The ramp up to the split of SEC/Big10 from G5

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This really pains me to say this, but the smu guys are right about what they are saying.  SMU only waived the rights to the tv revenue, not all revenue.  The aac has a solid bball conference, but acc is clearly superior, and I would imagine the money they will get from the tourney alone will be close to what they were making from the aac.  
 

AND it will be worse for aac since smu didn’t make a ny6 bowl

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On 2/4/2024 at 7:54 PM, NT80 said:

Half of the ACC wants out of that conference to try and join the Big10 or SEC.  If Florida State ever finds the key to escape then the ACC won't be what they are today. 

The smart money is on Florida State getting out. Once a conference power decides to leave it always happens.

I don't see the ACC surviving at the P5 level when FSU and the other big dogs leave.

ESPN and Fox Sports want two superconferences. They'll gladly decimate the rest of the P5 to make that happen.

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On 2/9/2024 at 9:04 AM, SMU2006 said:

It isn't about being on the same level as Ohio State and Texas.  For programs like WVU, SMU, and BC its about making the cut.

SMU made the cut between the G5 and P5. Now it's the P4 and the ACC is in an existential crisis to avoid it becoming the P3. Good luck buying your way out of that.

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On 2/10/2024 at 8:48 PM, rcade said:

SMU made the cut between the G5 and P5. Now it's the P4 and the ACC is in an existential crisis to avoid it becoming the P3. Good luck buying your way out of that.

The ACC grant of rights runs through 2036 with a sweetheart deal for Disney/ESPN.  There is a reason for all of FSU's bloviating that they are still in the ACC with virtually zero chance of going anywhere for the next decade.  

Could the ACC lose FSU, UNC, Clemson to the Big 10/SEC?  Sure.  That's possible.  That's why expansion now was the only play.  Just like the Big 12 when everyone left them for dead.  The ACC now has enough schools/programs that will keep them above the required 14 to secure the GoR through its termination in 2036.  

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On 2/12/2024 at 9:02 AM, SMU2006 said:

The ACC grant of rights runs through 2036 with a sweetheart deal for Disney/ESPN.  There is a reason for all of FSU's bloviating that they are still in the ACC with virtually zero chance of going anywhere for the next decade.

The reason FSU is still in the ACC is because it only sued the conference five weeks ago.

Maybe that seems like a long time to an SMU fan because five weeks is 25 percent of the time you've been a member of the conference.