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VTHokie2000

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From the ACC's perspective, there is 1 major problem with your tweak


The UVA-UNC (aka the "South's Oldest Rivalry") is currently the longest continuous conference game played annually. The second longest is the SEC's Auburn-UGA (aka the "Deep South's Oldest Rivalry"). If the ACC is going to use a zipper model, then you can bet that UVA and UNC will end up in the same division because conference pride will prevent the disruption of the game as a conference and allow the SEC to claim the top spot.

In terms of "football schoools," the ACC would have 5 (Clemson, FSU, Miami, VT, and WVU), so it would be impossible for the ACC to have equal balance between the divisions. Also, it can't predict if/when a football power will go through a down cycle, so that becomes a moot point when creating the divisions. The SEC is a perfect example and it was able to have "balance" between the divisions based on brand recognition;

12 member SEC
East: UF, UGA, and UT
West: 'Bama, Auburn, and LSU

I excluded Arkansas because at that time Arkansas was known more for its basketball than its football.
Now the balance is slightly off with TAMU joining the West. If the SEC looks to expand to 16, then look for it to either add another brand program to the East or put itself in a position to move both AL schools to the East. Even then the balance may still be off with the East having 1-2 more brand programs (5 vs. 3 or 4).

(In response to this post by GetmBud)

Posted: 07/03/2018 at 3:03PM



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