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Originally Posted by PIMking
The ACC is about to fall into Big East land here soon.
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Yep, the writing is really on the wall, it's 4 conferences that are going to run this, and even the Big 12 needs to be careful as they are heavily reliant on Texas. Pretty much all of the major assets are either spoken for or on the move, it's time to find a dance partner if you're someone like UNC or Duke. There are a few programs out there that will be interesting to watch, Miami, FSU, Va Tech and BC all bring something to the table, but don't seem to have been targeted (or possibly are trying to hold the ACC together). I think BC would be a good fit in the Big Ten.
One interesting element here is that the academic standing of schools seems to have been a major part of at least some of these moves. Maryland and Rutgers are desirable not just for their markets, which are obviously important, but because they are huge research schools.