In light of Clemson’s championship run in football and South Carolina’s improbable run to the Final Four in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, some interesting discussions have materialized between the SEC and ACC. In a shocking development, both conferences are discussing an actual trade of member institutions presumably to get back to each conference’s respective core identity. Of course with Clemson’s consecutive runs to the College Football Playoff Championship Game, the SEC would be further bolstering its stranglehold on college football, and the ACC — which has long since abandoned any hope of being a football power in the eyes of many fans north of South Carolina — would improve its status as a basketball conference by obtaining the Gamecocks basketball program and 2017 March Madness darling, Frank Martin. While the move might come as a surprise to fans, the topic has been discussed in some corners of the sports media world. Veteran Boston Globe writer Bob Ryan noted recently on Twitter that South Carolina made a huge mistake leaving the ACC to become an independent in 1971. Read more https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/s...ns-trade-south-carolina-acc-exchange-clemson/
