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You'd think there would be some value - not P2 value, but stronger than G5. Basketball would be elite. Not sure whether a formal merger into one conference or separate conferences with schedule agreements for 1 or 2 interconference games each year would be better, - probably stay at 2...

Agree with your thinking on this. FSU wants out no matter what and Clemson is definitely getting there. The ACC (and ESPN) know it is only a matter of time for them to get out. With ESPN getting pulled into the FSU lawsuit, it's in their best interest to get the situation settled and to make...

That's good to hear. I take it you have a source on the behind the door negotiations for the Canes?

The Big 12 had an agreement to keep the payouts the same for each school with the addition of the PAC 12 castoffs. Do we know the networks will give them the same deal for any further additions?

And that matches up with what the "insiders" say in general. How many teams are going to the P2? No one knows. And per your lists, you can add Stanford at 17 and Okla St tied with Miami as those who could potentially go ahead. Let's hope the powers that be get it done.

Again, I hope you're right and ALL of these supposed "insiders" are wrong. They all have the Canes 4th or 5th best option at the highest.

Of course it does. However, what percentage of the college football viewing market in SFL does the University of Miami provide? Hopefully it's enough to satisfy B1G desires.

USC wouldn't come to the Big 10 with UCLA. FSU has no such limitation on itself.

Let's hope this argument works for the B1G decision makers. I could see them also thinking FSU brings them the whole state, including a portion of SFL.

They bring to the table USC's crosstown rival and full ownership of the 2nd largest TV market in the country. They were needed to bring USC to the Big 10, USC would not come without a travel partner.

The amount of life some of you guys give this guy is really sad.

Perhaps they are looking at the ACC Network portion of the agreement as the "trade secret"? I agree with you just the airing of ACC games on ABC/ESPN is just a regular service agreement. However, the ownership, proceeds sharing, etc. of the ACC Network could be viewed as something unique.

It makes too much sense, so it won't happen. Kudos to the TV guys, they noticed the lack of cohesion by the conferences as the NCAA became impotent, particularly over the past 10 years, and jumped. Too bad these "sports execs" didn't come together 10 years ago with this idea....or even 3 years...

Absolutely. Many possibilities out there.

I like your thinking and it makes a lot of sense. Unfortunately, college football is not making too much sense nowadays. As an aging Cane fan, I've seen the 3 traditional rivals (UF, ND, and FSU) whittled down to one played every year. It would be a real shame if Miami and FSU had to come to...

I took the comment to mean if you think this is the dumbest take you've ever seen on a message board, just wait, there will be something even more stupid down the line. But I could be wrong.

Good Lord. The ACC then states, our 8 conference games with FSU are no longer going to be played as FSU is no longer members of the conference as of 8/15/24. The money hung up in lawsuits for breach of contract on both sides would be amazing. Go for it FSU. 🤣

Agreed. What negotiating leverage would they have with either of the P2 if they left the ACC without an invite? They could sign a TV rights deal like BYU had with ESPN, but how much would they get for that? BYU received $6M per year with theirs. Obviously, FSU's would be higher, but how...