Since it is the talking season snd conference realignment is my favorite off-season topic, I found this to be very compelling and interesting. Basically, ESPN would like to move teams from the ACC to the SEC, mainly UNC.
Conference Realignment
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If we add 2 I still think NC st and UVA make the most since for viewership for football and bball... but if we add any it will probably be 4 adding UNC and Clem too... though some people may want to add FSU or Miami just to keep those recruits out of the BiG.
I would argue Clemson and Florida State would be better fits considering the in-state rivalry aspect of Clemson/USC and Florida/FSU, but I can see an argument for UNC and UVA as well. honestly, for footballs sake, I would rather UNC and UVA as we are a bit closer to their level football wise and maybe we get one of those seasons where things fall into place and we get them on our schedule instead of Texas/Bama/Oklahoma and the like.
Selfishly, since I grew up an FSU fan since my dad played there and I now live in Tampa, I'd like to add another game I could drive to, but from everything I've read, the SEC brass has completely soured on them after how they've been handling themselves in trying to decouple from the ACC. Though I've also read that that is an act because the SEC is afraid of getting slapped with tortious interference lawsuit and that privately they've told FSU they're good to go, as soon as they settle with the ACC. Their fanbase is mixed, probably 60/40 want to join the SEC.
If I’m Sankey and jotting down a list for potential additions…
UVA, BC, Syracuse - Big schools, big alumni bases, big northeast population centers
Temple - Not ACC but big ass enrollment/alumni base up there and Philly market.
Cal, Stanford - Need west coast.
UVA, BC, Syracuse - Big schools, big alumni bases, big northeast population centers
Temple - Not ACC but big ass enrollment/alumni base up there and Philly market.
Cal, Stanford - Need west coast.
I would think every SEC school that recruits Florida would want keep the Big out, now that paying big bucks is legal PSU, OSU, MICH and Oregon are all overpaying to get players. How could this possibly be good for the SEC?
The ACC extension will not stop ESPN from trying to prevent UNC from leaving the ESPN umbrella. There is no way UNC and other top brands are going to stay in the ACC until 2036, while teams im the SEC and BIG10 are making twice as much money. I don't know how soon the ACC will lose teams, but I am sure it will be long before 2036.
I don't know whether it's officially part of the deal, but FSU and I guess Clemson are trying to get them, as part of the deal to reduce the cost of leaving after 2031. And that date is no accident as that's when every other conference is going to be renegotiating their TV deals. That's when teams will leave. It will probably all start in earnest by 2027-28. But by then there's no telling what the landscape will look like.
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