North Carolina will be rocking these American flag helmets this weekend against Idaho...

Georgia Tech back-up QB Synjyn Days tweeted out a picture on Wednesday of what appears to be a new helmet for their season opener against Virginia Tech on Labor Day next Monday with the words...

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“New Helmets…Lets Get It 9/3"

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Check it out...

Pretty cool.

According to a Brett McMurphy report, the SEC is adding a 10th bowl tie-in - The Independence Bowl (né Poulan Weed-Eater Independence Bowl). It will have an SEC team against an ACC team in 2012 and 2013.

According to an ESPN source, UConn president Susan Herbst is aggressively pursuing a move to the ACC. Herbst said...

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that although UConn was "a proud charter member of the Big East" the school was staying "actively involved in discussions with our counterparts from around the country to ensure the successful long-term future of our university's athletic program."

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The article goes on to say that...

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"Both Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and North Carolina coach Roy Williams have told ESPN.com that they would endorse the ACC expanding to 16 teams comprised of two eight-team divisions."

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The ACC has announced Sunday morning that they have accepted Pittsburgh and Syracuse as new members of the conference. When the move will happen is still unknown. Pitt chancellor Mark Nordenberg said...

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"I would think that in the weeks ahead everyone will be looking at the transition period and trying to determine whether the 27-month notice period really serves everyone's best interest or whether there should be some modification to it,"..."It was important to us that commissioner Swofford made clear right from the start the ACC would be comfortable with waiting for that period of time if that is the way that things unfold."

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ACC commissioner John Swofford said...

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"We're very comfortable with this 14,"..."The only thing I would add to that is we are not philosophically opposed to 16. But for now we're very pleased with this 14. We think it's an excellent group."

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That happened pretty fast, eh?