Back in 2021, Texas and Oklahoma announced they were moving to the SEC as of July 1, 2025 - the day after the Big 12 GOR ended, with the assumption they would negotiate their way out earlier. Legally, they said July 1, 2025 to avoid court battles.
Why can't the ACC teams do the same with a longer term projected date?
FSU, UNC, Clemson, Miami could announce they are joining the B1G/SEC effective July 1, 2036. And then let the cards fall where they may from that announcement.
Predicting the landscape of college sports 3 years is difficult. In 12-13 years impossible. UCF / USF could be more attractive Big 10 adds than FSU .
When the AAC was formed UConn was the biggest brand in the conference and we cried we were the better choice than Rutgers for the B1G and certainly Louisville for the ACC .
Yet 12 years later we’re treated like we don’t even exist .
In 2010
If you said Cuse, Pitt , Louisville, SMU Stanford , and Cal would be in the ACC
Rutgers ,Nebraska USC , UCLA , Oregon , and Washington would be in the B1G
Texas A&M , Missouri , Texas , Oklahoma would be in the SEC
That WVA , TCU, Houston, UCF ,BYU Cincinnati, UA , ASU , Utah would be in the B12
and OSU , and WSU would be trying to hookup with the MW to survive
and finally Neither the Big East or PAC would exist as viable major football conferences they would have you committed .