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Originally Posted by Passacaglia
Why FSU and Clemson, and not Miami and VT?
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Originally Posted by bronconick
Florida State is still considered a "King" program in college football. Miami's close, but they've got restrictions they can't get past currently (don't own their own stadium, average about 35k per home game that doesn't involve FSU) and have a massive NCAA scandal waiting on deck.
Virginia Tech creates political issues in the state of Virginia. VT was also very outspoken in how not-interested they were in the SEC or moving anywhere in general. They also don't have the direct issue of a SEC in-state rival making 8 digits more a year then them.
Obviously, there's no guarantee any of this will happen. It does sound like the Big XII is trying to go for a home run rather than just jump back to 12 with Louisville and BYU like people were thinking earlier.
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Bronconick covers it although I don't think Miami will ever be considered a king football program again for any extended period of time. The landscape of college football has changed and Miami just doesn't have the money, facilities, fan support, or the donor support of the schools that would be considered the "kings" of college football.
Combine those things with the baggage they come with and they aren't anywhere near as attractive as a program as they were just a few years ago. Unless the ACC completely implodes they're probably going to be there for a long time.