The Blue Board

Texas could go independent, but that is one of the least likely things they would do if the Big 12 were to unwind. Their options would make your head swim. You can bet that Notre Dame would be a big part of what would come next. But none of that is likely to ever happen. Texas' focus is on making the Big 12 the premier conference. Don't underestimate the advantage of a central time zone.

Bottom line is The ACC really sucked this year.
· The ACC was 0-9 against non-conference teams that finished in the AP Top 25.

· The ACC was 2-6 in bowls. (5th straight losing season.)

· The ACC was 0-2 in BCS bowls. (2-13 all-time).

· The ACC champ got disgraced 70-33 by the Big East champ (5-2, Big East).

· The ACC Coastal champ got beat by Big Ten Legends runner-up (not champ).

· The ACC finished last among the 6 BCS conferences in Sagarin rankings.Ever since the Atlantic Coast Conference expanded to 12 teams in 2005, it has aspired to be like the boss of the college football block, the Southeastern Conference.

Unfortunately, there is not much gridiron cred. On the actual field of play, the ACC remains well behind the SEC.The old stereotype is that the ACC simply cares more about basketball than football, even after bringing in Florida State in the early '90s and then Miami and Virginia Tech in '04. And that general league apathy toward football greatness yields mediocre results.The league’s record in BCS games has been well documented (2-13 all-time) but the simple truth of the matter is that those teams representing the ACC in those BCS games just simply haven’t been that good. The average ranking of the ACC champions heading into the title game is 14, and that’s calculated out of 6 games because the 2008 ACC champions were unranked. The combined record for ACC championship game participants is 88-24 in conference games, which is a 78.5% winning percentage, and averages out to a season record of 6-2. The records for combined winners and combined losers is the exact same at 44-12. What does this mean? It means that 6-2 is good enough to get you in the ACC title game with a 50/50 shot at a BCS game.We hear the jokes all the time about the Big East, but IMO the ACC is worse. The Big East is bad, but at least most people realize it is bad.

People do not realize the ACC is bad. Some of the schools in that conference really don't make a commitment to football. More or less three or four teams (GT, FSU, Clem, VT) run the conference and everyone else is just an easy win for them. Because of this, every year teams like VT or Clemson run up an impressive record only to fall flat on their face at the end of the year. Not only are they 2-13 in BCS bowl games, but every November 3-4 acc teams play SEC rivals and normally the acc teams fall flat.Except for two additions - Florida State in 1992 and Virginia Tech in 2004 - ACC football has been hurt more than helped as a result of growth.

Boston College and Miami have had almost no national impact. Miami fizzled. Even when Georgia Tech was added in 1979, the program was far removed from Bobby Dodd's national contenders of the 1950s. It wasn't until Bobby Ross arrived in 1987 that the Yellow Jackets began to recover some clout.

The arrivals of Pittsburgh and Syracuse from the Big East, at a date still to be determined, will probably do little to upgrade on-field results.

Like Georgia Tech in '79 and Miami in 2004, Syracuse (5-7 in 2011) and Pitt (6-6) are former national leaders long in retreat.

Sure VaHorn wasn't completely accurate with his "winning every head-to-head" battle statement, but he's damn close.

Let's not play "if" games.

9 out of 10 players that ARE offered by both choose who, exactly?

Samples will NOT commit to Texas. We've moved on. We're in the Robbie Rhodes sweepstakes now, and truth be told, he's got a higher ceiling. So, after landing Jake Oliver, Ricky Seals-Jones, and Jacorey Warrick, we could allow ourselves to cut ties with Samples and take a longer look at Rhodes. Remind me again. Did A&M offer Oliver, Seals-Jones, and Warrick? If so, what happened? We're they not good enough for the SEC?

And Christian LaCouture? What happened to him? He's going to the Big Ten after MOVING HIS FAMILY TO COLLEGE STATION! Bwahahahaha! What happened there? Did he say, "damn, SEC or no SEC, I gotta get out of this weird boring culturally defunct place that these bur-headed fake army guys and gals call "College Station"?"

The kool-aid is very strong, and mighty tasty. That I admit.

But desperate? Agga, please. Desperate would be leaving a conference in hopes that it'll boost your recruiting, because a frank comparison of the programs of Texas and A&M is an excercise in amusing futility. Desperate is coining a stupid term like "AggSwagg" and thinking it's cool will actually help recruiting. Desperate is hiring a coach that's never built his own program to go into the SEC with a Tech-style offense and no defense whatsoever to back it up.

Aggy's name is Delusional, but their middle name is Desperate. Last name? Rhymes with Dipsticks.

Don't project your issues with desperation onto your former Daddy. Start practicing with LSU fans. It'll serve you better when they are raping your team year in and year out in the...SEC! SEC! SEC!

I think it would be a good move for both schools
And it would turn the ACC into the Big East, really everyone beside Va Tech would stink
Va Tech would be undefeated every year

At least the ACC would be good in basketball

Big 12 released TV figures today and its gonna be 20 million a year. I have a hard time believing the ACC can't match that. That's pretty much the only reason to leave.

It truly disgusts me the way they talk about the university of miami. Were talking about arguably the biggest powerhouse in college football in the last 30 years. The University of Miami will never fade away and thats what these SORRY ass nole fans don't understand. They went 6 and 6 this year and still were tied for the most kids drafted this year with 6 tied with Alabama. Its always blown my mind how people talk so negatively of the Canes, it is sad that FSU fans have to talk down about them to make them feel like they are actually worth something considering they are also arguably the most well known school for not developing talent year in and year out . Just give the orange and green some respect. There is no reason for all the bs

That's just theoretical. Dodds wants to stay at 10.

Status........you can mark Derrick Griffin off of your list since he has zero chance of qualifying. There is a better chance of the Big 12 adding FSU, Clemson, Miami, Louisville, ND, and VT, than Griffin qualifying.

Mack is getting desperate? With our recruiting class? Give me a friggin break dude. We get it. You don't like the Big 12. With your lack of success in the Big 12, I dont blame you. Just move on bro.

And any time you have 17 decommits in the span of 2 years you know you're Aggie!

How many of those players would have started this year? Don't worry, I'll wait.

With all due respect, I am puzzled why you care to participate in this discussion at this point. Your team has chosen a different path forward and is not part of the future being discussed here.