the ACC took Pitt and Syracuse for their academic qualifications as well as what they bring to the table in basketball...WVU did, in fact, apply to the ACC but was turned down due to their perception as a second-rate university academic-wise...also, there was zero chance that UVa, VT and Maryland would vote to add WVU

the ACC did what I thought they should do...add schools who make it no question that the ACC is the nation's premier basketball conference again, and then when TV negotiations begin, bundle the football rights with the basketball rights and create a higher revenue for the conference, thus increasing recruiting budgets and (hopefully) putting a better football product on the field

saying there's a less than zero chance that ND goes to the ACC is pretty silly considering they were in talks with the ACC when Texas was being discussed...what it will take for ND to come to the ACC is the ACC would have to concede Notre Dame's NBC contract as well as give them a full share of the new tv contract that the ACC would undoubtedly get...and then the ACC would add UConn as their final 16th team

with the super conferences being formed around them and new tv contracts making their NBC contract not as big of a deal, it would be advantageous for Notre Dame to add a full share of a tv contract to their revenue, and they would like to do so in the ACC rather than the Big Ten