(02-21-2021 11:33 AM)schmolik Wrote:  

(02-21-2021 11:19 AM)GE and MTS Wrote:  

(02-21-2021 09:01 AM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  NC St will not be permitted to leave unless UNC gets to go somewhere too. They are part of the same system and while NC St is the land grant, Chapel Hill is the flagship.

Unlike other states, where the flagship is obligated to look after the other state schools with big time athletics, UNC seems more concerned about caring for the rival, private school Duke.

UNC and Duke end up in the SEC while NC State ends up in Bug Ten in JRsec's proposal so they are taken care of.

I've said before that I think NC State could thrive if out from under the ACC core's shadow. They have a lot of positives going for themselves but whether self inflicted or not, they haven't capitalized on their potential.

UNC and Duke seem more like Big Ten schools while NC State seems like more of an SEC school. There were rumors that the Big Ten was courting UNC before the GOR was signed. The only way Carolina goes to the SEC over the cash is if they get way more cash. If it weren't for the fact that Jim Delany (UNC alum) isn't the commissioner, it would easily be a slam dunk. North Carolina and Duke (and Virginia) won't want to associate with the Mississippi schools unless someone gives them millions of dollars to do so. Now NC State is a different story. This would be the way for NC State to escape the Carolina/Duke shadow and the three North Carolina schools to associate with the schools that fit their academic profiles.

Yeah sure, UNC's Cunningham had discussions with Slive when Maryland departed. He wanted to know if the SEC had a place for UNC and Duke if the worst happened to the ACC. Note: He didn't mention a spot for NCSt. And he was fully aware of his alumni's desires after their donors had been polled and overwhelmingly preferred the SEC. But what ever slop allows you to still arrogantly put down the Mississippi schools. Sorry reality doesn't fit your narrative.