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[CL82]

The FSU’s and Clemson’s have to play some of lower half of the league, otherwise whats the point of being in a league. They should go independent, play top 25 schools only and go 6-6. The boosters will love that.

Correct, but if you put those games in less desirable slots, then you minimize the ratings boost the lower end teams get from playing those games, which in turn lowers their share of discretionary conference distributions, which in turn keeps them at the bottom of the league. They are in a death spiral now, well, if not death, let's call it a coma spiral, where they are still alive, but just not relevant anymore.

That is the gift that the FSU/Clemson settlement gave to the rest of the league. They're still gone at the earliest opportunity, but now they will leave a poison pill behind that will taint the remaining members.

 

[Jimdish255]

Wow, Notre Dame ratings tank when they play ACC schools.

Every school below NC State is a massive gap down.

 

[bendm]

The B12 could’ve had Stan/Cal when the PAC broke up.
And the ACC took them precisely because of the extra revenue from exposure to new markets. Give them up and the revenue goes away.

Rule #1 of conference realignment: there is not some deity who gets to do whats best for everyone. Instead each discrete move needs to make the participants better. This 3-3 swap fails that test right off.

Cal and Stanford didn’t want to go to the big12 they preferred the ACC because it was a better fit for academics and Olympic sports (minus the travel). I believe Cal/Stanford have produced more gold medalists than any other universities. Cal/Stanford administration and alumni might have more in common with the sec schools than the big12, which is to say not much.

 

[Vowelguy]

Cal and Stanford didn’t want to go to the big12 they preferred the ACC because

Is there proof of that or was that merely a narrative floated to justify their move to the ACC?

 

[bendm]

Is there proof of that or was that merely a narrative floated to justify their move to the ACC?

That was The message conveyed by the administration to the alumni association after not getting an invite to the BIG

 

[Vowelguy]

That was The message conveyed by the administration to the alumni association after not getting an invite to the BIG

So, no proof.

 

[bendm]

So, no proof.

you’re asking me to prove a negative… As an alum I didn’t want them joining the big12 either. The travel sucks but it would suck in the BIG too. at least the ACC supports Olympic sports. The big12 doesn’t even have soccer…

 

[Vowelguy]

you’re asking me to prove a negative…

I meant, was there any contemporaneous reporting that the B12 had offered or pursued them?

 

[jostar1]

 

[CTBballfan243]

you’re asking me to prove a negative… As an alum I didn’t want them joining the big12 either. The travel sucks but it would suck in the BIG too. at least the ACC supports Olympic sports. The big12 doesn’t even have soccer…

Since soccer is a non rev sport, I would think UConn could find a near buy conference to park the soccer teams and any other non-rev sport not offered by the B12. Hockey would stay put in Hockey East.

 

[Vowelguy]

 

[freescooter]

Since soccer is a non rev sport, I would think UConn could find a near buy conference to park the soccer teams and any other non-rev sport not offered by the B12. Hockey would stay put in Hockey East.

We would probably stay in the Big East for soccer as field hockey did in AAC days. AAC didn’t offer it.

 

[Vowelguy]

We would probably stay in the Big East for soccer as field hockey did in AAC days. AAC didn’t offer it.

First world problem, but conferences often dont let any of your teams stick around when you bolt.
BE/American was a unique largely mutually agreeable split. Any other schools leaving likely isnt. Eg, when JMU announced they were leaving the CAA they were immediatley barred from any conference tournaments.

 

[CL82]

First world problem, but conferences often dont let any of your teams stick around when you bolt.
BE/American was a unique largely mutually agreeable split. Any other schools leaving likely isnt. Eg, when JMU announced they were leaving the CAA they were immediatley barred from any conference tournaments.

It's probably more attributable to the fact that it was mutually beneficial to both the big east and Connecticut for our soccer program to stay with them.

 

[billybud]

SEC...SEC...SEC...

SEC will have reality show series on Netflix...Any Given Saturday....

https://x.com/netflix/status/1944819180722630983

 

[billybud]

I have to hand it to their PR guys...they are a machine that never sleeps...

 

[Purple Stein]

SEC...SEC...SEC...

SEC will have reality show series on Netflix...Any Given Saturday....

https://x.com/netflix/status/1944819180722630983

If Netflix had any balls at all they would make the show about the trials and tribulations of a plucky, overlooked, Independent team with a massive chip on their shoulder...

 

[billybud]

If Netflix had any balls at all they would make the show about the trials and tribulations of a plucky, overlooked, Independent team with a massive chip on their shoulder...

The Cinderella effect....the formula worked for the guys when they made the movie "Rudy".. kid with a dream.

 

[billybud]

nothing surprising here,,,

 

[bendm]

nothing surprising here,,,

BC screwed UConn beyond words

 

[bendm]

ACC Kickoff: Commissioner’s Tone Masks UNC’s Clearer Exit Path

As currently constructed, the league’s days appear numbered. And sources confirm the Tar Heels are highly interested in making a move.

247sports.com

UNC wants sec according to this. Either way 2031 is gonna be fun.

 

[billybud]

UNC sees the ACC future..as several schools did years ago...

Big Ten, SEC..."in Oklahoma, not Arizona..What does it matter ?"

 

[Vowelguy]

ACC Kickoff: Commissioner’s Tone Masks UNC’s Clearer Exit Path

As currently constructed, the league’s days appear numbered. And sources confirm the Tar Heels are highly interested in making a move.

247sports.com

UNC wants sec according to this. Either way 2031 is gonna be fun.

Wouldn't ~2028 or 2029 more likely be D-day? If they're leaving after 2030-31, wouldn't announcements be a couple of years in advance of that?

As for UNC wanting SEC: maybe. But reminder #8429 that folks behave strategically. You might say SEC hoping that it will force the B1G to swoop in earlier/bigger.

 

[bobbyinaz]

My guess is that UNC administrators want the B1G while the Athletic department and fans want SEC.

Since they will probably be able to go to either if/when the ACC reckoning comes, it will be an interesting internal battle between the sides.

 

[freescooter]

My guess is that UNC administrators want the B1G while the Athletic department and fans want SEC.

Since they will probably be able to go to either if/when the ACC reckoning comes, it will be an interesting internal battle between the sides.

Yeah, I don’t think that is true. The current UNC administration at both levels is trying to make the SEC happen. I think if you talk to most UNC people, students, fans they think it will be bad for Carolina in every way but financially. Competitively, culturally and every other way. North Carolina my be the South, but they look down their noses at Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana and the like.