The problem is that the ACC is being dominated by a handful of schools at the top that have wandering eyes and are more than ready fuck over everybody else when the time arises. Why beg our way into a situation like that for pennies on the dollar, especially if the kids will be at a major disadvantage because they will have to travel across the country for 90% of the games, while the other schools only have to do so 10-20% of the time. It would be different if the ACC were actively trying to save itself by aggressively expanding...but they are not. It is a euthanasia conference right now. Until they get serious about preserving their own future...it just ain't worth it.
Running to the ACC is about maintaining the level of competition and national visibility, not the short term money.
The problem is that the ACC is being dominated by a handful of schools at the top that have wandering eyes and are more than ready fuck over everybody else when the time arises. Why beg our way into a situation like that for pennies on the dollar, especially if the kids will be at a major disadvantage because they will have to travel across the country for 90% of the games, while the other schools only have to do so 10-20% of the time. It would be different if the ACC were actively trying to save itself by aggressively expanding...but they are not. It is a euthanasia conference right now. Until they get serious about preserving their own future...it just ain't worth it.