[jacket3ree]

You're right. My brain short circuited. Notre Dame is contractually obligated to join the ACC in football before any other conference. I don't know what this would cost, but press them on it. The ACC has bent over backward for these guys.  In or out?  If in, two 9-team divisions work nicely:

OG Division
UVA
VT - outlier but to be even
Wake
UNC
Duke
NCST
Clemson
Georgia Tech
FSU

Newbie Division
Pitt
Cuse
BC
ND
Louisville
Miami
Stanford
Cal
SMU

If out - need an 18th team. Plenty out there who would jump at a P4-ish spot. JMU, Tulane, Coastal, etc. Or let the teams that want out, out and start something new. Stanford, Cal, and Dallas could go back west where they belong.

[jacket3ree]

You're right. My brain short circuited. Notre Dame is contractually obligated to join the ACC in football before any other conference. I don't know what this would cost, but press them on it. The ACC has bent over backward for these guys.  In or out?  If in, two 9-team divisions work nicely:

OG Division
UVA
VT - outlier but to be even
Wake
UNC
Duke
NCST
Clemson
Georgia Tech
FSU

Newbie Division
Pitt
Cuse
BC
ND
Louisville
Miami
Stanford
Cal
SMU

If out - need an 18th team. Plenty out there who would jump at a P4-ish spot. JMU, Tulane, Coastal, etc. Or let the teams that want out, out and start something new. Stanford, Cal, and Dallas could go back west where they belong.