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That was key, in my opinion. The SEC and BIG were able to distinguish themselves by their 2nd and 3rd teams. It was Florida / Bama then it was Bama / LSU, then it was UGA / Bama. Sprinkle in LSU, Ol Miss and Auburn having a big season and it elevated perception the entire conference...

The argument that “historically” the conference bias has kept 3-loss BIG / SEC teams ahead of 1-2 loss P5 made me take a quick look at CFP historic standings. I think it actually contradicts that assertion. A few 3 loss teams have snuck into the top ten but in those cases, the two loss teams...

Well,12-15 DON’T count unless we move to a 16-team format. With the 5+7 model, it’s very likely that the 5th conf champ is outside of the top 12. If you expect an at large spot, you need to be at least the 11th ranked team. If you get an upset in the B12 or ACC championship, that could also...

Yeah, you’re right… apparently I really don’t understand business. I don’t understand why the ACC wouldn’t allow GT to leave for the BIG. I don’t understand why the ACC is pushing FSU, Clemson and UNC out now. I don’t understand why the ACC doesn’t want full stadiums and more fan involvement...

I was about to make a very similar post. I’ll dissent with you on the notion that the kids are soft and a little coddling will fix it, but I agree that comments like that are a little cringey and probably foster some distrust and animosity. Coach Prime correlation is exactly what came to mind...

As long as we don’t go all spineless and cave to some guarantee of multiple auto qualifiers for the BIG &SEC (which has been proposed). The polls are naturally going to give the BIG & SEC 3-4 teams, but the rest of college football sure as hell doesn’t need to guarantee that for years when they...

Bold is such a garbage take…. Especially coming from fans of an ACC school. Texas was a B12 team playing a B12 schedule and would not have been in consideration if they had not beaten the eventual SEC champ. Same record with any other top 10 win than Bama, and they are out. Washington was a...

The BIG and SEC are most likely going to be renegotiating media deals 3 to 4 years prior to the ACC. There may be eight ACC teams that think they have a shot right now, but I suspect four of them will know they have a new home and four of them will know they’re staying in the ACC before ACC...

Just wanted to point out what I think are two really smart points. (y)

Same answer to both questions. ACC will not go the way of PAC, nor will it become FCS level, or even current “G5” level. When it all goes down (regardless of whether the 2027 option is the reckoning or the approaching 2036 termination starts the shake up), we will see 4 teams, possibly 6 IN...

Well, maybe tomorrow after a cup o coffee and some French toast, you can get old Nick on the Horn and put in a good word for the Jackets?

Analogies are troublesome… They never quite capture the reality of the situation (although I thought my fat guy in little coat analogy was pretty spot on… But I’m biased). I agree that FSU’s media rights are not available for resale per se. I think that is what the GOR eludes to when it says it...

Fair points… although it think we will reach a point where WF will take “their money now” knowing that the writing is on the wall. That said, I think there is a far better chance of this thing holding to 2036 than there is of teams leaving in the next 5-6 years. My money would be on things...

You say “overcharge” as if FSU’s (or the internet’s) made up figure of $500m is accurate. We know that no one here has seen the ACC / ESPN agreement. We know that the ACC has this cumbersome GOR to prevent teams from leaving. We can reasonably surmise that a team (or teams, we don’t know the...

Can I link you back to my previous post somehow?

You don’t seem to understand that the intent of the document is to prevent schools from leaving. That’s the GOAL! Everyone knew it. Everyone agreed to it. It is ABSOULTELY financially devastating to leave… just as they (all 15 of them, including FSU) intended. But you can leave. You option...

The ACC doesn’t give a darn what the other conferences are doing. The teams trying to leave the ACC do. Leaving teams will pay more to leave if a full share is waiting immediately. ACC will be increasingly inclined to entertain payment as the natural termination approaches.

SMU is foregoing $280 mil? How much was the AAC paying? :) I thought it was relatively neutral in terms of the move. I don’t thing they had a big exit fee did they? even though they get a partial share compared to other ACC teams, I’m not sure the decision for them is the same. Perspective...

The GOR is enforceable until 2036. I view both the time horizon and the potential cost of buying out to become far more feasible at the five year(ish) mark. Not to mention, other major conferences will be in the midst of renegotiations at that time so there is greater opportunity for full...