You got in that article it’s the B1G who’s basically destroying CFB for the almighty dollar…creating a conference that is literally all over the place figuratively and literally. This situation has been made intentionally by the B1G, when there Presidents convened together many years ago and decided to expand because they realized the old rust belt schools were loosing fans and and could end up being irrelevant so they decided to expand and hasn’t and won’t stop until the B1G decides to stop it. There the evil empire not the SEC
The Washington Post says the SAME thing.
The 24 school B1G and SEC will operate as two 12 school division which will feel more like 12 school conferences organized base don geography.
The 48 schools in the P2 will DOMINATE the playoff field…being irrelevant shouldn’t be a n issue
More consolidation will just lead to less interest ultimately. Even from big school fans. At some point the revenue bubble will pop when people tune out to this new version of college football.
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And you know which current P4 conference will get less say than any in the future playoffs?
Hint: the future blue blood-less ACC.
actually the opposite…will be more like a NFL model, like the AFC & NFC
The 48 BIGGEST Brands with the BEST PREMIERE matchups will be featured every single week.
Our HOPE is that the P2 Could include 3 schools from Texas.
B1G 10 (24 schools)
EAST Division (12 schools)
WEST Division (12 schools)
SEC (24 Schools)
SOUTHEAST DIVISION (12 Schools)
SOUTHWEST DIVISION (12 Schools)
The 12 school divisions will feel more like 12 school regional conferences with a few cross over games each year + a 1 or 2 P2 Cross over games + Championship games featuring the winner of each “Division”
The model is there!
You seem to be the only one that sees that as the future.
All the pundits seem to say that a) the SEC likes the size that it is, AND b) even the B1G isn’t interested in having 24 teams.
Too large and unruly.
Actually you think it also…where are the 7 ACC schools going?
They aren’t doing this for a lateral move to the Big 12
They will operate as 2 12 school “conferences” called divisions under a bigger 24 school umbrella…similar to the NFL
A few may go to each P2.
The total in each of those will be no more than 20, perhaps more like 18 in the SEC’s case.
Perhaps 4-6 could go to the Big 12, most likely four.
Three conferences of 18-20 each is most likely; at most, the Big 12 could have more than 20, but not the other two.
B1G is ALREADY at 18
SEC is ALREADY at 16
Big 12 is ALREADY at 16
7 + 1 (ND) = 8
Do the math
The B1G/SEC would raid the Big 12, as needed, to get to 2 x 24
6 open spots for the B1G
8 open spots for the SEC
ND remains Indy in football.
Two ACC blue bloods to the SEC makes 18.
Two to the B1G makes 20.
4-6 mid-bloods to the Big 12 makes 20-22.
Simple Math eh?
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Clearly this is a concerted attempt by FSU and the FL AG to force the ACC and by extension, the SEC and specifically ESPN, to lose.
BTW, who owns ESPN? Yep, Disney. Who hates Disney? Yep, FL Gov Ron DeSantis and his AG.
Whoever doesn’t this this was done on purpose needs to wake up.
I must say that I always assumed that this realignment stuff would not stop until the government or the courts got involved, but I didn’t think it would be FSU that would get the ball rolling.
I guess the “Alliance” may get the last laugh after all.
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P2 is media talk for the money difference between the B1G/SEC and the B12/ACC. There maybe a split but more than likely play out like Chip Kelly envisions it. 64 P4 and 64 team G5 still playing each other. The football programs would be split off from the schools under there own governance. There would Be collective bargaining with the players which will level the playing field.
According to reports from within the XII, OUT and XII schools settled for about 68% of the remaining TV rights for those 2 schools.
According to several reports also, CFP ( ALL OF IT) stays with XII and none goes to OUT
Outside of normal operating costs for the January 01 game in NOlA and potential CFB Champ on January 8.
The CFP money UT got for XII is significant according to the bylaws in the CFB Playoff!
Then perhaps the ACC will get 68% of $130 million, which would be $88.4 million, which would then be split 14 or more different ways or about $6 million per school.
Not exactly a cash cow to laugh all the way to the bank for.
There’s more to it they have to come up with $500 million to leave.
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You are forgetting about the media rights owed to the ACC, from the new conference, through 2036 which is specifically outlined in the GOR.
If FSU goes to the B1G, the ACC will own 100% of FSU’s media rights for the duration of the GOR through 2036.
I posted the article with that verbiage from the GOR.
The precedent has been set with UT and OU
What I heard is that FSU is gonna go nuclear and set up a bankrupt protected entity move all its athletics under this new entity and then challenge the ACC and its members to try and sue them for ongoing TV rights.
That’s what / how the FSU admin is gonna play this.
Word on the street is that it will mirror some of the most sophisticated Wall Street type of Corporate restructuring in the history of collegiate athletics!
Mr personally, I’m here for the popcorn and soda!!!
Bring on the theatre!!!
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See my comments below.
My comment is coming from a recent podcast that I tuned into on 365 sports.
The guy that Smokey had on is an insider into FSU as well.
FSU is gonna go nuclear, watch!
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