RE: Is the B1G still interested in Virginia?
I would offer a straight trade of UNC + UVA for MSU + PU. Michigan State and Purdue would complement Louisville and Pitt in the Midwest region. Syracuse and Boston College would connect with them and Miami with BC/SU. So you'd get a division that gives the northern schools one trip to Florida every two years in division. Michigan State would gain in recruiting over time as they get out of the shadow of UM and OSU. Then both PU and MSU get into the regular ACC rotation with Notre Dame, which is an important game for each.
PU, MSU, Louisville, Pitt, Syracuse, BC, Miami
VT, NCSU, FSU, Duke, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest
Either ND, Duke and Cuse put their lacrosse programs in the Big East or they do an affiliation deal with the Big Ten, similar to Johns Hopkins. Women's lacrosse might still be sponsored by the ACC, don't quote me on that.
On the Big Ten's side it would be a little complicated. Gaining two big states in the East would be huge in recruiting but a lot of teams in the West would want that access. So they might try a zippered format to get those teams as many trips to the recruiting states as possible.
Nebraska, Penn State, Northwestern, Rutgers, Maryland, Indiana, Illinois
Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Virginia, Minnesota
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