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Conference Expansion: Stanford, California and SMU Join the ACC

york1313 said:
What are the realistic options for the ACC?
1- stay put and see what happens when the GOR expires
2- add PAC leftovers
3- let some members leave the ACC and see what happens
4- become assholes like the SEC and BIG10 and pursue teams already in conferences (WVA, Cincy, UCF, Maryland, etc)
5- give ND anything they want to join the ACC in hopes it stabilizes the conference
6- other?
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#1.
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With sec20 and big20 already at capacity, then #5 for nd all-in. ACC for the win!
 
KitchinDeac said:
What does the Florida Legislature have to do with this? FSU could certainly sue the ACC and the other members in Florida State Court. That lawsuit would certainly be removed to Federal Court. A Federal Judge, not the Florida Legislature, will decide the disputed legal issues. One of those issues would be which state(s) laws apply.
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My brother in Christ, did you see the tweet that the question was in reference to?
 
Betting that Big 10 adds Stanford and either Cal or ND to get to 20 to address backlash and pretend that academics still matter
 
When the money runs dry and the next contract negotiations happen, you can bet your ass they won’t be tying themselves to Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, etc. No one is safe except for about 10-15 schools in all of this.
 
atldeac23 said:
Betting that Big 10 adds Stanford and either Cal or ND to get to 20 to address backlash and pretend that academics still matter
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Don't see it with ND. They are about to get a big TV contract just for football. They would require with a bigger payout than the other Big 10 schools. That would not fly.
 
I just hope we can get 5 more years out of the ACC.... Feels like we are on the cusp of really having some great years in both revenue sports and id like us looking as sexy as we can when the dance comes
 
deacdixieboy said:
When the money runs dry and the next contract negotiations happen, you can bet your ass they won’t be tying themselves to Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, etc. No one is safe except for about 10-15 schools in all of this.
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That being said, Rutgers was brought in to get NYC eyeballs for the Big Ten network; same with Maryland bringing DC eyeballs. Those two schools might not bring much athletically, but they do carry large TV markets.
 
TimmyClutch said:
You will find this interesting, the term actually arises from State Fairs when you could purchase a piglet in a sack, a pig in a poke. Famers would instead try and get one by on their customers by instead placing a cat in the poke, cats being cheaper. But when the customer opened the bag to inspect their purchase, the cat would be out of the bag and the gig would be up.
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That is the most interesting thing I have read all day.
 
mersk862 said:
That being said, Rutgers was brought in to get NYC eyeballs for the Big Ten network; same with Maryland bringing DC eyeballs. Those two schools might not bring much athletically, but they do carry large TV markets.
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Everyone has Big 10 now though so it’s not about subscribers/adding to cable bundles. I don’t think that many people are actively tuning into to either of those in those markets.
 
deacdixieboy said:
When the money runs dry and the next contract negotiations happen, you can bet your ass they won’t be tying themselves to Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, etc. No one is safe except for about 10-15 schools in all of this.
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The holy grail of this would be a 10 team super conference. There’s been a lot of talk about two 16 or 20 team power conferences but that doesn’t seem realistic.

But a 10 team super conference would get the eyeballs. 9 game conference schedule. Top two teams play for the championship. Cut out the filler games. No more Indiana-Northwestern or Arkansas-Mizzou. Every week is 5 headliner games at noon, 3:30, 7:00, 8:00, and 10:30 featuring Alabama vs. Ohio State, Florida vs. Michigan, Georgia vs. Penn State.

Who else makes it in? Auburn, Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, USC? Who knows? Maybe it's a relegation system. FBS turns into 13 tiers of 10 teams each. 3 OOC games to preserve regional rivalries.

Whatever it is, it's not going to be like it has been.
 
forensicdeac said:
Revenue or profit? There is a difference. There is a reason they are cutting costs and looking at gross margin improvements.
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Article I read said they were profitable. It is Disney doing all the overall layoffs. Same article says they are laying off 7000 total. So ESPN layoffs were cost cutting and probably not job performance.
 
Deacfreak07 said:
I don’t think you’re necessarily wrong here, but there aren’t that many networks.
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Interesting this morning on College Sirius as all this Oregon/Wash stuff was breaking and the Arizona news was still moving along. They surmised that college divisions could one day be playoffs like the NFL—between the ESPN division and the Fox Sports division. Each with 24 schools.
 
mersk862 said:
That being said, Rutgers was brought in to get NYC eyeballs for the Big Ten network; same with Maryland bringing DC eyeballs. Those two schools might not bring much athletically, but they do carry large TV markets.
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in future media deals I don’t think tv markets are going to matter nearly as much as how big the fan bases are and who can sell the most subscriptions.
 
Seems like Stanford will get an invite to the B10 if they want it. They have more money than god and are just too important culturally and politically. B10 should want to take them even if it dilutes the cash a bit.

That "choice of law" thing with FSU seems plausible. They way I read it, FSU would bolt, the ACC would sue for the fee, FSU would argue that FL law governs, and in the meantime the FL legislature would write a law with retroactive effect saying FSU can't be held liable for breaching the GOR.
 
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