Yeah, the ACC is finished as we know it, just a matter of time.
The question is really how many schools to the B1G and SEC poach.
FSU, Clemson for football.
UNC for its all-around flagship brand.
Maybe UVA for academic prestige and history?
I have a hard time seeing any others go anytime soon as targets. No, sorry, I love Hokies football but I just don’t see them as a huge target for the SEC. Same with NC State. The Hurricanes? If the B1G grabs FSU, they are redundant. And if the SEC grabs FSU, Miami will not be enough for the B1G to be serious about Florida.
Everyone will start constructing their pie in the sky scenarios where Louisville and Syracuse and the like seem to “matter” - but they don’t.
The B1G and SEC will grab the very top schools and only the very top schools because they aren’t looking for mouths to feed…and then we will have our two division format…the big dogs with more seats and then a few seats for the remaining Big 12/ACC level…which will still be great fun and still have some access to the playoffs but will be clearly second class.
I mean, we are already there, it’s just that the prestige ACC schools (FSU, Clemson, UNC and imo UVA) are gonna get life preservers to the top level like USC, UCLA, UO and UW.