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Before Maryland bolted...


they along with FSU objected to the increased exit fee. I think FSU's reason was the lack of football first school additions to the ACC and lack of southern additions (they weren't excited about the northeastern additions). It seemed at the time that the ACC and the media were focusing totally on FSU's (which makes sense since they're a major football power) objection, not Maryland's. John Swofford should've known at that moment things weren't right between UMCP and the ACC. I just remember the "insiders" thinking FSU wasn't happy with the ACC and might be looking for a new home (mainly the Big 12 at that time). There were lots of rumors during that period. Clemson, FSU, and Miami to the Big 12 and Georgia Tech, UNC, and UVA to the Big 10.

I agree that Corrigan tried to get Joe Paterno to move Penn State to the ACC. I think Penn State would've joined the ACC in 2004 had they remained a football independent or joined the Big East. Maybe Corrigan should've also added Rutgers, Pitt, or some other northeastern school at the time to make the ACC look less southern to Joe Pa?


I think the yankee-south thing is pretty much past history. Just look at the CAA, A-10 and other conferences that have members along the east coast now. I've watch the state of Virginia lose a lot of its southern identity the past few decades. The same is occurring in north Florida and North Carolina, just not as fast a rate of change. Plus every ACC school is loaded with undergraduate and graduate students from the northeast. It's been that way since the 1960's.

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Posted: 07/21/2018 at 2:57PM



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