What if the ACC were divided like this:
NORTH: BC, Syracuse, Maryland, Virgina, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Miami
SOUTH: Duke, Wake, NC State, N Carolina, Clemson, Ga Tech, Florida St.
(and paired in that order, too -- e.g. BC & Duke, ... UVa & UNC, VT & Clemson,... )
That would guarantee
annual match-ups like:
* Clemson vs. Ga Tech, NC State, FSU,
and Va Tech
* Va Tech vs. UVa, Maryland, Pitt, Miami,
and Clemson
* Miami vs. BC, Maryland, Syracuse, Va Tech,
and FSU
* FSU vs. NC St, Clemson, Ga Tech,
and Miami
* Ga Tech vs. Clemson, Pitt, NC State
and FSU
* Round-robin for all NC schools
My research indicates this would also increase average attendance by just over 900 more fans per game, not to mention almost $147K/year in ticket sales. (for more detail, see
What the ACC can do, part 5 - Divisions, at
ACCFootballRx.com; while you're there, check out the new banner and T.o.C. page, too!)
(edit 4/20/2011: updated featured match-ups)