Another shoe officially drops and congrats to the ACC on a move I think most will agree is a step forward. Cuse will help reel in the NY market, the schools both give the northern schools a new geographic rival, and both help the conference in both basketball and football. I personally would've loved Pitt in the B10, but I'm not worried about the Big10 adding other schools if they want to do so.
Regarding UT, I feel like they fit a B10-South, a Pac10-East, or SEC-West setup more than anything involving the ACC. There's something just odd about the relationship to me (hint: geography). Furthermore, the value of an affiliation to the non-ACC big boys is higher than to the ACC, recent additions nonwithstanding (the flip side being the football competition is probably the weakest).
I can't find who wrote it, but I would assume that the teams now in the ACC have played their hand and are looking to improve the ACC and not jump ship. i.e. UMD not going B10, and FSU/Miami not going SEC.
The more I think about it, the more I can see the better programs getting gobbled up however it may be, with one or two of the conferences deciding to stay at 14. The ACC only has 2 open spots, whereas the The B10, PAC, and SEC all have 2-4 spots. So, the possible number of programs to be added = 0-14. If every superconference goes to 14, then 6 spots remain; if the supers go to 16, obviously 14 are open (4+4+4+2); or, some conferences go to 14 and others to 16 and it falls somewhere in between. UT+1, OK-OSU, ND, Mizzou, Kansas, WVA, Rutgers, USF, and maybe UConn are the best bets to shift to superconferences, which totals 11 teams. While I personally hope to see the 4x16 format, I can definitely see the supers playing it safe and going to 14 first, before ultimately making the move to 16. That presumption is tempered however, by preemptive moves, such as the ACC getting an opportunity to add UT or something similar.
At this point, UT should want to make up its mind about affiliation. While the ACC would likely say yes as fast as possible, the SEC and B10 might be trying to poach some Bigeast and other B12 teams and the PAC is probably going after some other B12 teams. UT should want to be able to choose where they go while all possibilities are still available. Of course, if UT is seriously going indy, then they shouldn't feel as much of a rush and their stature definitely leads in that direction as well, but if they're leaning towards one super, it makes sense for them to make moves sooner (SWIDT?) than later.