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chuckd4vt

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Yep. GT had money troubles and B1G was considering throwing it at them.


GT would have gone and the ACC cookie would have rather quickly crumbled. Not that the loss of GT itself was huge, but being taken out of DC and THEN Atlanta would have cut deeply. IMO, FSU, Clemson, and anybody else with a clue and options would have also jumped off of this sinking ship.

Deserter number 3 might very well have been Virginia to the B1G. Or it might have been VT to the SEC.

And BTW, this still somewhat mythical ACC Network would have been even more daunting a task for ESPN. Did you read about how difficult it was for the new ESPN President to get the thing approved by Disney? Imagine doing so with a big fat hole in the ACC's footprint. Imagine doing so without Atlanta or Georgia, both college football hotbeds.

Anybody suggesting it wasn't a possibility is using revisionist history here. it was a real possibility.

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Posted: 09/29/2016 at 1:14PM


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  Big 12 expansion article from The Oklahoman -- vtx1998 09/28/2016 08:29AM
  Holding out for Clemson & FSU? You misspelled "clueless". ** -- marcbvtgm 09/29/2016 08:18AM
  I think you give him too much credit -- UCHusky90 09/28/2016 11:33AM
  Holding out for Clemson/FSU is comical. That's as bad as the Dude of WV. ** -- HOO86 09/28/2016 11:32AM
  How soon we forget -- 33laszlo99 09/29/2016 09:38AM
  Re: Holding out for Clemson/FSU is comical. That's as bad as the Dude of WV. -- SoCloseHokie 09/29/2016 07:59AM
  Nope. Heard public quotes from both. -- chuckd4vt 09/28/2016 12:55PM
  I figured you would have ** -- VTArmy 09/28/2016 9:57PM
  Google is your friend. Look it up. ** -- chuckd4vt 09/29/2016 12:34AM
  Where do you come up with this stuff? -- Bashful Baron 09/28/2016 8:00PM
  Dabo Swinney was totally against Clemson considering Big XII. -- HOO86 09/28/2016 8:24PM
  Dont go against Chuck now... He's bad man ** -- SoCloseHokie 09/29/2016 10:17AM
  Re: Nope. Heard public quotes from both. -- SoCloseHokie 09/28/2016 2:06PM
  Yeah, but what does the Dud of WV have to say about it? -- Mr. Touchdown 09/28/2016 11:00AM
  Hard to say, he protected his tweets when the Big 12 went sideways. -- GoobyPls 09/28/2016 5:10PM
  There's a couple of schools in trouble, WVU isn't one of them. -- chuckd4vt 09/28/2016 12:57PM
  Yeah, I'm sure the folks at WVU are ecstatic with the possibilities. ** -- marcbvtgm 09/29/2016 08:27AM
  Re: There's a couple of schools in trouble, WVU isn't one of them. -- SoCloseHokie 09/28/2016 2:07PM
  Who is taking them? -- Mr. Touchdown 09/28/2016 2:00PM
  There will be some MAJOR collaboration w/ divvying up Big12. -- chuckd4vt 09/28/2016 3:18PM
  Re: There will be some MAJOR collaboration w/ divvying up Big12. -- 33laszlo99 09/29/2016 10:05AM
  The CFP playoff incl 4 CCGs could be a major factor -- East Cobb Hokie 09/29/2016 4:03PM
  Betta believe these P65 schools are working together. -- chuckd4vt 09/29/2016 5:14PM
  They've already determined there's more money in it to work together. -- chuckd4vt 09/29/2016 1:21PM
  I agree... -- Mr. Touchdown 09/29/2016 10:40AM
  Agree. Part of that will be placing CCG winners in CFP ** -- East Cobb Hokie 09/28/2016 3:54PM
  Only one way (IMO) ACC takes WVu -- East Cobb Hokie 09/28/2016 2:07PM
  Why would WVU be a condition for ND to join the ACC? ** -- marcbvtgm 09/29/2016 08:29AM
  It wouldn't per sea. ** -- East Cobb Hokie 09/29/2016 4:12PM
  Re: Why would WVU be a condition for ND to join the ACC? -- GreencastleHokie 09/29/2016 11:43AM

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