Conference Realignment Board

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It would be interesting to know if ESPN has an order.

I would think that ESPN would put highest value on the big football brands like FSU, Miami, Clemson, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame. I realize ND isn't in the league but on the schedule. I also think they would put value on the big men's basketball brands like Duke, UNC, Syracuse, and Louisville.

Outside of that the ACC puts value on the academic heavyweights and on members that help the league enter expanded markets like Boston College, Pitt, and Georgia Tech. Then NC State, UVA, and Wake Forest get to tag along because they are friends of UNC and protected by UNC. UVA helps with the academic part and at winning at olympic sports others don't care as much as we do about. We like talking about the Director's Cup, but I'd like a better football team. Working on it.

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Posted: 01/11/2017 at 8:47PM

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How about that ACC football?!?!?! ** -- Stech 01/10/2017 12:24AM

Dabo Swinney: "You don't want to play a team from this conference." -- HOO86 01/10/2017 6:38PM

Obligatory rivalry jab** -- BROman Hokie 01/11/2017 12:49PM

Well, yes UVA is one people probably want to play. -- HOO86 01/11/2017 8:26PM

Hoos just got the (2020?) Chick Filet game against UGA -- EDGEMAN 01/12/2017 11:56AM

Ford is bringing the Bronco back in 2020. Coincidence? ** -- EDGEMAN 01/14/2017 5:44PM

Leave it to UVA to follow an exciting UGA announcement with crap. -- HOO86 01/12/2017 5:59PM

VT has 4 games with Maryland, 2026-29. -- gman86 01/13/2017 11:21AM

With the ACC requirement for 1 P5 game, I bet we'll see more B1G too. -- HOO86 01/13/2017 11:53AM

Might help recruit that area...having a game there? ** -- Stech 01/13/2017 07:34AM

I'd like to restore the Navy series for that. -- HOO86 01/13/2017 11:09AM

Well, we have a 2 game series with Rutgers in 2023 & 2024. -- RJHokie 01/12/2017 6:14PM

Wow! Atlanta must like these ACC v SEC matchups. -- HOO86 01/12/2017 12:28PM

UGA is pulling a top 5 recruiting class (will be true seniors in 2020) ** -- Colonel Jessup 01/13/2017 12:48PM

That CFA bowl at the end of the 98 season was epic -- I85Hokie 01/13/2017 08:57AM

Just a request but could we keep the rivalry off this board (especially -- dallasvt 01/11/2017 11:47AM

Yep. Hoo is da man. ** -- IB4TECH 01/12/2017 5:15PM

That's fair ** -- BROman Hokie 01/11/2017 12:48PM

It's come a long way since Clemson won the last time. -- HOO86 01/10/2017 1:50PM

9 Bowl/Playoff wins and 2 out of 3 Playoff Championships... -- Stech 01/10/2017 12:41AM

Empire State Building lit up in Clemson colors. -- HOO86 01/10/2017 2:15PM

Been impressive, now go to ND and say we don't -- goldendomer 01/10/2017 01:28AM

Domer, are you saying you would like to belong in the ACC? or is it TIC? ** -- moonda 01/12/2017 08:42AM

What I am saying if our admin is content with being mediocre -- goldendomer 01/12/2017 09:50AM

Do you still think ND values independence over winning? -- daveinop 01/13/2017 09:45AM

Coming off a poor year just makes our -- goldendomer 01/13/2017 10:01AM

Seems to me that joining the ACC would help ND football -- VT ChemE 1986 01/12/2017 2:33PM

Then when we get to 16 teams including ND we somehow need to convince -- IV_Hokie12 01/10/2017 09:54AM

Huh? ** -- chuckd4vt 01/11/2017 1:34PM

Why not UVA, GT, possibly UNC and Picture? all have pitifall -- anotherdamnyankeehokie 01/11/2017 09:52AM

Whenever I hear this kind of talk I cringe... it's a little Too Louisville -- obxhokies 01/11/2017 09:07AM

Goodness gracious, can't we get past this thinking from 20-30 yrs ago? -- chuckd4vt 01/11/2017 1:33PM

How loyal has the ACC been to VT thus far? Define loyalty. -- seekoHoG 01/12/2017 12:16PM

Maybe if they didn't have human trash coaching their main rev sports. -- reestuart 01/12/2017 12:09PM

That's probably my biggest "beef" with WF -- EDGEMAN 01/12/2017 05:43AM

Not to mention, in the world of integrity... -- Calamitous 01/12/2017 6:50PM

I agree about WF, but I still hate Louisville. ** -- Mr. Touchdown 01/11/2017 2:35PM

Not about hating Louisville--- it's about... -- obxhokies 01/11/2017 3:02PM

There's no difference between SEC and ACC. See UNC, UM, UofL, Clemson, FSU, -- chuckd4vt 01/12/2017 10:52AM

In what sense??? I'm looking all the way back to the initial break up -- obxhokies 01/12/2017 5:03PM

Those ACC schools have prioritized atheltics at the expense of academic -- chuckd4vt 01/12/2017 6:38PM

Ahhh--- I see where you are coming from -- obxhokies 01/13/2017 01:12AM

Not that the ACC should kick any member out... -- Calamitous 01/11/2017 1:05PM

It would be interesting to know if ESPN has an order. -- HOO86 01/11/2017 8:47PM

If ESPN is rating/paying for them it is about football. Inferiority complex -- Stech 01/12/2017 07:35AM

That's up to Whit Babcock, Tim Sands and current coaches... -- Calamitous 01/12/2017 1:34PM

I will say this when Swofford is done with the TV deals and more expansion -- Stech 01/12/2017 7:16PM

Someone like Mike Aresco would be good for the ACC. -- HOO86 01/12/2017 7:45PM

Didn't think about age with Aresco. He was a great candidate in my mind. ** -- Calamitous 01/12/2017 9:45PM

I think his model resume is the right one. There should be others like him ** -- HOO86 01/13/2017 2:32PM

Don't know that Louisville appreciated that highly -- wwhokie1 01/11/2017 5:32PM

Looks about right lol ** -- obxhokies 01/11/2017 3:03PM

What? If that's truly the ACC's pecking order, they're delusional. -- chuckd4vt 01/11/2017 1:29PM

The honest mistake that most make in looking at Conference Realignment is -- obxhokies 01/11/2017 3:11PM

Nope. Mistake is not making it a bigger factor. Fball's 80% of the money. -- chuckd4vt 01/11/2017 3:48PM

I agree. It just not what really happens. We tend to think -- obxhokies 01/11/2017 4:11PM

It would be interesting to know if ESPN has an order.

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