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All five major conference commissioners privately
acknowledge that realignment isn't done. And the next logical evolution
will inevitably be a poaching of the ACC.
When will this
happen? That's the biggest question among athletic directors and TV
executives right now. No one knows the answer. But this much is certain
-- there's nothing that's happened in the last three years that suggests
that realignment will just stop. Will Jim Delany expand the Big Ten
this spring with North Carolina and Virginia? Will Mike Slive pull the
trigger first and nab N.C. State or Virginia Tech? Will the Big 12 make a
power play for Florida State or Clemson? Who makes the first move? Rest
assured that even the most deep-rooted ACC schools have contingency
plans in case the league gets poached.
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All five major conference commissioners privately
acknowledge that realignment isn't done. And the next logical evolution
will inevitably be a poaching of the ACC.
When will this
happen? That's the biggest question among athletic directors and TV
executives right now. No one knows the answer. But this much is certain
-- there's nothing that's happened in the last three years that suggests
that realignment will just stop. Will Jim Delany expand the Big Ten
this spring with North Carolina and Virginia? Will Mike Slive pull the
trigger first and nab N.C. State or Virginia Tech? Will the Big 12 make a
power play for Florida State or Clemson? Who makes the first move? Rest
assured that even the most deep-rooted ACC schools have contingency
plans in case the league gets poached.
Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketbal l/news/20130314/acc-madison-square-garden/#ixzz2NZ wBgdFG