BTW, I have no idea if VT would be at all interested in the Big Ten, but being a little less blue blood and traditional than UVA, it might consider a move to the Big Ten under favorable or necessary circumstances. And it is a fine school and an obvious football power. Not having AAU, but similar solid academics as with UConn could make a fine pair in my humble opinion.
I personally am more apt to lean toward the B1G than SEC if the ACC should crumble some day. But the B1G won't push for Tech unless 3 things happen: 1) Tech has to acquire AAU status and Steger/Tim Sands have them moving that way (maybe sooner than later), 2) Tech needs to grow and get the living alumni numbers larger (30K seems like a lot to me, but the B1G schools are much larger) and 3) Tech needs to expand it's athletic programs to have as many as 10 more new sports to be on the same page as the B1G. As for football power, I think that is more a myth lately. Tech is in the middle of the pack of the ACC these days, as they would in the B1G as well.
I do agree, of all the ACC schools, Tech fits the B1G profile the best. NC State and Clemson to a certain degree as well. UMCP was a perfect fit IMO. I do get frustrated by the ACC at times with the addition of all the private schools, but I understand where it all comes from. I'd love to see a new eastern conference with FSU, GT, Clemson, NCSU, UNC, VT, UVA, WVU, UMCP, PSU, Pitt, RU, Syracuse (the sole private school) and UCONN. That feels like the other P5s than the current ACC, to me at least.