(07-17-2017 10:20 AM)MplsBison Wrote:  I'll say it again, so that the set in stone truth can be repeated for posterity:

the Big Ten and the SEC will blackball any kind of change to NCAA rules that would enable ACC to adjust its divisional alignment such that it would become attractive for Notre Dame to become a full member. They will sell out to stop that, whether that's allowing divisionless (already killed that, last time) or whether that would be allowing more than two divisions .... whatever they perceive as moving the ACC in a helpful direction towards such an end.


When Swofford retires, he will do so without having achieved his dream of getting ND into the conf full-time in football. I think he accepts that.

I can't speak to what the B1G would do, but there are schools within the SEC that an appeal for going divisionless could be made to:

Auburn- historically an SEC East school
MS schools- moved away from the AL schools should the SEC expand west
Bama- would maintain UT game while adding more regular visits to GA and FL

I don't think the SEC is fundamentally against the ACC, but isn't interested in giving the B12 the tools needed to strengthen itself from raids.