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Message: [QUOTE="ScottVib, post: 5035213, member: 694"] Like everyone else here, I have no clue how the powers that be are truly thinking, but to me the question is what is the difference in viewers for Florida State - Ole Miss vs. say a Tennessee - Ole Miss match-up that would otherwise be available in the same time-slot? Then how does Florida State - Virginia compare to that? If you can get the same rating at the cheaper cost of ACC content or with existing SEC inventory... or if the margin between the two scenarios isn't large enough, you start to have an argument that it's not worth making an extra effort to induce a conference to add them as the net cost may exceed the value of any increased viewership. The other piece of the puzzle is what's more attractive inventory for the playoff that ESPN has invested so much money in? Is it 12-1 ACC Champion Florida State or 8-4 SEC at large Florida State? In that 8-4 SEC at large scenario, they also then get stuck with a lessor ACC champion, say a 10-2 NC State. To justify the money they've put out there for the playoff, you need to draw not just the hard core fans, but a lot of casual interest and a name program with a gaudy record may be a better draw than the name program with a solid record (even if it's arguably reflective of a stronger season given strength of schedule differences, the causal fan doesn't typically make that distinction). I do think Florida State is an option for both the SEC and the Big Ten.. I don't think Clemson nearly as attractive to either conference and has to rely on being considered "elite", if they continue to have good, but not great seasons (think back to the pre-Dabo days) they suddenly find themselves in the group of schools that could well be left behind in the ACC. I think this is why they filed their lawsuit now, rather than letting FSU pave the way, hoping to catch the first train out of town before there are more passengers on the platform [/QUOTE]

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