I've always thought Boston College re-joining the [Big East] would be the best-case scenario. The geography makes so much more sense, it balances out the Northeast portion of the league against the teams south of the Mason-Dixon line and it restores natural rivalries. Plus, BC can't possibly think life is great in the ACC. The Eagles have been relegated to awful bowl sites despite getting to the league championship game, and the travel and lack of natural rivals burden the fans.
Maryland makes a great deal of sense geographically as well, though the Terps' strong tradition in ACC basketball makes it seem less likely that they would bolt.
This is obviously thinking too far ahead, but if I were everyone involved I would have UMd and BC join the Big East and have the football members split off, leaving the Catholic Conference to make up a non-football conference. It's not like the ACCCG is a big draw. The biggest hurdle to climb there would be adding another basketball auto bid (which both conferences would clearly deserve) to the NCAA tourney. Either they would have to get rid of an at-large bid (two?) or expand the tournament.
Doesn't it make sense? A sixteen team basketball conference is way too big.
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