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I don't really know how "in-play" NC State is, but there is a large contingent, at least on the internet (and we know how much that means) that is hopeful that an SEC invite is coming. The only reason seems to be the same one as A&M's--to get away from the dominant program in the conference who seems to have all power and control over affairs in the league. (You have no idea the hate that John Swofford gets simply because he was previously AD at Carolina before becoming ACC commissioner.) The really deluded ones seem to think that the SEC would be stupid to not invite us, even if it's only a "process of elimination" rationalization typically along the lines of, "sure UNC's the bigger name, but they're already the big fish and they couldn't handle not being the center of attention anymore, and since North Carolina's got a big population and it doesn't have a school in the league, there's no chance they're inviting Duke or Wake, so that leaves us!"
*sigh* What's mildly disturbing is there is something of a point to all this. Last year, I thought the ACC was reasonably sturdy and could withstand outside threats, but I'm not as sure about that this time around. It's going to be any port in a storm and right now I'm hoping State is in one of the bigger ones after it all blows over.
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