Assuming the ACC went North-South (with the line at the VA-NC border)

and schools were willing to sacrifice annual rivalries, then it would make schedule rotations very simple to establish.

North teams
Play 1 NC school every year and 1 team from Clemson/GT or FL school (flip flopping between the 2)

South teams
Rotate between the 4 natural pairings (VA school, Pitt/Navy, Syracuse/BC, or Notre Dame/L'ville)

By establishing something like this, then the ACC can balance out where schools play their cross-division games. It would eliminate the possibility of a team playing 2 schools from the same region or state and then have to wait 6 years before playing in that region or state again.

In response to this post by hokieone

Posted: 05/06/2016 at 10:27AM

Would you be happy in a 16 team ACC, with ND & Navy -- Victor Tango 05/06/2016 10:05AM

Don't want Navy because they bring nothing and will be noncompetitive ** -- 133743Hokie 05/08/2016 1:07PM

Disagree. I think Navy brings the DC market to a new level. -- DallasHokie98 05/10/2016 08:42AM

IF ND came in, but wanted Navy, I'd be good with that. ** -- Atlee Hokie 05/10/2016 12:19AM

I really hope ACC goes to 20 and gives each team 4 regional yearly rivals! ** -- jesuisvtguy 05/06/2016 7:21PM

Sweet Baby Jesus please divorce us from Boston "Milquetoast" College -- Chicago Maroon 05/06/2016 2:25PM

Would be OK w/ it. Would rather have ND and WVU. ** -- chuckd4vt 05/06/2016 1:46PM

Would be OK w/ it. Would rather have ND and WVU. ** -- chuckd4vt 05/06/2016 1:28PM

If ACC expands they should have 3 divisions, North, South and VT ** -- BigCrumpy 05/06/2016 12:36PM

YES -- BigCrumpy 05/06/2016 12:23PM

If ND comes in for football, I think most people would take an all sports -- hokiesrule98 05/06/2016 12:16PM

I could see a scenario where people may be okay with 15 -- VTHokie2000 05/06/2016 12:24PM

If it took Navy to get ND full time, sure, otherwise no Navy. ** -- cincyhokie 05/06/2016 11:01AM

If ACC to 16 teams, must have pods -- Colby_VT 05/06/2016 10:26AM

If the ACC has 4 divisions (aka pods) then it runs a greater -- VTHokie2000 05/06/2016 10:34AM

Not how it works. The 4 pods are divided into 2 divisions each season. ** -- chuckd4vt 05/08/2016 5:42PM

The OP was suggesting that the ACC wouldn't need divisions -- VTHokie2000 05/08/2016 8:56PM

No -- HokieGuy 05/06/2016 10:20AM

For my personal preference, no, not happy. -- Roanokie 05/06/2016 10:16AM

I don't think two 8 team divisions favor a permanent rival -- hokieone 05/06/2016 10:13AM

Assuming the ACC went North-South (with the line at the VA-NC border) -- VTHokie2000 05/06/2016 10:27AM

That would be awful for the North half ** -- 133743Hokie 05/08/2016 1:09PM

The northern schools and their fans have to decide what is important -- VTHokie2000 05/08/2016 8:38PM

Deleted...double post** -- hokieone 05/06/2016 10:16AM

I don't disagree with what you are saying (about the protected game) -- VTHokie2000 05/06/2016 10:16AM

I just think we are tying our hands -- hokieone 05/06/2016 10:24AM

Oh I agree the protected cross-division game isn't the best model. -- VTHokie2000 05/06/2016 10:30AM

If the ACC expanded with Notre Dame (full member) and Navy -- VTHokie2000 05/06/2016 10:11AM

Deleted post - replied to the wrong post.** -- Chicago Maroon 05/06/2016 2:26PM

Assuming the ACC went North-South (with the line at the VA-NC border)

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