But I guess that's the quandary: who can they possibly get at this point to compete? A&M is pissed as hell, but I don't see them going to the ACC. I think you'll be hard pressed to poach a good Big 10 football team. WVU is a good grab. Ok State is a good football program, and ISU is on the rise, but none of those teams will truly move the needle in terms of national attention and dollars. The ACC should still fight to bolster its football programs, but at this point they are fighting for table scraps.
On the flip side, the defending national champ in basketball is hanging out there, one of the premier basketball blue bloods is hanging out there, and two programs (ISU and OSU) with rich histories are hanging out there.
I see this somewhat like a fantasy football draft (ironic, I know). You can draft the 28th RB on the board, or you can draft the top TE. Usually, you'll get more value drafting the top at another position than drafting an afterthought at a premier position. The ACC can get two or three 'best in their sport' programs, or get schools that are competing for, maybe, if the chips fall right, a top non-playoff bowl.