Having Clemson is one of the few things keeping the ACC’s status as a “power conference” alive. If the Tigers were to depart, it would effectively be a glorified Group of Five league, similar to the new Pac-12. Could Clemson’s departure create a domino effect in which other schools were to depart as well? If so, would the league be able to survive?

The buzz around ACC Media Days turned from what Rhett Lashlee had to say about the SEC to the North Carolina Tar Heels considering a move to the SEC. This shouldn’t be a surprise because there were rumors last year that the SEC considered adding several ACC schools to the conference,