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Originally Posted by albionmoonlight
Well, a lot of people just sort of figured that if the SEC ever came calling for some combination of Clemson, Fla. St., Ga. Tech, and/or Miami, they would come running. This deal does not make that impossible, but it does give all of those schools reasons to strongly consider their options before bolting for the SEC. At a minimum, it certainly keeps the ACC from looking like a sinking ship right before a bunch of movement might happen.
Maybe it makes SEC expansion more likely with non-ACC schools like South Florida, Louisville, the Texas Schools, etc.
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I agree with much of that. I still think an SEC offer would be very difficult for FSU, Ga Tech or Miami to turn down. I'm not sure how in the mix Clemson is in the SEC shuffle. Part of the attractiveness of the SEC deal is the ability to negotiate your own local deals outside of the ACC contract. For example, Florida has a side deal with the Sunshine Network. As I understand it, the ACC deal prevents individual schools from doing the same.
But, I completely agree that this is a GREAT deal for the ACC and a pretty big step in the right direction for the conference.