Draft Picks by Conference

[Hold My Beer]

Honestly I wouldnt be surprised if espn bought it to kill it

It ultimately benefits both ESPN/FOX and the other three power conferences to collectively gut the ACC in similar fashion as to what happened with the Pac-12.

The networks and their advertisers would much prefer the most-watched programs playing one another more frequently in the SEC/B1G while second-tier brands (minus those P2 schools who lucked out like a Mississippi State or a Rutgers) are consolidated into the B1G XII.

And there's no world where the conference commissioners don't prefer a market with fewer conferences controlling nearly all of the premium inventory. A Big XII with no ACC or Pac-12 is a much more valuable commodity than in its previous media rights negotiations back in 2022

 

[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

ACC - It just means more

 

[NCCanefan]

When you look at the talent Ohio st is able to collect (lots of reasons and geography is big part of it) how do they keep a bonehead like Day as their coach? I hope they extend him because the guy is a joke. And a jerk.

 

[CreamCityCane]

ACC has been bleeeeeeding talent, I guess VT will have to step up, maybe UL and someone else will also.. Clemson seems to be headed down and I love where FSU is currently and never want to see them anywhere else..

The point is to emphasize that the talent was there in the first place and playing in ACC games while the folks saying the leagues aren’t comparable are incorrect because of these guys can dominate the SEC in the same manner as the ACC.

I don’t see the conference bleeding talent and they are bringing talent just as talent is leaving. Players are moving in and out of every conference.

247 has done breakdowns of this (if you want to track it down). They tracked 4* or higher players in/out and it did show the ACC is a net loser.

Miami was one of a few teams that was net positive, adding more impact players than they lost. Most of the ACC are targets to get raided every offseason.

 

[cookies]

247 has done breakdowns of this (if you want to track it down). They tracked 4* or higher players in/out and it did show the ACC is a net loser.

Miami was one of a few teams that was net positive, adding more impact players than they lost. Most of the ACC are targets to get raided every offseason.

I have my own rebuttal to the p2 propaganda put out by cbs earlier this year.

4* moving around out doesn’t tell us anything in a vacuum, and is irrelevant to my comment, considering that of the 5 who transferred — Bailey, Mendoza, Concepcion, Delane, Banks — Bailey was the only 4* or higher.

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For whatever reason, they arbitrarily left off 3rd team all conference players and such players transferred outta the SEC & Big Ten to the ACC/XII like Justice Haynes; or within the conference like Princewill U & Koi Perch.

Nevertheless, to continue into the players who transferred; let’s start with the Big XII.

10 guys they included: Omarion Miller, Jordan Seaton, Raleek Brown, Brendan Sorsby, John Henry Daley, Austin Romaine, Smith Snowden, Keaton Thomas, Benjamin Brahmer, & Carson Hansen

Colorado (2) —> LSU and Arizona State
Utah (2) —> Michigan
Cincinnati (1) —> Texas Tech
Arizona State (1) —> Texas
Kansas State (1) —> Texas Tech
Iowa State (2) —> Penn State
Baylor (1) —> Ole Miss

So we have half of the guys leaving teams because their teams changed their head coaches (& following them to their new school for 4 outta 5). 30% stayed in conference, and only 3 players left to the SEC/B1G without following their coaches. Colorado and Baylor, formerly home to 2 of the 3 players, won a combined 8 games this past season.

Onto the ACC. We know 2 of the 6 stayed in conference with Mensah and Barkate. Hollywood Smothers went to Texas. Earl Little Jr left to OSU after his team went 5-7 (somehow still beat P2 powerhouse Alabama, his former school, tho…) and his former HS HC and college DB coach Pat Surtain was fired. Rasheem Biles went to Texas. And Cade Ulauave transferred from Cal to BYU after his coach got fired.

So again, we see that coach firings preceded up 7 of the 16 ACC/XII 1st or 2nd all-conference players’ transfers. We know 10 outta the 16 transfers went to B1G/SEC and 7 1st/2nd all-conference p4 players transferred to the ACC/XII (Damon Wilson being 1 of the 7). So we went from a +1 portal ‘p2’ advantage in ‘25 to a +3 portal ‘p2’ in ‘26 advantage. NBD lol

All the XII/ACC teams that lost the aforementioned player(s) were on teams that won 8 or less regular season games; Utah being the only exception. Even Duke’s two postseason wins only got them to 9 on the year; including a loss to Mensah’s former program Tulane.

They make an argument about conference supremacy of the P2; then, when it comes to retaining players, they use intra-conference transfers as a negative without noting that the statistics to prop up their argument (42.9% + 43.4%) hold less purpose if the players are staying within the conference; or transferring to a conference that’s not the Big Ten or SEC.

Moreover, they don’t take the time to tell us where those g6 all conference guys are going; just that they are going. Once you know the why and the input methodology too, their argument looks dumber.

 

[CaneinBroward]

It ultimately benefits both ESPN/FOX and the other three power conferences to collectively gut the ACC in similar fashion as to what happened with the Pac-12.

The networks and their advertisers would much prefer the most-watched programs playing one another more frequently in the SEC/B1G while second-tier brands (minus those P2 schools who lucked out like a Mississippi State or a Rutgers) are consolidated into the B1G XII.

And there's no world where the conference commissioners don't prefer a market with fewer conferences controlling nearly all of the premium inventory. A Big XII with no ACC or Pac-12 is a much more valuable commodity than in its previous media rights negotiations back in 2022

Exactly one of the reasons why college football is as screwed up as it is right now.

 

[TriStarCane]

Ohio State with four of the first 12 picks in the draft — and the best NFL prospect on the team wasn't draft eligible.

Yet couldn't beat Indiana or Miami.

Tell us again about the great Ryan Day

Because Sayin looks like an emo band singer and is a ***** in the pocket. Simple as that. It will be exposed this year is a big way

 

[hoops156]

Because Sayin looks like an emo band singer and is a ***** in the pocket. Simple as that. It will be exposed this year is a big way

we whooped that *** h2h. dminated their OL and tey couldnt touch beck in the backfield.

 

[Hoyacane1620]