I always thought that a large percentage of their fan base was not in favor of joining the ACC. This article is the opinion of just one writer and makes some good points, but they're not new points. Putting them in the Coastal division and assigning BC as their annual crossover makes sense.
When talking about their independence, it should include an *. How independent is someone when they have to play 5 ACC games a year? That's 3 games from a full conference schedule, plus the 13th data point the article mentions.