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?

North Carolina might be looking for a way out of the ACC and into the SEC, and it may not be alone in that regard.

UNC could be attractive to both the Big Ten and the SEC in the future. It's not because of football success ... or Bill Belichick.