He hasn't proven to have any idea of what he is doing.
What schools out there provide value outside of Notre Dame?
I won’t get too far into it but I agree with you. The ACC has looked at teams like West Virginia and it was a net negative at the time. Adding teams does nothing unless the teams are top brands.
I agree with the possible exception of the west coast schools, meaning Stanford, Cal, Oregon, Washington. They could possibly add dollar value to a TV deal. They are strong in non-revenue sports. And, of course, they would absolutely add to the academic standing of the ACC. Now, logistically, well, the west coast adds a whole level of complexity. Plus, if the B10 wants those schools, that’s where they’re going, not the ACC. The ACC is kind of landlocked, which is your point.
Yes it would. And I think the reason the BT is halfway saying that it is exploring other Pac teams now is to keep that from happening.
Utah does not compete with any NFL team and already has a passionate and growing fan base. And Arizona State is AAU and has a larger football fans base than Cal and Stanford and Utah. Add a 6 Pac to the ACC. Figure out ways (humor ala SEC Shorts would be best) to advertise all the East Coast vs. West games.
What's wrong with Army and Navy?
i'm this close right now. won't take much more for me.
My 1st thought was that service academies just can't recruit the quality of scholar athletes at a P5 level, because of the unique commitment requirement. But, that may not be an insurmountable hurdle.
I actually think it’s kind of fascinating that Stanford isn’t more strongly considered by the B1G. Their academic, research, and endowment profile is top notch and they have an all-around excellent athletic program. They’re in the San Fran market. Heck, at minimum they could be a west coast version of Rutgers (with a much better academic reputation) that expands the alumni base for other B1G schools to a major metropolitan area while also won’t disrupt the football gods or food chain. The more I think about it, I think private universities largely can’t compete with public universities for football (USC & ND maybe being the only exceptions).
So they have in writing the revenues would be much higher? Sounds like all 15 members can sue John Swofford now for this fraud. Great! Look forward to the D&O insurance covering the shortfall of whatever was agreed to.
850,000 viewers per week in 2022. No ACC school had numbers that poor. San Francisco is a pro sports town.
I think the problem with Stanford, is that they are hip-tied to Cal. Stanford, and Northwestern, have shown out fairly decently over the past 2 decades. Certainly, not bottom of the barrel, in their respective conferences.
Stanford hasn't been good in 5 years. They are trending in the wrong direction. Couple that with their basketball program that has one tourney appearance in 15 years.
Not really. One, PAC playing PAC is less valuable than PAC playing ACC. Two, the PAC teams I didn’t list all drag down the avg. Those would be left behind. Three, it is likely 2 of those end up in the B16 making twice as much as they would in the ACC. Explain that. Also all those teams would get $30M if they joined the B12.
