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Message: [QUOTE="billybud, post: 4207317, member: 3850"] The ACC has not gone out of their way to play friendly with Sankey or Swarbrick of late...Both of whom were on the four man committee to recommend a new playoff process. Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. When Phillips started a year ago as ACC Commissioner, he discussed ways of getting ND to be a football member of the ACC. Apparently he and Jack Swarbrick (ND AD) met and talks went nowhere. I am guessing that Jack did not tell him that he (Jack) and the SEC and B12 commissioners had been working for 18 months on a new playoff system that would expand it from 4 to 12 members. After the details of the proposal were understood, it became clear that the playoff expansion was necessary for the move of OU and Texas to go to the SEC in a 16 team conference to be sensible...the current 4 team playoff system makes that move silly. Then it was obvious that ND has cemented its independence in a playoff system with 6 open bids. Everyone seemed to be happy!. Not so fast. The ACC said "let's fix some other things in football and then talk playoff expansion"....Going it alone and taking the brunt of anger from AAC Commissioner Aresco and SEC's Sankey. However, the commissioners will meet again in March to vote and a super majority could pass the 12 team playoff. Of course Sankey is PO'd....adding a warning shot - “Whatever happens, the Southeastern Conference is going to be at the top of the college football pyramid,” stated Sankey. “So, I look forward to whatever formats others might want to adapt to try to compete at that level.” [/QUOTE]

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