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North Carolina State changed its vote on Stanford, Cal, SMU joining the ACC

Matt Wadleigh
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We mentioned in August that North Carolina State was holding back the Stanford-Cal-SMU expansion vote for the ACC. The conference had 11 yes votes out of 15, but that was short of the 75-percent threshold needed to approve the plan. The ACC needed 12 votes. It had to change an 11-4 vote total to a 12-3 vote total.

Reporting from Ross Dellenger of Yahoo! Sports reveals that North Carolina State was indeed the school which changed its position:

“’What does this do to the political landscape of NC State and UNC?’ asks one official working in the state.

“NC State’s football team and athletic administration arrived home after 3 a.m. Friday after playing Thursday night at UConn to open the 2023 season. Four hours later, the school casts the deciding vote.

“’It is insane,’ says one ACC athletic administrator.”

Reaction to the ACC approving the Stanford-Cal-SMU expansion plan was colorful and explosive. In a world of surprises, no one should be surprised about that particular detail:

BOOM

NOT ALL STANFORD SPORTS TO THE ACC

NEW NAMES EVERYWHERE

WE AGREE

WE SLEEP IN MAY

WE SHALL SEE

PERFECT LOGIC

WE DO TOO

LIKE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY

IT REALLY IS ABSURD

COLLEGE SPORTS, EVERYBODY!

ATLANTIC OR PACIFIC?

ZING!

NEW WORLD ORDER

ALL THE WAY, BABY!

VALUES

CRAZY TRAIN

WILD RIDE

OFF THE RAILS

SAD FOR THEM, SAD FOR EVERYONE

IT'S COMPLICATED

Story originally appeared on Trojans Wire