Interested in where you heard any of this as this is a hard counter to everything I have seen/heard
Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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I'll be shocked if UNC winds up in the SEC. Don't see that happening at all.
Agreed. The only thing southern about that University is where it happens to be located geographically.
They'd say yes to the Big Ten before they finished the question.
Sometimes the obvious answer is the right one. The Big Ten takes Virginia and North Carolina to get to 20. FSU, Miami, Georgia Tech, Pitt would be in that next tier if they decide to go beyond 20.
If SEC goes with UNC, Duke, FSU, and Clemson, which I think is likely, the BIG has a difficult path
They’d really need ND in order to pay for expansion into the population centers you mentioned imo. At least with basketball schools, future profit may change.
But getting ND requires liquidation of the ACC, as well as help from ESPN, if not the SEC
If those 4 brands leave the ACC it’s basically liquidized. BIG can take Virginia and GT to get into new states/markets including the sec backyard in Atlanta and maintain their academics matter facade. Leaves Miami and Stanford as the 2 biggest brands left for the big 12 and then take whoever else to pair to go to 20. Of course Stanford could choose to go independent with Cal and then they form a scheduling alliance with ND and the new PAC but I doubt that’s very profitable for them.
If the ACC liquidates with those schools taken, I’d think there are far better options than Stanford.
My pecking order would be:
Miami
Va Tech
NCSU
SMU
Stanford
Cal
Perhaps, but liquidation of the ACC is the easy part in terms of corralling ND
If Miami, GT, UVa, VT, Stanford, and Cal remain, we’ll need the BIG to take a couple more before the ACC collapses. If not, Stanford and Co will try to pull from the Big 12, and with the ACCN and exit fees to spend, could
BIG adding schools that don’t add value in UVa and GT would be great for Big 12. Hopefully they also grab Stanford and Cal
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SMU has a lot of coin
NC St as a school with all their research would fit really well into the B12.
If ACC still has 2 of Clemson, FSU, Miami, or NC, I wouldn't be shocked to see no ACC defections. Or if FSU, Clemson, or NC are still around (Miami by itself doesn't have the pull unless they become a juggernaut again), still not sure if anybody from the ACC goes to the Big 12. Hope I am wrong.
The ACC teams love their network, love being in the ACC, and view the Big 12 as being beneath them. Unlike the Pac, the ACC added teams to withstand defections and would add more if anybody else leaves to stay at a minimum 16.
The ACC teams love their network, love being in the ACC, and view the Big 12 as being beneath them. Unlike the Pac, the ACC added teams to withstand defections and would add more if anybody else leaves to stay at a minimum 16.
Also I really feel like the SEC and Big10 are happy with the current set up. The dust has barely settled on the previous realignment, I think it’s going to be much later then 2030 before see see other additions. Especially when outside of ND none are actually additive to the conferences
Good? Bad?
Saturday’s Kansas State-Iowa State college football game from Dublin, Ireland, averaged 4.01 million viewers on ESPN — down about 20% from 5.0 million for Florida State-Georgia Tech last year
www.sportsmediawatch.com
Saturday’s Kansas State-Iowa State college football game from Dublin, Ireland, averaged 4.01 million viewers on ESPN — down about 20% from 5.0 million for Florida State-Georgia Tech last year
Viewership dips, but still strong, for college football's Ireland game
A lower profile matchup resulted in a smaller audience, but college football's Ireland kickoff game still did well in the ratings.
www.sportsmediawatch.com
I’d say pretty good. I’d imagine Florida State would draw a lot of viewersGood? Bad?
Saturday’s Kansas State-Iowa State college football game from Dublin, Ireland, averaged 4.01 million viewers on ESPN — down about 20% from 5.0 million for Florida State-Georgia Tech last year
Viewership dips, but still strong, for college football's Ireland game
A lower profile matchup resulted in a smaller audience, but college football's Ireland kickoff game still did well in the ratings.
You think the Maryland AD is misinformed?
We’ll be adding this to the long list of your incorrect realignment predictions
Good? Bad?
Saturday’s Kansas State-Iowa State college football game from Dublin, Ireland, averaged 4.01 million viewers on ESPN — down about 20% from 5.0 million for Florida State-Georgia Tech last year
Viewership dips, but still strong, for college football's Ireland game
A lower profile matchup resulted in a smaller audience, but college football's Ireland kickoff game still did well in the ratings.
Not great, but there’s no question we aren’t FSU
The conditions and BIG-like football didn’t help imo. Kind of a rough watch to casual fans
I wonder how many people flipped it off when neither team could do anything with the ball in a downpour or see any lines on the field.Good? Bad?
Saturday’s Kansas State-Iowa State college football game from Dublin, Ireland, averaged 4.01 million viewers on ESPN — down about 20% from 5.0 million for Florida State-Georgia Tech last year
Viewership dips, but still strong, for college football's Ireland game
A lower profile matchup resulted in a smaller audience, but college football's Ireland kickoff game still did well in the ratings.
I tend to agree. I think 2030 is when the serious discussions will start to happen. If both conferences want UNC, and they’re still on level ground by then, neither will sit and wait for the other to make a move. I’d target UNC leaving 2-3 years before the end of the ACC TV deal similar to OuT. So negotiations in 2030 with the move starting in the 2033 or 2034 season.
But, that’s a long time away. And the entire landscape of college sports will likely change by then. So who knows? Maybe we’ll have a centralized management structure by then and not independent conferences?
Feel if Big 10 goes beyond 20, then additional West Coast schools will be in the mix.
Historically, BTN carriage fees have been a big reason for expansion targets. With subscription services & DTC Fox, Peacock it will be curious if market size continues to play a dominant expansion criteria along with brand.
