Conference Expansion: Stanford, California and SMU Join the ACC

[DeacDaddy]

what is an informal third party talk

Your people talk to my people and we'll do lunch. For $750 million.

 

[BarcaDeac]

 

[Pilchard]

Wait; I thought that it was reliably reported on twitter that Clemson, FSU, UVA and UNC were leaving the ACC...

 

[deacdixieboy]

Give us State every year and I’ll be happy. Don’t care at all about the rest.

 

[deacdixieboy]

Is there something special about the 7 year number?

 

[thatguy2016]

Is there something special about the 7 year number?

makes the math work for trying to be "fair" with the west coast trips

Stanford and Cal have 56 home dates, combined, over 7 years.
7 of those home games are Stanford-Cal games
7 of those home games are SMU @ either Stanford or Cal

That leaves 42 games to divvy up.

42/(14 current ACC schools) = 3 trips to wine country per school

I bet FSU and Clemson get the Fall Harvest dates

I also bet the ACC will need to change the schedules before the 7 years are up

 

[Deacfreak07]

Is there something special about the 7 year number?

Don't you have a PhD in religious studies?!

 

[Deac@Heart]

Man I do miss those days though. . . the school day just stopped on friday, and we watched basketball in almost every class!

Ah, NC in the late 80s/early 90s. . . . such a different place now

I'm sure many older posters here remember that Dr. Gentry would always cancel class on the Friday of the ACC tournament.

 

[JamesSokolove]

The game @ Pitt has been pushed back to 2027

 

[BarcaDeac]

The game @ Pitt has been pushed back to 2027

at this point it must be a bit from the ACC. are any other current teams in a similar boat? like has Louisville never been to Duke or something?

 

[BeachBumDeac]

before I experienced the Pitt fans at the ACCCG I was pretty excited about a road trip to Pitt, seemed like it would be fun

NO MORE

 

[Hot Wheels]

Go to a couple of Pirates’ games. Cool walk across the Roberto Clemente Bridge to a great stadium. Pittsburgh is cool for a few days especially in the summer.

 

[cheeseheads12]

Wait… so that means we may not be playing our rivals GT and VT anymore?!

 

[thatguy2016]

Wait… so that means we may not be playing our rivals GT and VT anymore?!

right...no more than we play anyone else. Definitely not annually

 

[Deac off]

Wait; I thought that it was reliably reported on twitter that Clemson, FSU, UVA and UNC were leaving the ACC...

Per my post, they're leaving 25-26. This is 24. Pay attention to the details.

 

[JamesSokolove]

The game @ Pitt has been pushed back to 2027

2028. MY BAD

 

[tsywake]

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[TimmyClutch]

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Pencil me in for the SMU tailgate in ‘27

 

[scooter84]

So what is the latest word on FSU/Clemson, etc. leaving the ACC? Some people tell me they have heard from insiders that it is definitely happening - others say there is no way...

 

[spritethr]

Not happening this decade, and if it does, it's happening with a hefty check attached to it