I’m assuming espn has crunched the numbers for the acc with these possible additions. Maybe it doesn’t make sense financially OR maybe those pac 12 schools aren’t interested.
The first thing every other conference would have done after UT-OU left is crunch the numbers on possible teams to pull.
There’s a reason the response to that wasn’t offering the throwaways spots in the conference after that.
The only real solution for the ACC, as unlikely as it is, is for every team that doesn’t feel they are guaranteed a spot in the Super 2, or has its doubts, to give up money to bribe the others.
Pay ND a ton to join. Give the teams desired by others, that should be carrying the conference, more money to get them in a state where they can. FSU is in bad financial shape right now. Which is keeping them down. Pay them the money it would take to get them back to being national title contending FSU.
Maybe that doesn’t work and it all ends up folding anyway. But it’s the only shot the conference has.