Something I found interesting about the ACC is the importance of academics

and the need to compare themselves with the Ivy League. At least a handful of ACC school has some sort of "Ivy" title.

UNC - Public Ivy
UVA - Public Ivy
GT - Worthy Runner-up in Public Ivy
Pitt - Worthy Runner-up in Public Ivy
BC - Hidden Ivy
Duke - Hidden Ivy and Southern Ivy
Wake - Hidden Ivy

If the core of the ACC mantra is academics and a design to be on par with the Ivy League, then it at least raises the possibility that the ACC (at least at one time) may have been willing to sacrifice athletic success in order to stay true to academic success (aka maintain Ivy League standards).

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Posted: 04/10/2017 at 4:34PM

Assuming -- SoCloseHokie 04/10/2017 2:32PM

GT was VERY close to leaving along with MD -- 133193Hokie 04/11/2017 09:43AM

BTW -- SoCloseHokie 04/10/2017 3:16PM

You and chuck need to trade email addresses and argue offline. -- Will Stewart

04/10/2017 2:49PM

No thanks. Dude already wigs me out a little bit. -- chuckd4vt 04/10/2017 3:29PM

Re: No thanks. Dude already wigs me out a little bit. -- SoCloseHokie 04/11/2017 06:36AM

Re: You and chuck need to trade email addresses and argue offline. -- SoCloseHokie 04/10/2017 2:58PM

FWIW there were reports that both Clemson and FSU were -- VTHokie2000 04/10/2017 3:49PM

Re: FWIW there were reports that both Clemson and FSU were -- SoCloseHokie 04/11/2017 06:44AM

I never said Clemson and FSU were playing hardball with ND. -- VTHokie2000 04/11/2017 11:34AM

Re: I never said Clemson and FSU were playing hardball with ND. -- SoCloseHokie 04/11/2017 1:13PM

I don't disagree, but you have to keep the current bylaws in mind. -- VTHokie2000 04/11/2017 1:31PM

Also ..... -- SoCloseHokie 04/11/2017 07:17AM

ND wants status quo forever ** -- TerryD 04/11/2017 08:06AM

I have heard that for years -- SoCloseHokie 04/11/2017 08:17AM

Agreed. -- chuckd4vt 04/10/2017 4:10PM

Re: Agreed. -- SoCloseHokie 04/11/2017 06:54AM

Something I found interesting about the ACC is the importance of academics -- VTHokie2000 04/10/2017 4:34PM

The ACC and their ridiculous obsession with private universities -- I85Hokie 04/11/2017 11:58AM

I am not thrilled about the ACC having so many private universities -- VTHokie2000 04/11/2017 12:11PM

Something I found interesting about the ACC is the importance of academics

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