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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The discussion above focused on the academic stature of these schools is beside the point.  It's all about the Football media market.  The ACC has added the Bay Area and Dallas media markets, which should boost their TV contracts.  I think that's the point.  Increased revenue from football will help preserve all the olympic (non-rev) sports.  It comes at a cost for the athletes that have to travel.  Note however, that not all sports compete against every conference opponents as it is.  Look at PITT's soccer schedule; they play about half their games out of conference as it is.  There will be more travel (particularly for the teams out West) [b]but every ACC team is not flying to CA to play CAL and Stanford in every sport.[/b] [/quote]

Yes, they pretty much will be. Any sport that a school participates in will be flying out to CA at least once a year to play the two teams. And think about all of the trips the Cal and Stanford teams will be making east, probably 4-5 per year per team.  Brutal.[/quote]

First poster is likely correct, the ACC teams already do not play all other ACC teams in any given season.  Them travel will be crazy for the CA teams though.[/quote]

They are working on this.  There are plans to play some games (non-football, basketball) at SMU so that the Cali teams and the east coast teams do not have the full travel.  Yes each team will have one Cali trip.  The reaction from each team going to Cali will be -- this is the greatest thing ever.  [b]They would kill to go to Cali on a school sanctioned trip.[/b]  Down to the last field hockey player.  But it should just be one a year per team.  cali teams will likely have to come east twice.  They will play SMU and ND.  Also some games at SMU.  This is very doable.[/quote]

Cal joined, not UCSD or UCLA [/quote]

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