, geographically isolated, their fans would hate it with such intensity that you'd think the Big Ten is Sherman's advancing army.
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Yes to this all day. The east coast additions were sort of acceptable because the geography still worked at the end of the day... these were contiguous regions with a lot of B1G alumni and the two schools were good cultural fits as large land grant schools. The idea of continuing down the coast with UNC (or Notre Dame) as the ultimate prize is compelling in that regard, so rumors linking the B1G to the Virginia schools make sense. But Georgia Tech? That's just nonsense.