Based on what media deal?
A decade ago, the Big 12 (a Plains State + Texas centric conference) added West VirginiaâŠnot exactly in their region.
Based on their evaluation IF they should bounce from the ACC to join the Big 12.
2031 & 2036 are not that far apart.
From a worst case scenario, ESPN renews their deal through 2036 which is close to the Big 12 deal but when you factor int he other revenue sources, it will be too risky for schools to jump to the Big 12.
SoâŠthey stay together and back fill, as needed and se what their value is in/ near 2036
Weâre both just making up scenarios, and we donât really know what will happen until February 2025.
Come February 2025, then we can have a much better outlook to determine what will happen
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Thatâs what Iâm thinking. A bit of a shame because if you did by chance grab them and another east coast team for BB only, you get a bigger share of that 20% of the total revenue basketball brings in.
All of the people on here one hand clapping about this better recognize what the deal is.
In 2030, this TV deal is up and so is the ACC deal.
If Clemson and FSU cannot get a better deal in another conference, I would bet dollars to donuts that their next plan is to combine the top brands in the ACC and Big 12 into a new conference.
At the present time that would be: FSU, Clemson, Kansas, Colorado, Stanford, Duke, UNC, UVA, Utah, Arizona, ASU, NCSU, Va Tech, Louisville, WVU, Pitt, TTU, and Kansas State.
Notice who isnât on this list? UH!!
We better get our stuff together ASAP, because the way our football program is going it will not cut it. We need to get a CFP spot and/or win a CBB natty by 2030 or I would bet $100 that we get left out in the cold.
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The ACC deal is not up in 2030.
The ACCâs Grant of Rights expires in 2036. The ACCâs media rights, which was sold to ESPN, was split into 2 periods. 2017-2026 & 2027-2036.
From what we know, ESPN has the unilateral option to extend their TV deal with the ACC (at the same terms) for the period of 2027-2036, for which they have yet too take up. The deadline for this option expires February of next year.
The Big 12 is the one who goes into the market in 2030; however, knowing Yormark, he more than likely jumps the gun and beings to negotiate terms sooner than 2030.
If they added no value donât you think, though, that Yormark never would have gotten this far in the conversation?
The GOR is irrelevant if enough teams leave.
My bet is the S*** hits the fan next year and renegotiations begin, ESPECIALLY if, as expected, FSU and Clemson win their cases. My point is, we should be worried.
People need to remember that Yormark works for the Big 12, whatever that means. So, to him its irrelevant whether UH is in it or not.
On a funny side note imagine that the ACC does implode and Sanford, Cal, and SMU are the only remaining members.
Well, to speak freely, The Big 12 wouldnât even exist right now if it werenât for UH, Cincinnati, UCF and BYU. So thereâs that.
With that said, the Grant of Rights is still relevant because again, ESPN is the one that has the option. Not the ACC.
FSU and Clemson nor the ACC are going to win their cases because this most likely ends in settlement.
UH has no reason to be worried, and your first error is assuming that UNC and UVA will remain in the ACC.
UNC and UVA are the schools that are the most targeted by the Power 2. Not FSU & Clemson (hence why FSU & Clemson are in lawsuits but not UNC & UVA).
Meaning Brett Yormack was told to stop with the Uconn nonsense.
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great choice, come back in 2030.
the be, acc, aac and mw could all be different by then.
If those were truly targeted those two conferences would have already taken them.
Whoâs gonna pay those $500 Million dollar exit fees?
I didnât say they donât add any value, just no value (relative to other B12 schools) in the sport that matters the most (football). And I think schools like us, who have yet to add much value to football, donât leave a lot of room to add more schools like us.
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who paid Marylandâs?
the point is the B10 doesnât need freakin Virginia.
I still like the fact that Yormark is being aggressive in trying to expand and improve the Big 12. Not every avenue he explores will lead to success, but Iâd much rather have someone working hard to make the conference better by expanding as opposed to sitting around waiting for teams to be poached.
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Collective exhale.
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