Big 10, Pac 12 & ACC in Discussions

[Hoyacane1620]

about forming an alliance.

 

[Hoyacane1620]

Highlights:

Talks have centered around not just a scheduling alliance in football but in broader cooperation, according to sources in the three conferences. Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren and ACC commissioner Jim Phillips have been having conversations for several weeks.

While the specifics on how a scheduling pact might work remain unclear, sources in the three conferences suggest the larger goal is alignment so that the Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC can work and vote together on major issues such as College Football Playoff expansion and upcoming NCAA governance changes.

“This is their shot right back at the SEC,” one athletic director said.

While these plans are still in the works, it does appear the Big 12 will not be included in the alliance.

New ACC commissioner Jim Phillips, who was announced as one of 23 members of the constitution committee, has told ADs that strength comes in numbers, not in one conference stacking the deck. This is where the real difference could come for these three conferences. It is there, in voting power, where an alliance among the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 would really show those three conferences’ power — 41 votes to the 16 votes of the expanded SEC.​

A formal alliance between these three conferences could be announced with specific scheduling details to be ironed out later. But it would still be valuable to get this out there at some point soon because the three leagues could then work together to vote as a bloc on CFP expansion (timeline and format), upcoming NCAA governance decisions and other pressing issues.

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[We’reBeckCane]

Smart, if true.

 

[Baba Yaga]

Anything to **** the SEC. Would be cool to schedule teams like USC, Oregon, Michigan, State Penn, Taint etc. more frequently.

 

[aelmiami]

I actually like this a lot more than joining and making a super conference. I would love to see the SEC expand hoping to get more teams in a 12 team CFP but they only end up expanding to 6 or 8.

 

[Go Canes!!]

This is total bs, I've been told here multiple times no one wants us and we are doomed to G5 status.

 

[Hurracanes]

I pray it’s true. Football would be so much better and this wouldn’t be good for SEC.

 

[RedPill Stepdad]

The takeover.

 

[Angry Ibis]

A middle finger to the SEC…. I’m in

 

[Hurracanes]

A middle finger to the SEC…. I’m in

This is no bueno for them. Power move if true. Possibly, checkmated.

 

[AZHurricane]

Yep. Playin’ chess.

 

[Hurracanes]

 

[RealRussellPumps]

A middle finger to the SEC…. I’m in

Sign me the **** UP!!!

 

[Angry Ibis]

This is no bueno for them. Power move if true. Possibly, checkmated.

 

[Gi0logy]

I absolutely love this. Would love to have a schedule that features USC, Oregon, Ohio State, Michigan, State Penn. That would be a ton of fun.

 

[Midlo Cane Fan]

"Big 12 not included" = D.E.A.D.

Pac 12, Big 10 & ACC taking the spoils.

Welcome to the big 4 confefences.

 

[Hurracanes]

Tell ND to jump on board or suck a ****. Possibly both.

 

[Midlo Cane Fan]

Tell ND to jump on board or suck a ****. Possibly both.

Requirement for ND to join:

 

[Hurracanes]

The TV deal for this alignment would crush whatever the SEC has, I would think. It’s a numbers game now, and the SEC would be ****ed. Unless, the SEC brings in more schools.

 

[CaneinBroward]

Conference realignment is about $$$. Unless the 3 conferences are forming an alliance to share TV money (i.e. a monster TV contract that all 3 conferences are included), what is the real benefit at the end of the day? If the ACC schools are receiving $20-30 million less a year in TV revenue than the SEC and Big 10, who cares about scheduling adjustments and additional voting power on playoff decisions? Correct me if I am wrong, but the ACC TV contract can only be changed due to membership adjustments. Scheduling individual OOC games against the Big 10 and PAC 12 alone will not increase the payouts.

I will say the 3 conferences bringing their votes together could hamstring the expansion of the playoff to 12 teams, which would really p**s off the SEC as they added Texas and Oklahoma to get more access to the proposed 12 team playoff.