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 Tar Heels would add another prominent college baseball program to the SEC, but life would get harder for Mississippi State's teams.