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The purpose should not be to crown the best team or have the best teams in the playoffs. That concept is and has always been pure nonsense. There is a reason that no other major sport tries to crown their champion this way.

Can't lie, im a little skeptical here. If the donors had 8+ million per year to spend on head coaches then Key likely never would have been hired in the first place.

Im not saying that live sports is going away, im saying im not sure what the market truly is for the ACCN. If you remember, Comcast passed on the ACCN for two years. They obviously had concerns from the get go. By the time they have to renew with Disney, they will have actual data on the value...

The majority of the ACC Networks revenue comes from cable tv network fees that are negotiated as part of much larger multi media agreements between Disney and carriers. The real value to ESPN in the future is how willing are these carriers to continue with the ACC network and what rates they can...

My gut tells me FSU by 7-13. We had the worst rushing defense in the country last year. They have a big experienced OL, a stable of talented RBs, and a battering ram QB. While I expect us to improve this year, asking for that kind of improvement in the first game is probably asking too much...

I think for the most part you are correct, although I think it will be more than 32 teams. I think it will be closer to 40. Where I disagree is in the idea that all of the teams not in that group will be fine. They won't be. They will be relegated and it will hurt them tremendously in many...

Pete Nakos isn't assigned to any team. He reports on business and NIL of aspects in college football in general. He has recent articles covering a wide range of teams.

The problem is, long term the only two conferences that will matter will be the SEC and B1G. It wouldn't be shocking if they continue to expand and then eventually break away from the other conferences entirely. Being able to win more in an irrelevant conference isn't really a long term goal...

The SEC's new contract is supposed to be in the 70+ million dollar range. The B1Gs new contract is supposed to be in the 80-100 million dollar a year range. The ACC is paying out about 44 million. The SEC and B1G now also get bigger payouts from the CFP. Even with a reduced payout initially, it...

Ohio State, the biggest NIL spender currently has 9 top 100 players committed and 3 of the top 6. I guess NIL gives the smaller schools a legitimate chance to get a big name player every once in a while but no, its not creating anything close to parity.

We use King as basically another running back. FSU is not going to use DJU that way. He provides significant value in short yardage and goal line situations. He is a guy that will pound out 3-5 yards when they are needed, not break 30 yards on designed QB runs. Him and Haynes King are very...

Some detailed stats about DJU as a runner. He was actually pretty good last year.

I think he's referring to a second team getting in. It's going to be difficult for the ACC to get two teams in the playoffs most years.

Nobody actually cares about how they will be as conference mates. If they add value to a conference they will be added to that conference. This is a money game, not a feelings game. Otherwise, Texas would be independent.

That wasn't a look in. There is a pro rata clause in the ACC/ESPN deal when new members are added which gives the ACC a full Tier 1 share (~24 million) for each new member.

FSU isn't going independent. I still believe that they already have some idea where they will end up, and have had plenty of conversations with those entities. Money is certainly the biggest part of their desire to leave but access to the playoff, better TV access, and general discontent with...

Calling it sheer stupidity would assume a much higher level of knowledge around all aspects of the lawsuit and FSU and Clemson's current situation than any of us are privy to. Maybe one day we will have more knowledge of everything going on.

If that were true it would have already happened. It appears the "look ins" are all on ESPNs side.

At this point, I think FSU wanting to leave is about more than the money. I agree though, I doubt they will settle on the Big 12 unless there is a financial windfall attached.

The simple answer is stability. The Big 12 took their hit, then expanded and have their conference going forward. Nobody is really worried about anyone leaving. Their situation is a relatively healthy one compared to the ACC where no one knows what is going to happen. There may be an ACC in 12...