A Big 10 and ACC Merger on the Horizon?
NoleThruandThru
My, my, what an interesting 24 hours! I’ve never been shy of my disdain for the ACC and it’s former commissioner but OU and Texas just opened the realignment floodgates again, so it’s time to dream a little.
FSU won’t be in the SEC, of that I’m confident. If the SEC poached from the ACC it would target UNC (may settle for
NC State) and Virginia (may settle for VT) to expand the footprint.
The GOR really complicates a lot of this but if the ACC is serious about keeping up with the SEC, it needs to be in contact with the Big Ten Conference right now. It seems as though the era of the Mega Conference/Super Conference (whatever you want to call it) is quickly approaching and in my mind, a B1G/ACC merger makes a lot of sense. The B1G will have to abandon its sanctimonious academic requirements to expand and a merger between the two conferences might also be what it takes to finally add in Notre Dame.
What remains to be seen with a merger like this is whether full inclusion happens or only the cream of the crop are included. Universities like Boston College and
Wake Forest could be on thin ice and if they’re left out, the AAC may become an option for the lower-tier schools. We’ll see how much academic standards and past alliances mean once all that money starts talking...
Can you imagine FSU traveling to Michigan or Wisconsin in November? It could become a reality…
Reacting to the craziness in college football realignment
www.tomahawknation.com
What does HROT think of this?