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I posted this in the other thread about the playoffs, looking back over the prior fourteen seasons:

Yeah, I see your point about your stated preferences for an 8-team CFP. But they aren't an option - that ship has sailed.

Which would you rather have - an agreement that the ACC is an inferior conference to get an extra team in the playoffs most years when they otherwise wouldn't, or just accept the committee rankings and get fewer teams in the playoffs most years?

To see if the 14-team format with a 2-team ACC “floor” would have helped the ACC in past years, I went back to 2010 (14 seasons) to gather some stats for the ACC and ND. Key findings: Multiple great teams?: The ACC never had more than 1 team ranked in the top 10 going into the playoffs, except...

Despite appearances, the CFP's primary purpose isn't about crowning a national champion via elimination play. It's about maximizing revenue. It will continue to expand until it is the primary source of revenue for college football. It already pays out more than any single conference media deal.

This was also my immediate reaction. Then I realized that not only would it have helped the ACC last season, but when was the last time the ACC had two top-tier teams, let alone three? I realize that football fortunes wax and wane among teams, but if there has been one constant, it's that...

There are no rules, for now. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-judge-grants-injunction-tennessee-nil-case-suspends-ncaa-rules/

Probably referring to VT. We had won 3 in a row, then they came to BDS in 2019 and gave us a 45-0 beatdown.

Looking at the latest recruiting rankings as a proxy for the 12 best teams, 3 of the top 12 are ACC. Notre Dame adds a 4th. Counting the new teams joining this year, SEC has 6, B1G has 2. Obviously recruiting rankings are an imperfect gauge to predict the playoff teams, but the narrative that...

I think your take that the two agreements are "companions" is correct. Thus the GOR may be contingent upon an ACC-ESPN media contract, although the ESPN contract could be renewed at a different rate. Regardless, as long as the ESPN contract is valid, if an ACC member leaves before 2036, the...

Agree. Coaches, especially at the D1 level, know that it's a performance and success-based job. Key has probably made that clear to everyone on staff. Not sure if that was properly understood during the prior regime.