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Delany = genius. Add GT. FSU, Clemson, Miami and Louisville to the Big XII. NC St and VT to the SEC. ND cries, gives up and joins the dark side.

GT would potentially give the B1G exposure to Atlanta area which would be huge.

Nobody likes GT here.

Notre Dame will never join the B1G.

(If that's what you meant by dark side)

They will have to decide if they want their football team to be playing 4 games against the former Big East/CUSA and all of their other sports teams to be marginalized even further.

Yes! Destabilize the ACC!

I don't think that's relevant at all. The games will be on TV, kids will here about these B1G teams more often just because GT would be playing them.

Just because no one likes GT doesn't mean they it won't benefit the B1G playing games in the ATL. Kids will see these teams more often, and thus be more likely options when it comes down to them choosing to their schools.

Won't help you get top kids in recruiting. Maybe guys the top programs in the SEC doesn't offer. GT doesn't have a big presence in terms of fanbase either.

I'm not saying Michigan or other B1G programs at going to walk into ATL and start landing the best kids easy. But I do think having some games on TV and hearing about us a little in the papers is going to do nothing but help us.

Sure the majority will stay in the south, but even if it helps the B1G land even a couple players it helps out.

If you were going to get them, you'd probably get them regardless of GT being in your conference.

If you think about it, the Big 12 and B1G raiding the ACC could actually backfire. Most of these kids parents can't afford or won't be willing to travel that far west and north to see their kids play almost half of their games.

Yeh I agree about GT obviously having no real effect on kids. It's a Dawg state, not naive enough to ignore that, and a southern state as well. Just some inroads are better than none at all.