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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]According to various news sources, many ACC teams have investigated exit options from that league in order to join the SEC or the Big Ten. Teams most interested in exiting the ACC are rumored to be Clemson, FSU, & the University of Miami.

The Big Ten has big eyes on Georgia Tech in order to get into the Atlanta area market.

The ACC contract exit penalties are too high. The ACC will have to dissolve before teams can afford to leave the conference.[/quote]

The ACC teams gave their TV rights to the league through 2036. Unless they find a way to get them back, they aren't going anywhere. Clemson needs to exit while they still can, but the only expansion round where they SEC added another school in a state with an SEC school was Texas, and SC is not as big as Texas and Clemson does not generate the revenue that Texas does. They aren't a math for the Big10 academically and their TV market isn't worth the headache. I would expect the Big10 to go for Miami, UVA, UNC, and GT and the SEC to grab VT and NC State if the conference dissolves  [/quote]

This is outdated thinking.

TV is shifting to streaming and ND, Clemson, Oregon, TCU and FSU (In that order) are the only teams in the top 25 not in the SEC or BIG.

In terms of academics, ND is clearly a great school. But FSU and Clemson both have lower acceptance rates (i.e., more competitive to get into) than Ohio State, Ill, Wisc, Rutgers, Purdue, Minn,  Nebr, Mich St, Indiana, PSU, and Iowa. TCU would be middle of the pack. Oregon's acceptance rate is much higher than those 4 schools.

Ga Tech is great school but the athletic department is a disaster.

https://www.postandcourier.com/greenville/clemson-news/clemson-received-record-applications-fewer-are-getting-in-this-fall/article_be598cba-ce5b-11ed-a594-2f61ca61663e.html

https://news.fsu.edu/news/students-campus-life/2023/02/15/fsu-admits-stellar-incoming-class-as-academic-reputation-continues-to-rise/

https://www.fromtherumbleseat.com/2022/10/27/23426754/engineering-a-program-the-main-bits

https://medium.com/run-it-back-with-zach/which-college-football-programs-were-the-most-watched-in-2022-94eca4f6acbd[/quote]

(OP here)

Thank you for contributing the web links below. Great resources.[/quote]

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