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

[Cusefan0307]

I expect UNC to suck this year. I don’t see BB working out there at all.

Yup

 

[TexanMark]

Yup

Just as long as they suck on Halloween

Actually I want UNC to be consistently meh decent (6-7 wins) under Belichek...with some Jordan drama

 

[Hoo's That]

Just as long as they suck on Halloween

Actually I want UNC to be consistently meh decent (6-7 wins) under Belichek...with some Jordan drama

UNC - Doing less with more since 1980.

 

[SU94]

No time to stand still: SEC needs Florida State, Clemson to close gap with Big Ten

Florida State and Clemson showed last weekend what we've known all along: they're the perfect fit for the SEC. Sooner than later.

www.usatoday.com

Nothing terribly novel here, but Matt Hayes (writer) is very well connected to Stankey. Not saying that Stankey served as a Ghost writer here, just that the author’s mindset was very likely pressure tested via Stankey in the last few weeks.

 

[HtownOrange]

No time to stand still: SEC needs Florida State, Clemson to close gap with Big Ten

Florida State and Clemson showed last weekend what we've known all along: they're the perfect fit for the SEC. Sooner than later.

www.usatoday.com

Nothing terribly novel here, but Matt Hayes (writer) is very well connected to Stankey. Not saying that Stankey served as a Ghost writer here, just that the author’s mindset was very likely pressure tested via Stankey in the last few weeks.

But this cannot be as we were informed over the past several months that UNC is THE PRIZE, not Clemson or FSU.

On a serious note, the SEC can want Clemson and FSU immediately but Clemson is not likely to pay the exit fee right now and it is hard to imagine that FSU can raise funds for the exit fee any time soon. They won't have a quick ROI, and can get out for peanuts in six years, possibly a year or two earlier as the exit fee drops.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

But this cannot be as we were informed over the past several months that UNC is THE PRIZE, not Clemson or FSU.

On a serious note, the SEC can want Clemson and FSU immediately but Clemson is not likely to pay the exit fee right now and it is hard to imagine that FSU can raise funds for the exit fee any time soon. They won't have a quick ROI, and can get out for peanuts in six years, possibly a year or two earlier as the exit fee drops.

If they leave after 27-28 then they just have funds withheld. They wouldn’t need to raise exit fee money. Although without income they would need funds to pay for salaries and costs. Also this is assuming they get a full share in the new conference which probably doesn’t happen. Especially before the new TV contracts.

I don’t get the premise of the article’s headline. The B1G needs to catch the SEC in both sports.

 

[Archbold44]

If they leave after 27-28 then they just have funds withheld. They wouldn’t need to raise exit fee money. Although without income they would need funds to pay for salaries and costs. Also this is assuming they get a full share in the new conference which probably doesn’t happen. Especially before the new TV contracts.

I don’t get the premise of the article’s headline. The B1G needs to catch the SEC in both sports.

Yeah, really. Just because Michigan and Ohio State won titles, that does not disturb the analysis. So what if Florida and Tennessee haven't won lately. Georgia and Alabama started rolling.

The bigger issue for the SEC was perhaps the B1G getting 4 spots in the playoffs to the SEC"s three. But I suspect that will fix itself this year. And if not this year, then next year when the SEC goes to 9 conference games.

 

[kirbivore]

But this cannot be as we were informed over the past several months that UNC is THE PRIZE, not Clemson or FSU.

On a serious note, the SEC can want Clemson and FSU immediately but Clemson is not likely to pay the exit fee right now and it is hard to imagine that FSU can raise funds for the exit fee any time soon. They won't have a quick ROI, and can get out for peanuts in six years, possibly a year or two earlier as the exit fee drops.

UNC to the SEC would be like going from the Schillenger of the ACC to the Beecher of the SEC

 

[DoctorBombay]

UNC to the SEC would be like going from the Schillenger of the ACC to the Beecher of the SEC

The like for OZ reference

 

[kirbivore]

The like for OZ reference

that show should be required viewing for any kid starting to veer off course

 

[FloridaCuse]

 

[DoctorBombay]

Meh- it's good for us because the P2 is still talking in terms of "P4 structure" etc., which at least indicates the acc will remain at the big boy table.
But overall, it's just another baby step to cutting away from NCAA oversight, and moving on independently.

 

[Archbold44]

But this cannot be as we were informed over the past several months that UNC is THE PRIZE, not Clemson or FSU.

On a serious note, the SEC can want Clemson and FSU immediately but Clemson is not likely to pay the exit fee right now and it is hard to imagine that FSU can raise funds for the exit fee any time soon. They won't have a quick ROI, and can get out for peanuts in six years, possibly a year or two earlier as the exit fee drops.

Clemson also has to wait for the Dabo buyout to go down. $60M right now. But if he starts winning again in 2026-2027, they may have to extend him again or risk the brand fading by 2030-2031. If he keeps losing, the brand could fade and they will need to find $25M in buyout PLUS the exit fee. They are picking a bad time to not have a great team...

 

[Scooch]

Automatic qualifiers that guarantee a conference annual money, even if the teams that get them have performed worse than others. What a ridiculous system.

This whole exercise is basically like organized crime: the four families carving up territory. Clemenza gets the rackets on the east side, and Bazini gets the docks and prostitution in Brooklyn.

 

[HtownOrange]

Automatic qualifiers that guarantee a conference annual money, even if the teams that get them have performed worse than others. What a ridiculous system.

...unless we are included...

 

[Archbold44]

Automatic qualifiers that guarantee a conference annual money, even if the teams that get them have performed worse than others. What a ridiculous system.

This whole exercise is basically like organized crime: the four families carving up territory. Clemenza gets the rackets on the east side, and Bazini gets the docks and prostitution in Brooklyn.

The CCGs are dying. Nobody wants to play (or watch) a game where the only thing that matters is seeding. However, play-in games are where the money is. Its a playoff game, only the conference gets to keep the money. More people will watch #3 Ohio State play #6 USC (or #4 Indiana vs #5 Michigan) for the chance at a playoff spot... than #1 Oregon vs. #2 Penn State for a trophy for a conference that neither played in 40 years ago.

 

[WoadBlue]

Automatic qualifiers that guarantee a conference annual money, even if the teams that get them have performed worse than others. What a ridiculous system.

This whole exercise is basically like organized crime: the four families carving up territory. Clemenza gets the rackets on the east side, and Bazini gets the docks and prostitution in Brooklyn.

And that is one way of understanding why those that have been talking this the longest feel that any break away will mean just 4 conferences at absolute most, with only 3 more likely, and only two preferred by both BT and SEC. So no more set aside for a champ of a non-Major conference.

The most important goal of the people pulling the strings is creating a new top tier for CFB that will mean culling out most of current D1A (FBS) schools.