Chin Diesel
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When Clemson leaves the ACC, I could see them killing off this series.Could be why the Irish just inked a 12 year scheduling deal (outside of their ACC commitment) to play Clemson annually for 12 years. They may be bolstering their future schedule anticipating needing that annual game.
I know they are not proposing this, but if they are looking at a two tiered ACC, a promotion/relegation system would be wild.Miami's AD is espousing a two level ACC, I think. Kind of wild take..
"The brands need to play each other more," Radakovich said. "That's what has to happen. Do we divide into two divisions? Who gets to play Notre Dame? How are we doing those kinds of things? And if the SEC goes to nine (conference games) we might have to go to nine as well with a bifurcated brands and non-brands [divide]."
FSU's AD seems to not be far off this....
"Today in college football, more than ever, it's important for strong brands to play strong brands," Alford said. "That helps our brand, as well as all of us within the conference. We've been consistent in that belief for a while now as you can see in our nonconference scheduling philosophy. It's important for our conference and our media partners."
This isn't a completely new idea, just a variation of a proposal Mike Tranghese (then commissioner of the Big East) made to John Swofford (then ACC commissioner) and the presidents of a few ACC schools in 2000.Miami's AD is espousing a two level ACC, I think. Kind of wild take..
"The brands need to play each other more," Radakovich said. "That's what has to happen. Do we divide into two divisions? Who gets to play Notre Dame? How are we doing those kinds of things? And if the SEC goes to nine (conference games) we might have to go to nine as well with a bifurcated brands and non-brands [divide]."
FSU's AD seems to not be far off this....
"Today in college football, more than ever, it's important for strong brands to play strong brands," Alford said. "That helps our brand, as well as all of us within the conference. We've been consistent in that belief for a while now as you can see in our nonconference scheduling philosophy. It's important for our conference and our media partners."
Rutgers was in the ACC?This isn't a completely new idea, just a variation of a proposal Mike Tranghese (then commissioner of the Big East) made to John Swofford (then ACC commissioner) and the presidents of a few ACC schools in 2000.
He proposed that for football only the two conferences swap out some schools, the better football programs (FSU, Miami, etc.) play in an ACC football conference while the programs that aren't competitive (Rutgers, Wake, etc.) play in a Big East football conference.
This set in motion the ACC raids on the BE as a) he let everyone know the better football programs in the BE were ripe for the taking and b) he insulted half of the ACC schools by stating that they weren't capable of being competitive in football and would be better served playing in a B level conference.
This makes a lot of sense. Could see the power conf grow to 20 and manage their football issues with an internal relegation system.Miami's AD is espousing a two level ACC, I think. Kind of wild take..
"The brands need to play each other more," Radakovich said. "That's what has to happen. Do we divide into two divisions? Who gets to play Notre Dame? How are we doing those kinds of things? And if the SEC goes to nine (conference games) we might have to go to nine as well with a bifurcated brands and non-brands [divide]."
FSU's AD seems to not be far off this....
"Today in college football, more than ever, it's important for strong brands to play strong brands," Alford said. "That helps our brand, as well as all of us within the conference. We've been consistent in that belief for a while now as you can see in our nonconference scheduling philosophy. It's important for our conference and our media partners."
Big East. It was just before Miami started assembling an unfathomable amount of talent (tail end of the Butch Davis years), Syracuse was still very solid, Va Tech started getting ranked on a regular basis, Pitt, BC and WVU were pretty good while Rutgers and Temple had difficulty with 1AA (now FCS) and we were a couple years away from joining (and in most opinions, bring the bottom of the conference down further).Rutgers was in the ACC?
Relegation has been going on for a while. It started when the Big 8 combined with the SWC and relegated SMU, Houston, Rice, and TCU. When the ACC raided the Big East, they relegated, in the end, UConn and USF. When the Big 10 raided the Pac 12, they relegated, ultimately, Oregon St. and Washington St. And, you can say the Big 12 was relegated from a top league to a lower league with the losses of Texas A&M, Nebraska, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri. In my opinion, there will be schools lost in the ACC and then the remaining schools could be relegated.This makes a lot of sense. Could see the power conf grow to 20 and manage their football issues with an internal relegation system.
I’m thinking of something different. Have an 18 to 22 school conference and for football set the conf schedule every year with a system that has a group A and group B, The A schools play only each other and are given exclusive access to the CFB playoffs and top bowls. The B group plays each other and only get access to the middling and lower bowls. The bottom 3 or 4 of the A group swop with the top 4 of the B at the end of each season.Relegation has been going on for a while. It started when the Big 8 combined with the SWC and relegated SMU, Houston, Rice, and TCU. When the ACC raided the Big East, they relegated, in the end, UConn and USF. When the Big 10 raided the Pac 12, they relegated, ultimately, Oregon St. and Washington St. And, you can say the Big 12 was relegated from a top league to a lower league with the losses of Texas A&M, Nebraska, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri. In my opinion, there will be schools lost in the ACC and then the remaining schools could be relegated.
On this logic, MLB should just put Yankees and Dodgers in WS every year. Let Boston, Cleveland, and Detroit play in a fall series and give them a fake trophy.Miami's AD is espousing a two level ACC, I think. Kind of wild take..
"The brands need to play each other more," Radakovich said. "That's what has to happen. Do we divide into two divisions? Who gets to play Notre Dame? How are we doing those kinds of things? And if the SEC goes to nine (conference games) we might have to go to nine as well with a bifurcated brands and non-brands [divide]."
FSU's AD seems to not be far off this....
"Today in college football, more than ever, it's important for strong brands to play strong brands," Alford said. "That helps our brand, as well as all of us within the conference. We've been consistent in that belief for a while now as you can see in our nonconference scheduling philosophy. It's important for our conference and our media partners."