Th NCAA by laws say otherwise.
The law is the law Bro!
Autonomy to what, though?
The NY6 Bowls were absorbed into the playoff
The football playoff doesnât guarantee spots for P4 Champions and the NCAA hands out automatic bids to ALL Conference Champions.
The only difference is the playoff distribution amounts which yesâŠfavor the P2âŠthen the ACCâŠthen the Big 12âŠthen the G6s
The four autonomy conferences have greater autonomy to make rules for themselves to benefit their athletes, ANDâŠ.
Get an automatic seat on the NCAA Board of Directors.
The PAC just lost theirs.
They still have a seat on the Division I council, but lack the power given to the P4.
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The NCAA doesnât have anything to do with the football playoffs.
NOâŠbut they do for the NCAA Basketball Tournamnet
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The two have nothing to do with each other.
UNLV will receive a larger piece of the MWC money.
Unbelievable!
Who said we ever wanted to leave the ACC?
âWeâre in the league the last time I looked,â FSU athletic director Mike Alford told USA TODAY Sports during the Sports Business Journal Intercollegiate Forum. âWe never said we wanted to leave the league.â
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Iâm in Tampa.
Heard from many FSU donors that FSU AD was delusional.
FSU admin thought they would be handed the buyout $$$
from grateful supporters.
FSU huge supporters are regional car dealers, hotel ownership groups etc.
Their $$$ is in inventory & property.
Who would give them $ with no invite to anywhere.
(cept B12 on the down low?)
Last additions took care of that issue for ACC/ ESPNs never ending TV deal.
ACC might be Wake, best of Sunbelt, & NE leftovers down the line.
That is then. This is now.
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Made no sense for the ACC to break up and those that thought ACC schools would beg the Big 12 for a spot were delusional!
If only 2-4 left they would be the one knocking on the door to raid the Big 12âŠnot vice versa!
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The reality is the new 12 school playoff is a game changer in the P4 hiearchy.
The ACC got 2 in and the SEC âŠ3.
Want to be the best conferenceâŠrepresent and win the tournament.
THESE are going to be the high profile games people watch
Come on now Bro.
The ACC got snubbed for a bye in favor of the G5 and the Big 12.
Each of the last two years the Big 12 champ has gotten better committee treatment than the ACC.
The two ACC teams are #11 and #12 seeds out of twelve, with the ACC champ literally dead last.
No respect.
Now you see why FSU and Clemson want out.
As for these statements, apparently their lawsuits are still going forward.
While they never WANTED to leave, things like that leave them no choice.
Itâs not a question of if, only when.
Wake me up when the lawsuits get dropped.
I suspect Iâll be taking a long nap.
FSU and Clemson both believe they should be making as much as Alabama via TV revenue
By the time the Big 12 renegotiates their TV deal in 2028-2030, they will be making 1.5x what the ACC makes especially when factoring in the growing college basketball market.
The ACC is stuck with its deal until 2036, and ESPN has no obligation to renegotiate their TV deal. ESPN is getting 3 of the biggest athletic brands (FSU, UNC, Clemson) for another 2 full media cycles unless they cough up money to leave for another conference.
The problem FSU & Clemson face, is that neither the SEC or Big Ten wants them.
UNC doesnât have this issue because they just hired one of the greatest football coaches of all time, they are a blue blood basketball program, they are a land grant flagship, they are a public ivy, and most importantly neither the SEC or Big Ten has a school from the state of North Carolina. UNC is the real crowned jewel of the next realignment wave.
If UNC leaves the ACC, then chances are, FSU & Clemson will find themselves in the Big 12 for the sole purpose of making more money via the next Big 12 media deal. I can only assume Miami and Louisville will be among the bunch as well.
Itâs not that FSU & Clemson are begging the Big 12 for an invite. Itâs more of the situation of Utah, where they really have no other choice if their priority is to make more money. Otherwise, they are stuck making pennies for the next 11 years while everyone else is getting pay raises.
Thatâs really all it comes down to.
As this article points out, I have heard that the only thing holding up the announcement is figuring out where NIU is going to put its sports other than football.
Iâd say the MVC or Horizon League would be good choices.
NowâŠwho else is joining the PAC Light?
TXST
OK, so at that point does it become the âPAC-8â or some such?
Lol not sure
How the UNC coaching hire may create a new realignment crisis.
