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SEC Moves to 9 Game Conference Schedule Beginning in 2026

Acc is considering 9 game conference schedule which would require adding another school or counting games vs Notre dame which would be kind of unfair
 
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From ESPN:

ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said his league is not planning to move from its 8-game conference schedule at this time.

"I like where we're at with eight games," Phillips said. "We'll adjust if we have to, but I think some of those traditional [non-conference] rivalry games that we really enjoy could go away."

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Translation: ESPN's pay increase for a 9th ACC game falls somewhere between peanuts and nothing
 
JD4 said:
Acc is considering 9 game conference schedule which would require adding another school or counting games vs Notre dame which would be kind of unfair
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Kind of like giving the ACC's top football brands more games against ND— and the weaker brand less — in order to juice the TV ratings so UM, FSU, Clemson and UNC with Belichick can get a larger share of the pie whether or not their W-L records merit such.

Jim Phillips' desperation knows no bounds.
 
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Miami should move to a 10 games P4 including ND schedule. Big10 and Big 12 should play 10 P4 games too.
 
lol a lot of the ACC bottom feeders are going to be getting calls from some SEC schools looking to fulfill their +1 requirement. Hopefully we can win some of those games
 
MikeCane18 said:
Great. Here we go with the 7-5 SEC playoff team arguments.
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"We have the highest rated academic schools of any Power Four conference. We'll figure it out"

Downright embarassing

Are there any Canes fans still clamoring to save our **** storm of a conference?
 
Hold My Beer said:


"We have the highest rated academic schools of any Power Four conference. We'll figure it out"

Downright embarassing

Are there any Canes fans still clamoring to save our **** storm of a conference?
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Of course Phillips is desperate, but why do you think it is embarrassing? I don't think there were any Canes fans clamoring to save the conference to begin with, but it's Phillips' job to do what's best for the conference (while he's still able to).

With today's news from the SEC, I'd say expect another plea to ND to be that additional team needed for the 9 game ACC conference schedule. I'm sure Phillips will remind ND it will be tougher now for them to schedule a CFP worthy resume. I'll be interested to see what concessions will be offered to ND this time? Less than 9 ACC conference games for ND, but they still get to compete for an ACC conference title? ND gets to keep its NBC contract and gets to participate in the ACC football payout? That will be the real embarrassment, especially when ND says "no thanks". lol
 
CaneinBroward said:
Of course Phillips is desperate, but why do you think it is embarrassing?
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I was referring to the AD with the academic prowess virtue signaling for a conference sinking to the ocean floor.

It's like a broke dude touting his citizenship award when his rent's due as if that'll solve matters.

Every single maneuver by ACC leadership — the Stanford/Cal/SMU discount bin additions, the re-jiggered scheduling arrangement with ND, the revamped revenue sharing based on TV ratings — were a result of Phillips asking for a media rights increase and ESPN giving him the thumbs down.

The ACC is cooked. The sooner all 17½ members move to their new conferences, the better off the vast majority of them will be.
 
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JD4 said:
florida plays fsu
Georgia playa Gt
South Carolina plays Clemson

We probably won’t be playing any of those schools for a long time.

I wonder if there are any SEC or Big 10 schools we can schedule annually to beef up our SOS.

Would be cool to play the Cryrish every year
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I want Tennessee! Just so I can see my Canes every other year up here!
 
Hold My Beer said:
I was referring to the AD with the academic prowess virtue signaling for a conference sinking to the ocean floor.

It's like a broke dude touting his citizenship award when his rent's due as if that'll solve matters.

Every single maneuver by ACC leadership — the Stanford/Cal/SMU discount bin additions, the re-jiggered scheduling arrangement with ND, the revamped revenue sharing based on TV ratings — were a result of Phillips asking for a media rights increase and ESPN giving him the thumbs down.

The ACC is cooked. The sooner all 17½ members move to their new conferences, the better off the vast majority of them will be.
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The ACC was too reactive instead of proactive . Once the PAC 12 broke apart and Yormark took the best of the rest of the PAC 12 into the Big XII after the B1G took Washington & Oregon, the ACC was cooked. Everything Phillips has done since then has been done out of desperation, but that's all he can do in order to keep the ACC together for as long as he can. A losing battle for sure.
 
From the Athletic:

It’s one of those factors that you just have to keep your ear to the ground and see what happens. And once it does happen, and they’re, you know, their course is set, what does that do within our league?” Miami athletic director Dan Radakovich said Wednesday, before the news out of the SEC. “Of course, we have the Notre Dame (scheduling agreement with the ACC) as well. So, how does that work within the parameters that we have?”
 
3FW said:
From the Athletic:

It’s one of those factors that you just have to keep your ear to the ground and see what happens. And once it does happen, and they’re, you know, their course is set, what does that do within our league?” Miami athletic director Dan Radakovich said Wednesday, before the news out of the SEC. “Of course, we have the Notre Dame (scheduling agreement with the ACC) as well. So, how does that work within the parameters that we have?”
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