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To be a super conference you need three basic things:
1. You need at least 3, preferably 4 major football powers: FSU, Miami, Virginia Tech and Texas qualify
2. You need major markets: Raleigh Durham, Miami, other parts of Florida, Boston, the Beltway, Texas and Missouri qualify
3. You need good supplemental football programs: Missouri, Boston College, Maryland, NC St, Clemson and Georgia Tech qualify
That's all you really need, but here's the kicker:
4. There's a whole second half to the academic year and it does actually create quite a bit of buzz and money. UNC-Duke is the crown jewel for ESPN basketball and they awarded the ACC a big basketball contract just for it. Now you're going to add Kansas with Texas, MU and another probably decent basketball school on top of it? That's why they're talking about this as the richest conference deal yet and why nobody is going to leave it. It fortifies the ACC. If you make more money and have the security, why do you want to run your program through the gauntlet of SEC football? Plus, you get to keep your high academic standing by getting at least 3 more AAU schools into your conference.
That's the trifecta right there: Great football, great basketball, superior academic reputation.
I thought the Texas to ACC idea was just a ploy at first, but this idea could actually work.
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