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Message: [QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 4639865, member: 5685"] The earlier and more teams that leave the ACC, the more it makes sense for the left behinds to band together and split the exit fees. If let's say SU, Pitt, BC, Duke, Wake were left it makes more sense to split the 9 exit fees then to go to the B12. What is better... -having $150M now each from exit fees, getting $10M a year from TV, having lower travel costs, having greater access to the CFB Playoff, splitting playoff money and NCAAT credits 10 ways vs 20 ways, being regional, being more competitive, playing historical opponents, playing round robin schedules, which all likely mean higher attendance and ticket revenue or getting $30M a year from TV I think financially the next dozen or so years you are better off in the ACC. Past that it might be better to be in the B12 but both our FB and BBall programs would get lost in the shuffle. Are we playing sports to be competitive or to maximize profits? I rather win a watered down ACC FB CG once a decade then have a 7-5 season in the B12 be seen as a great season. I rather make the NCAAT playing Northeastern BBall opponents than being a bubble team every year in the B12 playing a national schedule. What good is $20M more a year from TV if it doesn't make you any better and you play in a 2nd tier B12 conference? I would be perfectly happy playing... FB Home 4 year cycle (road is the opposite) Year 1 Notre Dame, Nova, BC, Army, Duke Year 2 USF, Pitt, UConn, Navy, Wake Year 3 B16/SEC/B12 team, Nova, BC, Army, Duke Year 4 USF, Pitt, UConn, Navy, Wake Those road games are all easy to get to and are attractive locations. USF and Pitt would be big home games as those would be the primary challengers to the ACC CG. IMO in time I would expect the ACC CG to be USF three quarters of the time, Pitt half the time, SU a quarter of the time, and the other seven schools combined half the time. BBall Home and Road every year Notre Dame, USF, Nova, Pitt, BC, UConn, St Johns, Georgetown, Duke, Wake That is a great home conference schedule. You have road games in Tampa, Philly, Boston, NYC, DC, and at Cameron. Plus the ACCT in MSG. Which is nearly perfect. [/QUOTE]

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