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Texas opting for the ACC over the B1G seems highly unlikely...


As the president of one of the preeminent research universities in the world (check out the UT medical research $$), the ACC would be a distant #2 behind the B1G. The ACC has its share of research-oriented schools (minus one with departure of Maryland), but it also has FSU, Cuse, Louisville, and other schools that fall short of B1G-calibre R&D.

Also, UT would like to lure students from all over, but how many can it lure from the southeast, where public universities are already affordable? The B1G midwest/northeast footprint is probably a far richer source of students.

Lastly, I doubt UT wants to put itself in a position where Wake Forest shares equal revenue with UT. Maybe the ACC could bend on that aspect (and they should).

I just don't see small picture factors like what 'ESPN wants' dictating here. UT clearly thinks in the long term, and in the long term, the B1G seems better for UT as a university.

That said, I am in favor of the ACC making whatever concessions that are necessary to nab UT: scheduling, unequal revenue sharing, taking whatever additional schools UT wants to tag along etc. Anything. That is one advantage we have over the B1G: the B1G may not want TTU, or TCU, et. al.

(In response to this post by HOO86)

Posted: 09/30/2016 at 11:02AM


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  Anyone think Texas and ACC are talking right now? ** -- VT ChemE 1986 09/29/2016 6:31PM
  Spent few hrs sitting next to big time Tx alum $ giver -- HOKIEGOBBLE 09/30/2016 7:55PM
  I'll add one more very important point -- CobbCountyHokie 09/30/2016 12:22PM
  But Texas in ACC = death of B12 -- BigCrumpy 09/30/2016 3:16PM
  IF they are talking to other conferences -- Calamitous 09/30/2016 12:07PM
  IMO Texas has always had a Pac whatever bias -- BigCrumpy 09/30/2016 3:19PM
  Could you provide one factual reason to leads you to this belief? ** -- marcbvtgm 10/02/2016 7:02PM
  It doesn't show up in the record. -- HOO86 09/30/2016 4:45PM
  I think Texas has 2 options and neither of them are spelled SEC -- CobbCountyHokie 09/30/2016 09:22AM
  Texas will take the best offer.. -- Old Line Hokie 09/30/2016 3:18PM
  If the SEC ended up looking like this -- VTHokie2000 09/30/2016 3:56PM
  TCU won WAC and MWC that much with very few watching. -- HOO86 09/30/2016 3:43PM
  There's a simple solution. Keep the LHN for Texas home games... -- chuckd4vt 09/30/2016 11:30AM
  I am not a Liberty Law Grad...but I'll respond -- CobbCountyHokie 09/30/2016 12:17PM
  ESPN could keep it as an ACC Network for Texas -- HOO86 09/30/2016 2:01PM
  If the LHN goes down in flames, then Texas will just use "Remember the LHN" -- VTHokie2000 09/30/2016 1:57PM
  Agreed. LHN owns tier 3 home games, everything else is up for grabs. -- chuckd4vt 09/30/2016 1:32PM
  Would BTN feel the same about losing conference games -- daveinop 09/30/2016 9:15PM
  Re: Agreed. LHN owns tier 3 home games, everything else is up for grabs. -- SoCloseHokie 09/30/2016 1:52PM
  Texas may come to the ACC. Not as confident with Oklahoma. -- HOO86 09/30/2016 09:51AM
  Just look who is being cryptic on expansion and following texas lead -- Mercury 09/30/2016 12:11PM
  Texas opting for the ACC over the B1G seems highly unlikely... -- lawhokie 09/30/2016 11:02AM
  No no no no -- Chicago Maroon 09/30/2016 12:34PM
  Plus, no one else is likely to offer any concessions... -- Mr. Touchdown 10/03/2016 2:17PM
  Spot on! ** -- Calamitous 09/30/2016 2:22PM
  Rephrase Texas taking ACC over Pac 12 is unlikely ** -- BigCrumpy 09/30/2016 11:33AM
  Re: Texas opting for the ACC over the B1G seems highly unlikely... -- SoCloseHokie 09/30/2016 11:05AM
  Re: Texas may come to the ACC. Not as confident with Oklahoma. -- SoCloseHokie 09/30/2016 10:01AM
  Isn't happening. Buy a map. -- chuckd4vt 09/30/2016 12:32AM
  They would bring others, map solved, Fox has B1G and PAC, ESPN wants Texas -- Stech 09/30/2016 07:37AM
  Not entirely accurate -- ren_hoek 09/30/2016 06:51AM
  Everyone needs to read the post..very revealing on a key factor in CRA, -- Stech 09/30/2016 07:23AM
  Texas football has games scheduled THIS YR on ABC, ESPN, LHN, FS1, and Fox. -- chuckd4vt 09/30/2016 11:36AM
  ABC, ESPN, and LHN are the same thing! Fox/FS1 -- CobbCountyHokie 09/30/2016 12:28PM
  LHN contract is explicit -- HOO86 09/30/2016 12:05PM
  The network issue is an important point. -- HOO86 09/30/2016 10:31AM
  Re: Isn't happening. Buy a map. -- SoCloseHokie 09/30/2016 06:16AM
  PAC12 seems like a good spot for them. ** -- VT ChemE 1986 09/30/2016 12:55AM
  Re: Anyone think Texas and ACC are talking right now? -- Stech 09/29/2016 11:03PM
  About what? Any chance Texas joins? ** -- VT ChemE 1986 09/30/2016 12:53AM
  Re: About what? Any chance Texas joins? -- Stech 09/30/2016 07:25AM
  Re: About what? Any chance Texas joins? -- SoCloseHokie 09/30/2016 06:26AM
  I'm sure we would answer the phone, but still think.... -- EDGEMAN 09/29/2016 6:59PM
  Not about UTex coming to ACC. ** -- seekoHoG 09/29/2016 7:00PM

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