They’ve had five AP top-10 finishes in their history and just two in this millennium.Īre they a better football brand than Syracuse, Boston College or Pittsburgh? You might could make that argument, but this is the problem: What does the ACC get out of West Virginia being a member?įor starters, you’re not adding a big-time fan base.
In the history of their program- which started before Clemson football- West Virginia has won exactly zero National Championships and all of their 15 conference titles either came in the Southern Conference (1953-67) or the Big East (1993-2011). West Virginia certainly brings another football brand to the ACC- and that’s important- but let’s not pretend that the Mountaineers are some perennial power. We’ve seen many Clemson football fans who have talked about how West Virginia should’ve joined the ACC the first time around and how the Mountaineers just make sense for the conference. West Virginia isn’t beneficial to the ACC or Clemson football With two powerful brands in the Longhorns and Sooners joining the SEC, there is widespread speculation on the reactionary moves that the ACC might make to counter.Įven though we’re just a few days into this new conference realignment phase, there have already been plenty of rumors surrounding the ACC and the West Virginia Mountaineers. Texas and Oklahoma have given the Big 12 their notices that they won’t be renewing their grant of rights with the conference following the 2024 season and there are multiple reports that the two schools could file an application to join the SEC as soon as this week.
The Clemson football program is heavily invested in what we might see in conference realignment and expansion over the next few months as things drastically change before our eyes.
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