You’re missing the point. They didn’t drag in additional casual sports fans.
Yeah, and that’s the LIMIT of it.
Adding four schools in the West doesn’t mean that they are planning to add six more.
They added four Top 30 brands. That’s IT!!!
And they didn’t even create a Western “pod,” much less a Western Division.
They implemented an “everybody plays everybody” schedule with NO divisions or pods. No “East v. West” championship game.
That should give you an idea of what they intended. It’s NOTHING like YOU are imagining.
Certainly if ND comes to its senses, they’ll take ND. But don’t assume that five more would be coming.
I mean the logistics makes sense, but I honestly can’t add up the specific teams for this to fruition
The B1G just added 4 schools…to put things in perspective…the new Big 12 UH joined had 8 schools.
4 in 50% of that number. Most older conferences were in the 8 school range…i.e. the Big 8.
4 schools most definitely IS a pod
They are already at 18…if they raid the ACC as LAW keeps saying they are pretty close to 24.
they aren’t going to stop at a odd number so 20…22…or 24 are the numbers
24 works best because of a 2 x 12 format ESPECIALLY if they want cross country presence.
As far as the B1G goes, I honestly don’t see them adding anyone from the ACC other than Dame, UNC and Virginia. Maybe Duke. I would also throw in Stanford and Cal, but it won’t be all 6 of them.
Miami is not a fit, and I realistically see UNC in the SEC.
The thing about the SEC is that UT essentially makes joining the SEC not embarrassing if you care about academics
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If the B1G only takes there is NO WAY the ACC implodes that’s why LAW is confusing he wants the ACC to implode but denies the B1G will get to 24.
Those 2 are mutually exclusive.
The whole reason the ACC added CAL + Stanford + SMU was to survive a raid of ONLY 2 or 4 schools.
They easily stay together IF that happens.
Big Ten, SEC forming joint advisory group to find solutions to college sports issues
they aint sharing the pie with anyone, just gotta figure out how own the bakery at this point.
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It’s not being treated as a “Pod” for scheduling purposes. It’s not like the WAC or SEC with its pods.
As I said, it’s an everybody plays everybody in turn format, with just a limited number of protected rivalry and trophy games.
Except it may not be just 2 or 4 schools.
Up to four schools may leave for the B1G or SEC, and perhaps 4-6 to the Big 12.
Adding those three schools will NOT protect them against that…ESPECIALLY if FSU figures a way out that other schools can likewise exploit.
Please note that no conference in the remaining P3 will exceed 20 or 22 under such a scenario.
That’s why I don’t know where you are getting this “24” business from.
The SEC would have to add EIGHT schools, and the B1G six.
Not seeing it.
And no, the NFL model isn’t going to work in college football.
The Super Bowl will get over 115 million viewers, in no small part, because it will get tens of millions of casual fans watching all over the country that don’t live in either teams’ city, and simply follow the NFL because it’s America’s “flagship” pro sports league, with Super Bowl Sunday being a sort of unofficial national holiday.
Don’t look for college football to pull off the same thing.
In the end, fans of those schools, MOST of whom are former students and not T-shirt fans (with a few exceptions like ND) will watch such a P2 league, not the masses of casual sports fans all over the country with no affiliation with the school. That hypothetical P2 breakaway college league will NOT generate the kind of casual fan coast to coast following that the NFL has.
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Why in the WORLD would ACC schools make a lateral move to the Big 12 if the conference can still stay together???
Yes BECAUSE they strategically have 32 teams scattered ALL OVER the country…including two in Texas.
Thus, creating a legion of NFL fans that will watch because they have a team in their market and they know football.
Is the light bulb turning on yet in your head?
Media right partners already shown they are not interested in them if they were they be in the B1G this very day. Cal and Stanford are persona non grata to the media right partners
So true, the sec wanted A&M in the early 90s when Rudy davalos was our AD and the sec agreed to take us only bc of A&M. UT got A&M to back out and join the big12.
So there are tag along teams like ucla that get in only bc a bigger dog is wanted.
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Because with the value lost from the four biggest brands, it’ll no longer be a lateral move. It’ll be a step up from a gutted ACC.
Just like the PAC when it lost its four biggest brands. The next four came to the Big 12 rather than staying aboard that sinking ship.
Same thing.
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The thing is they can prob get the 30 mil nil passed for the ones that can afford it and let the schools have control if I read it right. However breaking away and saying 30 mil commitment or your not in div 1 is gonna have the feds and lawsuits all over the place. If Boise st can’t do the 30 mil, they still have a right to compete , it will just be like now a pecking order. The big12 and Acc prob would step up but still you can’t block out g5 and some p4 that can’t or won’t pay. ND won’t pay for ex that high.
Except for the huge fact the ACC has an ironclad GOR that lasts until 2036. The PAC had no such thing.
If a school leaves, the remaining ACC schools are to get paid BIG TIME!
Why in the world would any of the non P2 worthy brands A) give up the $$$$ they are owed from the “breach of contract” schools and B) pay a HUGE penalty themselves to break the ACC all to make a LATERAL move to the Big 12???
The move will be for a huge loss after A & B is factored in.
Adding CAL + Stanford + SMU ensured the conference survives and benefits , moneywise, if/when any schools leave.
Hence, the temper tantrums by one , Forever Sad University who is STILL a member of the ACC btw
Do you honestly read what you type or are you just trolling?
Is it ironclad, though? it’s never been tested, and presumably, if any school leaves, it will be.
With no consideration after 2027.
Their lawyers have been trying to crack the GOR for years now and all they have is some hollow threats by one school, Florida State.
Meanwhile, the state of North Carolina is moving to ensure UNC and NCSU remain tied to the hip.
Not looking good for the "ACC Implosion " fans