Outcome fluid as ACC prepares to debate football scheduling model Friday - Daily Press
BLUF: ACC discussing/voting on schedule format change today...implementation TBD
I get it that there are a few of us here who get geeked out over the "behind the scenes" aspects of ACC and UM ops...but its important to note for the corch, croot, and porster crowd that these items can often have as big, if not bigger, impacts to the Canes as does game day performance and Ws and Ls.
When first reported, the 9 vs 8+2 was just under consideration. Now its out in the open that it's not "maybe", but rather "what one and how soon can it be implemented?". These models are being driven by the ESPN-ACC Network agreement, with ESPN favoring 9 (has basketball impacts as well). Seems that a majority of ACC programs are leaning towards the 9 as well, but in previous test votes, the 8+2 has always carried the day.
Moving to 9 has broad implications to each program and the ACC brand, as well as negatively impacts FCS partners.
I think the 9 format positions the ACC better long term wrt the pending (today, tomorrow, 10 years from now) inevitability of the CFP expanding the pool to 8 or even 8+. In that environment, D1P5 conference champions will almost certainly receive an automatic slot, and the remaining will very likely be allocated based on strength of schedule and "body of work" considerations. The better the ACC becomes and then also beats D1P5 opponents, the more likely other ACC teams get invited to the CFP in expanded pools.
Here we go...
Go Canes.
BLUF: ACC discussing/voting on schedule format change today...implementation TBD
I get it that there are a few of us here who get geeked out over the "behind the scenes" aspects of ACC and UM ops...but its important to note for the corch, croot, and porster crowd that these items can often have as big, if not bigger, impacts to the Canes as does game day performance and Ws and Ls.
When first reported, the 9 vs 8+2 was just under consideration. Now its out in the open that it's not "maybe", but rather "what one and how soon can it be implemented?". These models are being driven by the ESPN-ACC Network agreement, with ESPN favoring 9 (has basketball impacts as well). Seems that a majority of ACC programs are leaning towards the 9 as well, but in previous test votes, the 8+2 has always carried the day.
Moving to 9 has broad implications to each program and the ACC brand, as well as negatively impacts FCS partners.
I think the 9 format positions the ACC better long term wrt the pending (today, tomorrow, 10 years from now) inevitability of the CFP expanding the pool to 8 or even 8+. In that environment, D1P5 conference champions will almost certainly receive an automatic slot, and the remaining will very likely be allocated based on strength of schedule and "body of work" considerations. The better the ACC becomes and then also beats D1P5 opponents, the more likely other ACC teams get invited to the CFP in expanded pools.
Here we go...
Go Canes.
