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Originally Posted by tarcone
It sounds like the ACC will be dead if expansion comes again.
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I think the only thing that could possibly kill the ACC is if the Big Ten decided to invite UNC, Duke, and UVA (who are all excellent academic fits, in new markets, that have strong athletic departments) AND the SEC invited NC State and Virginia Tech at the same time. Otherwise, the two Virginia schools are married indefinitely and the four North Carolina schools will stick together (I think Duke, UNC, and NC State could care less about Wake Forest, but they are a reliable ally while in the ACC).
Still, even if both of those things occurred, I'm not sure that Duke and UNC would want to leave center stage in the ACC for the Big Ten. And, realistically, if the Big East kept its BCS bid with only WVU, Pitt, Syracuse, and Rutgers, the ACC will certainly keep its bid with the two Virginia schools, the four NC schools, and some backfill (not that all the other schools would/could leave, but those six are certainly a very strong foundation for an all-sports league).