This is ridiculous. Even if FSU and Clemson leave, we aren't sure who will remain, and the ACC may still include some basketball powerhouses. There are only a few landing spots for teams leaving the ACC and there are simply not that many available spots in other conferences.
If that doesn't work -they will extend and offer to New Canaan HS
This is like B12 redux. Folks are stressing over an offer that is not going to happen.
Seem to be forgetting how much it's going to cost to get out of the GOR. Half of any revenue FSU would make in a new league would probably be used to pay the buyout, so they'd be in the same boat as they are now.
Wrong. Conference realignment is about football and TV viewership. FSU is a HUGE football brand and will be coveted by the BiG. conference. Gives them the Florida market in SEC backyard for TV, fans and recruiting. OSU, Mich, Penn State, Oregon, Wash to Tallahassee or at their stadiums? Huge interest, ratings and an additional huge fan base. Tell us more about UNC football.
Link for the podcast please. UNC / UVA football won't raise the bar for either the SEC or B1G at all. FSU to B1G makes sense. Not to the SEC, which is all set in Florida via the Gators. Also, FSU does NOT want to be partners with those crooks at ESPN. Fox = BiG
Yes but they could buy time in the Big 12 and when the contract comes up in 2030 they could bargain for a lot more. I believe the Big 12 would even consider larger payout for them.
After B1G and SEC, there won’t be anything else. The carousel stops spinning at 32. Or therabouts.
Here's where it gets tricky. If your thinking 32 the B1G and the SEC are going to have to willingly discard their dregs. So no more Vandy, Indiana, Min, Northwestern, etc.. It may happen, but I don't see it. there is no way an FSU Carolina or Virginia are left out if it comes to that. There would be some very tense negotiations for who's in or out, but you can't maximize dollars if the lesser schools are still kicking around. Maybe there would be a 32-team A division and a 32-AA division with an agreement that the AA division gets 2-4 teams into a 16-team playoff or something. but 32 is far too low, and 64 is far too high for a top division.
LOL. They are not paying two exit fees to level up once.
There are no rules when you break away from the NCAA and they will. So no required records just division finish and tie breakers. It will no longer be about making sure there is a top team in your league. So no they wont need bottom feeders.
If the P2 plan is 32-40 teams like NFL Lite then you don’t need bottom feeders. They’ll have their own playoff where half get in any way.
In theory. Yet USC, Oregon, Texas and Oklahoma are choosing to join better football conferences anyway. I think they know they will likely lose more games than in the past but they care more about the Cash basis than fan bases.
Nobody is leaving the NCAA. That would remove the liability shield other 1,100 schools help provide them, and leaving would certainly open up a massive anti-trust lawsuit.