Finally. Someone here gets it.
The FSU/Clemson lawsuits are hilariously bad as proven out by a sitting judge in Tallahassee telling FSU to mediate with the ACC, in large part due to the fact that the grounds for the suit are beyond frivolous. FSU willingly entered into an agreement with the ACC/ESPN in 2014. They again, re-signed the deal with an extension through 2036 in 2017. Its tough to argue in contract law that you signed a deal twice and now you are suing b/c you don't like the outcome. its the equivalent of selling your house in 2008 during the financial crisis and then wanting to get all the accretive value increase in the subsequent years after selling. Its beyond stupid.
I know you're in denial that any ACC school wouldn't want to stay with Smu in the conference, but there are more $$ for them elsewhere. That's what it is all about today. You bought your way into the ACC. Schools will buy their way out of the ACC> From another article:
ACC would lose schools to SEC, Big Ten, and Big 12
If/when FSU leaves, the Seminoles and Clemson would likely be SEC-bound. UNC and UVA, which both have AAU accreditation, would join the Big Ten as basketball and academic fits. The Big 12 would likely try to poach Louisville, NC State, VA Tech, Pitt, and/or GA Tech.
For now…..
But why would the P2 want to share the playoff with the non P2?
they don’t have to. There’s nothing in it for them.
Who do they want in, an 8-4 big brand like Penn St or an 11-1 non brand like SMU.
The ACC contract appears to be iron clad. It's difficult to find a sympathetic judge when your case is basically that the contract you agreed to years ago was unfair. It appears to me that the ACC is here to stay until their present agreement runs out. I just don't think you add 3 programs if you plan to dissolve the conference as soon as possible but that's just me. In addition, besides being a UNT fan I enjoy college sports, and having the opportunity to see ACC teams play in Dallas and Big 12 in Ft. Worth works for me.
Hate to break it to you, but NT has never been able to keep pace with the top tier of teams in terms of resources or overall quality.
Plus if your current competition moves up and you don't than that is moving down not staying in place.
What should happen and I believe will at some point is that there will be adjustments to NIL. No one likes it except the players and their agents. Probably not for decades, but fans will eventually dictate the change. When the fans stop caring because they won't support the new nomads of sports like the teams prior to NIL; there will be changes.
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