re: GaTech to the Big Ten?

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Georgia Tech has always been mentioned as a potential target for the B1G, dating back to the 2012 rumor. Them being brought up again isn't too surprising, especially with research expenditures similar to Minnesota.

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If the B1G think they can compete with the SEC by adding GaTech, they are sadly missing the definition of a college football superconference.

It will if they majority of members vote to disband because they have landing spots lined up.

Miami is being rumored to be first team to test it out.

Not sure what incentive NCST, Duke, Wake, Louisville, Pitt, BC, Syracuse, VT have to agree to break up the conference

The Ivy League would have even more but none of that matters on the athletic field

2 of those teams (NCST/VT) are probably SEC bound depending on what happens with UNC/UVA.

Anyone North of DC is probably ending up in a new Big East.

Yep, I could see the schools getting left out of the latest round of expansion to combine with AAC schools. Oregon State, Washington State, and maybe Cal to MWC. Not sure what will happen to Stanford. Maybe PAC-12 combines with Big 12 and some schools don’t make the cut.

Right, but if they stick together, they aren’t doing anything until 2036

They won’t all find soft landing spaces, so if you’re Wake Forest, why agree to dismantle the grant of rights? It’s an easy pay day for you.

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Doesn’t the ACC have a huge buyout because they just signed a 10 year deal?

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Yes and yes.GT's athletic dept is also in horrible financial shape.

If and a big if here,they some jump they better hope the BIG let's em become fully vested members ASAP or some wealthy alumni step up...which they really haven't done in a couple of decades.

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Our leadership does not care about athletics

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Your leaders sound dumb

You are correct. But look at it from another perspective.

Lets say for for arguments you have they ACC little 7 ( Wake, Pitt, BC, Syracuse, Louisville and maybe GT/Duke). These are schools that would face severe hardships should the ACC break up, because its not really clear what landing spot they would end up with(Duke/GT would probably be taken due to academics or basketball, but these move are all due to football).

Then you have the rest (VT, NCST, UNC,UVA, FSU, MIA, and Clemson) that have pretty solid footing on a landing spot in either the SEC/BiG should they want them.

Now if you're UNC for example, a school that had a decent all around showing in several sports (MBB, baseball, lacrosse, etc.)how much longer can you accept getting $40+ million less than the schools your compete against in the actual Big 2 conferences? The extra money Kentucky is getting will allow them to pay more for head coaches, assistant coaches, facilities, and recruits for basketball for instance which is a "peer" school to you in that so let. Just looks at the SEC, whose 3 doormats have all won CWS titles in the last 5 years.

If the rumors of $300 million in Exit fees to leave the ACC are true then ACC realignment will be paused. But every day, month, year closer to 2036 lowers that figure. And at some point AD's and Presidents are going to want the financial windfall from the Big 2 and they will bolt, regardless of whatever token resistance Wake or BC put up.