Could the UNC System Stop NC State & UNC From Changing Conferences?

Apparently if a proposal is passed by the UNC System Board next week, NC State and UNC wouldn’t be able to leave the ACC without their approval.

In a draft of this proposal that was presented in October, the UNC System President would have had a voice in the matter, but if the vote passes this week, ultimately the President stamps the approval, or has the full power to stop the school from leaving.

In a world where teams are leaving conferences right and left, the Board of Governors apparently want to make sure NC State and UNC stay in the same conference.

“I really think Carolina and State ought to be in the same conference,” said House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland. “I really think they ought to do that. And I think you’d have a lot of resistance to seeing them split off in different conferences.”

Said Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham: “There is something about the rivalries that exist that i think would be damaged if we have the larger schools within North Carolina in different conferences. I would not like to see that happen. Whether or not that’s something that would be appropriate for the legislature to step in or not, I have not really thought about it that way.” (WRAL)

You can check out more details by reading the WRAL article in full here.

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