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chuckd4vt

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It's the job of leadership to cast a vision and make it a reality.


If the ACC can work Virginia Tech and Louisville into the fold, then WVU could have been added.

And, nearly everything that's happened with college expansion was once deemed unrealistic. heck, college networks were unrealistic, until the B1G went and did it. It was unrealistic for a single school to add a network, until Texas did it. It was unrealistic for ND to go to the ACC, until they did. Playoffs were unrealistic, until they happened. Paying of players was unrealistic, until they started getting financially compensated.

Howabout the ACC do SOMETHING different? Perhaps a contraction conversation should occur.

And about WVU. I know adding them as number 12 instead of BC wouldn't have made the ACC the equivalent of the B1G. But it sure dang woulda helped. I honestly feel the league would have been stronger and maintained a bigger market share within its footprint had it happened. At least the ACC would have had a footprint had that happened. the conference is spread too thin and I think the only REAL ACC region is Virginia and North Carolina.
WVU would have also simply sold tickets for a number of ACC schools. That indirectly adds to greater donation. Football seating is the biggest driver there, so those 6 opponents each year matters a bunch.

Again, I honestly feel it would have kept maryland in the mix. Remember, WVU was white hot about the time that contract was being negotiated. They had a good run of BCS appearances and wins.

(In response to this post by Colonel Jessup)

Posted: 04/12/2017 at 1:27PM



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