or Maryland.
We all crow about being in big leagues now, but sometimes I wonder if, for example, being back in the ACC* and getting into the Top 20 once in a while just by being "solid" was more fun. A team had to be really, really good to be ranked while playing in the Big Ten East, as opposed to being merely "decent" in some other leagues. I think that's not going to change for mid-level teams in the B1G, going forward.
Moving to super-conferences, and the entire "haves" vs. "have nots" is partly why am slowly losing interest, personally.
I realize that the ACC may not even last much longer; hopefully my point is clear, if misguided.