ACC, PAC-12, and BIG alliance / conference realignment

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[CousCuse]

We're headed for 3 power conferences with 24 teams each.

The BigPac

The Big Number

The SEWNC

I believe that is the end game. I also believe the Big 12 is in the drivers seat because they could offer the 8 best programs in the ACC and renegotiate their media deals damn close to SEC and B1G levels. Such as: Miami, FSU, Clemson, Louisville, UNC, Duke, VaTech and PITT. They can take them all in.

 

[Chip]

Won’t be able to fit that into a 30 second commercial.

 

[NYCCuse826]

University presidents are prostitutes.

 

[CousCuse]

They have value to the MWC and that’s about it. Well Stanford/Cal I could see if the B1G wants to continue to pursue an academic angle.

Wash St / Oregon St - They’re basically UCONN west now.

They are the reigning national champions in basketball and have 5 titles.

 

[Chip]

We're headed for 3 power conferences with 24 teams each.

The BigPac

The Big Number

The SEWNC

RIP 4X16.

Unless the B1G trades Rutgers and Maryland to the ACC for future considerations.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Won’t be able to fit that into a 30 second commercial.

You could if you jump on I-83 South and skip Jersey.

 

[kcsu]

Their fate was sealed 5 years ago when they refused to partner with ESPN for the PAC 12 network. Made no sense then when their greedy, dopey Presidents passed on that offer. They’d be an intact conference today if they weren’t so dumb.

And Thank God the ACC did or SU would be out

 

[tep624]

Nothing outside of adding Texas/Oklahoma would have changed anything. Lots of Monday morning QBing going on in this thread, and not a ton of it is/was realistic.

That’s not true. The Big 12 was able to pull 4 schools from the Pac 12 because it’s a more viable conference. Nothing more, nothing less. The Big 12 doesn’t have any real marquee football names anymore. Had the Pac 12 even pulled in Texas Tech, Ok St, Kansas, Kansas st, Iowa St and Baylor when they had the chance they’d still have a conference and the Big 12 wouldn’t exist.

The Big 12 did to them what they could have and did have the opportunity to do to the Big 12. The Pac just chose to stand still and it ultimately led to their demise.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[zjscuse]

I have a question, what if Miami, North Carolina, fsu and clemson ( there the 3 crazy enough to do it) all figured out a way to pay out the 300 million each to leave the league and the remaining schools divided up the cash amongst themselves. Would that be such a travesty? Personally I say go ahead give us the pay day, Buh bye.

 

[baggerbob]

And because of Swofford the ACC is dead man walking. Taking care of his son killed the Conference.

 

[qdawgg]

University presidents are prostitutes.

At truck stops

 

[OrangeXtreme]

As things look in 2024-25 (as of Aug 4):

ACC	SEC	Big 12	Big 10	Pac 12	American	MWC	CUSA	MAC	Sun Belt	Independent
Boston College	Alabama	Baylor	Illinois	California	East Carolina	Air Force	FIU	Akron	Appalachian State	Army
Clemson	Arkansas	BYU	Indiana	Oregon State	Memphis	Boise State	Jacksonville State	Ball State	Arkansas State	Notre Dame
Duke	Auburn	Cincinnati	Iowa	Stanford	Navy	Colorado State	Kennesaw State	Bowling Green	Coastal Carolina	UConn
Florida State	Florida	Houston	Maryland	Washington State	SMU	Fresno State	Liberty	Buffalo	Georgia Southern	UMass
Georgia Tech	Georgia	Iowa State	Michigan		South Florida	Hawaii	Louisiana Tech	Central Michigan	Georgia State
Louisville	Kentucky	Kansas	Michigan State		Temple	Nevada	Middle Tennessee	Eastern Michigan	Louisiana
Miami (FL)	LSU	Kansas State	Minnesota		Tulane	New Mexico	New Mexico State	Kent State	Louisiana–Monroe
NC State	Mississippi State	Oklahoma State	Nebraska		Tulsa	San Diego State	San Houston State	Miami (OH)	South Alabama
North Carolina	Missouri	TCU	Northwestern		Charlotte	San Jose State	UTEP	Northern Illinois	Texas State
Pittsburgh	Ole Miss	Texas Tech	Ohio State		Florida Atlantic	UNLV	Western Kentucky	Ohio	Troy
Syracuse	South Carolina	UCF	Penn State		North Texas	Utah State		Toledo	Marshall
Virginia	Tennessee	West Virginia	Purdue		Rice	Wyoming		Western Michigan	Old Dominion
Virginia Tech	Texas A&M	Arizona*	Rutgers		UAB				Southern Miss
Wake Forest	Vanderbilt	Arizona State*	Wisconsin		UTSA				James Madison
	Oklahoma*	Colorado*	Washington*
	Texas*	Utah*	Oregon*
			UCLA*
			USC*

 

[Chris02M]

I have a question, what if Miami, North Carolina, fsu and clemson ( there the 3 crazy enough to do it) all figured out a way to pay out the 300 million each to leave the league and the remaining schools divided up the cash amongst themselves. Would that be such a travesty? Personally I say go ahead give us the pay day, Buh bye.

youre way light on what would be required for them buy there way out

 

[All4SU]

Ever get the feeling things are moving all around you, and you are getting left behind?

Not really. I just get the feeling that college athletics is circling the bowl.

 

[Toga]

I have a question, what if Miami, North Carolina, fsu and clemson ( there the 3 crazy enough to do it) all figured out a way to pay out the 300 million each to leave the league and the remaining schools divided up the cash amongst themselves. Would that be such a travesty? Personally I say go ahead give us the pay day, Buh bye.

If you could parlay that into NIL money.

 

[tep624]

And because of Swofford the ACC is dead man walking. Taking care of his son killed the Conference.

This is coming at the ACC like a buzzsaw. It may be delayed to 2036 because of the GOR but the writing is on the wall.

 

[NYCCuse826]

At truck stops

Lot lizards have more respect.

 

[Chris02M]

Stanford and Cal are the last remaining pac 12 options.

 

[Willy75]

So the latest BiG additions are getting a 50% share through 2030, which is less than a full ACC share? And the Big 12 shares are less than ACC shares? And GOR litigation risk means any move by FSU is a long shot?
Maybe the ACC isn’t a horrible place to be for now while the dust settles.

 

[NYCCuse826]

 

[OttoinGrotto]

This seems applicable.