The Big 12 no longer has a bell cow brand. We can rag on the ACC all we want, but until the better ACC brands exit stage left, the Big 12, not the ACC, is the 4th P4.
I think this will come down CFP performance. Clemson has fallen off a bit, and last night's win aside its been near a decade for FSU to compete for a national title.
I dunno - I am thinking the more chutzpah FSU gets from winning the more likely they are to leaving the ACC and them leaving gets us a step closer to the ACC (which I guess is a good thing but even that I am wondering about, lol).
I like your attitude - I hope I never piss you off! I was ambivalent. FSU was a hard "NO" on the addition of the three indentured servants. They simply want out of what has turned into a grifter conference with a few P-2 caliber teams.
I don't know if it gets us closer to the ACC. When the big football dogs leave the ACC, it will create havoc. Havoc is just what we need...
Naw. IF FSU leaves next up is Northern Arizona to solidify the ACC's Southwest Footprint.
Though any departures won’t necessarily turn into a UConn invite…afterall, adding UConn would make too much sense, and realignment is nonsensical in nature.
Nah, they will find a way to join the SEC.
SMU has access to more money. It’s in the top recruiting area in the nation (over 5% of all D-1 players are from DFW/North Texas). It’s in the 4th biggest metro area (set to pass Chicago to be #3 by 2035). And they have the best helmet/uni combination in the country.
No conference should be facing extinction, it's disgusting what ESPN has done to college athletics. Why would anyone take Kansas for academics?
There should be more conferences as long as they are run properly. Or two conferences of 36 programs each, 3 divisions of 12. This provides consistency as to how all 72 are treated and they can work on pay and relegation procedures.
Not that Va Tech has an argument, but a humorous article nevertheless.
I mentioned this the other day. Cuse and BC have been a killer for us. They have floundered in the ACC, giving the southern schools fears that we’d do the same.
Bingo! The difference is that we are in the top 5 BB schools nationally and Pitt, Syra____, BC and LV have been playing the ACC conference version of "Where's Waldo?"
Ah, but the B12 has balance, something that's lacking in every other power conference. It's a lot more interesting and fulfilling when every member has a reasonable shot at a conference championship and the CFP. Not so in the SEC, B1G, or the ACC, where the disparities between top and bottom are so pronounced.
People are really dumb. They will actually pay to go sit in a chair in a dark theater to watch a football game. Someone could offer to pay me $100 to go which would cover the cost of concessions and I still wouldn't go near the place.
My guess is the the league will be buying out the theaters to try and create hype. It's obviously an incredible stupid gimmick.