I've been hearing about the ACC implosion for at least 10 years. It hasn't yet. They still have the support of ESPN.By the time they are able to collect real money, in around 5-7 years, The ACC will be strip mined of its most valuable resources by the SEC and B1G. They’ll spend all these years flying their women’s soccer and men’s tennis teams to the East Coast for the promise of something in the future. Who knows if that promise will be fulfilled?
The ACC is more stable than the Big XII in my opinion. Either is a lifeline for UConn, but there is no world where somehow either the ACC or Big XII matches the SEC/B1G by poaching the other league. They both have way too many meh to poor programs for that. There would be no point to any school leaving one of those leagues for the other unless it was for geographic cohesion/rivalries. WVU and Cinci should be with Pitt and VT. Stanford and Cal should be with the AZ and Utah schools.I've been hearing about the ACC implosion for at least 10 years. It hasn't yet. They still have the support of ESPN.
Making financial plans based on the guess that the ACC is no longer here in 5 years instead of a guaranteed contract today isn't what smart financial people would do. And I'm guessing that Stanford and Cal had a few smart financial people in the building when they signed the paperwork...
The ACC is more stable than the Big XII in my opinion. Either is a lifeline for UConn, but there is no world where somehow either the ACC or Big XII matches the SEC/B1G by poaching the other league. They both have way too many meh to poor programs for that. There would be no point to any school leaving one of those leagues for the other unless it was for geographic cohesion/rivalries. WVU and Cinci should be with Pitt and VT. Stanford and Cal should be with the AZ and Utah schools.
Stanford and Cal joined and took a reduced share from the ACC because they had no place else to go. The Big 10 wanted them, but the media partners weren't willing to pay for them so they didn't get invited to the Big 10. If the Big 10 offers Stanford and/or Cal, they would leave the ACC yesterday.I've been hearing about the ACC implosion for at least 10 years. It hasn't yet. They still have the support of ESPN.
Making financial plans based on the guess that the ACC is no longer here in 5 years instead of a guaranteed contract today isn't what smart financial people would do. And I'm guessing that Stanford and Cal had a few smart financial people in the building when they signed the paperwork...
I don't think the BigTen would want Stanford or Cal anymore. 20 years ago, sure. Great academic schools with lots of cable boxes. Rutgers got the cable box invite, but it's too late for Cal and Stanford. Nobody cares about the schools' football teams, and that's what gets you an invite nowadays.Stanford and Cal joined and took a reduced share from the ACC because they had no place else to go. The Big 10 wanted them, but the media partners weren't willing to pay for them so they didn't get invited to the Big 10. If the Big 10 offers Stanford and/or Cal, they would leave the ACC yesterday.
I'm not sure that's actually correct.Nobody cares about the schools' football teams, and that's what gets you an invite nowadays.
I disagree. It all comes down to how large the P2 conferences will become and how does it make financial sense for the media partners. I really don't think 4 West Coast schools makes sense for the Big 10 and I would think they will add 2 to 3 old Pac 12 schools in the future.I don't think the BigTen would want Stanford or Cal anymore. 20 years ago, sure. Great academic schools with lots of cable boxes. Rutgers got the cable box invite, but it's too late for Cal and Stanford. Nobody cares about the schools' football teams, and that's what gets you an invite nowadays.
Yes, but so long as we both acknowledge that nothing you've typed implies that the ACC will implode or that the PAC12 will be similar money...Stanford and Cal joined and took a reduced share from the ACC because they had no place else to go. The Big 10 wanted them, but the media partners weren't willing to pay for them so they didn't get invited to the Big 10. If the Big 10 offers Stanford and/or Cal, they would leave the ACC yesterday.
FSU has a big problem in having a bad coach, same thing in Miami. To go 2-10 with all the talent FSU has is a situation where you should be fired. Miami has a coach who every year has a what the duckk moment where he loses a game he should win. The Big doesn't need those problems.That Oregon got in and Cal and and Stamford were passed over is 180 degree turn from the B1G philosophy of just a few years ago .
I think they realized in the playoff era conference football on field dominance is a much more important piece of the puzzle than before for survival. "
Once schools thought shoe ins like Virginia and even UNC take note , they are however flagship ,but I’m not sure that as big a metric as before . Which mean FSU or Clemson might sneak past them
FSU has a big problem in having a bad coach, same thing in Miami. To go 2-10 with all the talent FSU has is a situation where you should be fired. Miami has a coach who every year has a what the duckk moment where he loses a game he should win. The Big doesn't need those problems.
I can't get a good handle on what subscription money goes for. I wish they would give some examples. Do they give the money to the Athletic Department or directly to the student-athletes? This is what they said:Does StorrsCentral help with this?
This is going to motivate the major conferences even more to go for NCAA tournament expansion. We just went from 37 to 36 at large bids due to this.Huge. Lol
Interesting though...that a school that went 2-10 last year is in the top 10 of class recruiting rankings in 247, ESPN, Rivals....FSU lost a ton of talent from the 2023 team....13 were drafted...other talents Portalled into NIL deals... 24 was a complete rebuild...the 2025 class looks pretty good. The climb will begin...they need to win 8...Opening with Bama, playing Miami, Florida, and Clemson won't leave much room.FSU has a big problem in having a bad coach, same thing in Miami. To go 2-10 with all the talent FSU has is a situation where you should be fired. Miami has a coach who every year has a what the duckk moment where he loses a game he should win. The Big doesn't need those problems.