[dabigv13]

Not awesome, if not a surprise.

On Thursday evening, UNC-CH Board of Trustees Chair David L Boliek Jr. confirmed he and vice chair John P. Preyer sent out a statement against expansion, citing numerous concerns -- including long-distance travel and an inability to address "the income disparity ACC members face."

"The strong majority of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Board of Trustees opposes the proposed expansion of the Atlantic Coast Conference to include Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, and Southern Methodist University," the statement read. "Although we respect the academic excellence and the athletic programs of those institutions, the travel distances for routine in-conference competitive play are too great for this arrangement to make sense for our student athletes, coaches, alumni and fans. Furthermore, the economics of this newly imagined transcontinental conference do not sufficiently address the income disparity ACC members face. Without ironclad assurances that the proposed expansion serves the interest of UNC-Chapel Hill, we believe it should be voted down."

The ultimate vote belongs to UNC Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...ources-say

Does NC State break with UNC or does the ACC dalliance die at tomorrow's meeting?

[dabigv13]

Not awesome, if not a surprise.

On Thursday evening, UNC-CH Board of Trustees Chair David L Boliek Jr. confirmed he and vice chair John P. Preyer sent out a statement against expansion, citing numerous concerns -- including long-distance travel and an inability to address "the income disparity ACC members face."

"The strong majority of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Board of Trustees opposes the proposed expansion of the Atlantic Coast Conference to include Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, and Southern Methodist University," the statement read. "Although we respect the academic excellence and the athletic programs of those institutions, the travel distances for routine in-conference competitive play are too great for this arrangement to make sense for our student athletes, coaches, alumni and fans. Furthermore, the economics of this newly imagined transcontinental conference do not sufficiently address the income disparity ACC members face. Without ironclad assurances that the proposed expansion serves the interest of UNC-Chapel Hill, we believe it should be voted down."

The ultimate vote belongs to UNC Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...ources-say

Does NC State break with UNC or does the ACC dalliance die at tomorrow's meeting?