Why do you bother with WV trash? They are never ever right about anything. Currently no school gets $35 million yet if FSU and Clemson leave for the B12 they both will? Really? That would put the B12 ahead of every conference in TV revenue. So they are going from last to first? ooooook.
This is how the Scoop point shaving rumor started, and that got ugly very quickly.
It's just a wv fan that wants this to happen. Partly because he wants to hurt the ACC and partly because FSU and Clemson would have liked to have had wv in the ACC for football reasons. I do believe the ACC missed on this one and should have added SU, Pitt and WV and went to 15 and then wait for ND to come with the open slot.
WVU would jump from the XII to the ACC in a heartbeat.
One thing that makes sense in that "article" is that the Big 12 is interested in FSU and Clemson, not the SEC.
The other thing that makes sense is the Big 12 promising a # of $35M. Because I can see them saying that. Big 12's per team TV contract revenue would be over 150% of the Big 10 and Pac 12? Why of course it will. We just need the metropolis of Clemson, SC and the dozens of TV sets in that area.
Good times article. Clemson and FSU leaving an equal share revenue conference for one that is weighted heavily towards two schools...that aren't named Clemson or FSU. Please let me live to see the day...
...an extra million for starters but projected double dollars in future with revised contract. Frankly I dont see this happening...however, if the thought is there, then possibly smoke and fire...probably time for ACC to get act together and decide which 2 teams it wants to invite to get to 16 if Clemson and FSU stay and which 4 teams to invite if they go to Big 12. It would seem necessary for ACC to rethink the network package that ND have and consider what teams on east coast or south that ND wants to play...for example, at this moment Rugirls, Uconn, Louisville and USF are probably available. Can ACC get ND...if so at what compromise and what other teams. If ACC gets ND doubt FSU and Clemson leave...so lets now see how tough and creative ACC can be.
The BE adding Memphis is a desperate move that is very much about the probable loss of BCS AQ status. ND is not going to care for playing basketball and non-revenue sports against Memphis and UCF, and it is not going to tolerate any football relationship with the BE once it loses Big Time status because it is not AQ. Then ND will move toward joining the ACC.
And when ND joins the ACC for all sports, the ACC deals will include having 1 game, 2 in a few weeks when ND in prime time against a major foe is available, per week on NBC the way that the SEC has CBS. NBC will pay very big bucks for that. The ACC deals will be as rich as anybody's ever can be. They will be based on adding ND football plus the states of NY and PA, the rise of ACC basketball, and the growing TV interest in baseball and lacrosse.
FSU and Clemson are not stupid.
A split is inevitable with an all-Catholic school conference of:
Notre Dame, Marquette, DePaul, Villanova, Providence, Georgetown, Seton Hall, St. John's, and maybe add Xavier.
And then you have the football disaster (assuming Louisville to Big 12):
Boise State, San Diego State, Houston, SMU, UCF, USF, Rutgers, UConn, Memphis, Navy, Air Force, Cincinnati
woo, made for TV!
But how long will ND be happy part of what will be a mid-major in basketball? Not nearly as long as most ND hardcore football independent types assume. NDs entire athletics department is far too proud to be happy in a mid-major for everything but football.
And that will be compounded by the fact that the new 9 game league schedules for all major conferences will make it much harder for ND to have good football schedules annually.
ND will be in the ACC before too long. And all of us, ND too, will benefit immeasurably.