ACC and PAC are Discussing a Partnership

trojanfan12 said:
I'm not sure the smaller schools would have to get dumped.

Folks have talked about larger conferences with ''pods''. This might be an opportunity to test that.

There would be 18 teams. They could maybe have two 9 team divisions or maybe three 6 team pods.
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One thought last year was whether the SEC was going to eat the rest of the leagues. Key was Ohio State and whether they were frustrated enough to leave B1G because of their refusal to initially play during COVID-19. (Both Ohio State and Nebraska talked about joining the SEC for that single-season just to play).

If that had happened, the SEC could effectively become the NCAA and actually restore the original regional conferences under the SEC umbrella putting us back to the past.

I can see your point. Right now, I don't think it is feasible because teams are being judged by $$$$ and eyeballs which leaves some of these other schools out to dry. However, in the future, it might happen.

Perhaps B1G West adds a bunch of former Pac12 teams and the Pac12 is effectively restored in a new B1G West Coast pod. SEC already has or will have 4 former Big12 teams. Add Kansas, Okie State, and some others and you can restore a part of the Big12 again. Same is true if SEC eats a lot of the ACC and turns that into a pod. This is stuff that won't happen in the near future and frankly some of us maybe expired by the time some of these moves happen but we could eventually get there (provided the United States is still even around at this point).
 
trojanfan12 said:
I'm not sure the smaller schools would have to get dumped.

Folks have talked about larger conferences with ''pods''. This might be an opportunity to test that.

There would be 18 teams. They could maybe have two 9 team divisions or maybe three 6 team pods.
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The "dumping" will be in the revenue. Such a conferences as you describe is very "doable" and would probably provide some good matchups. But, they won't command the media dollars the biggies will no matter how many teams they have. That's the real booger bear they are fighting.
 
saw that the Pac is trying to get an agreement to show it's games through the ACC channel as well. Maybe they are hoping ESPN can kick start them by promoting them along in the East
 
Thiefery said:
saw that the Pac is trying to get an agreement to show it's games through the ACC channel as well. Maybe they are hoping ESPN can kick start them by promoting them along in the East
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It's all the networks. View this as FOX vs. ESPN not the Big Ten vs. the SEC. ESPN wants to maintain a presence in the Pacific Time Zone after FOX took the LA market.
 
duckboy33 said:
Iowa State has a surprisingly good fanbase and it's a very solid university. It's a little surprising they haven't had much success in football historically. The last couple of years feels like it should be the norm for them.
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like 7-8 wins per season?
 
Thiefery said:
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wow looking back.. this was the only real play for the PAC.. They needed mean ol UT more than we needed them..
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duckboy33 said:
It's all the networks. View this as FOX vs. ESPN not the Big Ten vs. the SEC. ESPN wants to maintain a presence in the Pacific Time Zone after FOX took the LA market.
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I'll take team ESPN all day. ESPN/ABC has been the staple of CFB since like the 80's. It held onto the BCS and major bowls throughout the years and the few years the BCS was on FOX it was absolutely terrible. FOX can't promote like ESPN can.

Our brand will get bigger with ESPN. Who here actually watches FS1 when it's not CFB season? People watch and turn to ESPN for other sports throughout the year, ESPN can and will promote it's product much better than FOX.
 
OregonDucks said:
I'll take team ESPN all day. ESPN/ABC has been the staple of CFB since like the 80's. It held onto the BCS and major bowls throughout the years and the few years the BCS was on FOX it was absolutely terrible. FOX can't promote like ESPN can.

Our brand will get bigger with ESPN. Who here actually watches FS1 when it's not CFB season? People watch and turn to ESPN for other sports throughout the year, ESPN can and will promote it's product much better than FOX.
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You may be in to something there. Fox has too many commercial breaks too.
 
OregonDucks said:
I'll take team ESPN all day. ESPN/ABC has been the staple of CFB since like the 80's. It held onto the BCS and major bowls throughout the years and the few years the BCS was on FOX it was absolutely terrible. FOX can't promote like ESPN can.

Our brand will get bigger with ESPN. Who here actually watches FS1 when it's not CFB season? People watch and turn to ESPN for other sports throughout the year, ESPN can and will promote it's product much better than FOX.
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Huskers4me said:
You may be in to something there. Fox has too many commercial breaks too.
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OD is absolutely right. even with all their political posturing lately, when you think of TV sports, you immediately think of ESPN. They definitely do a better job promoting than Fox.

The only difference is we can get Fox for free
 
 
looks as if Clemson and FSU are locks
 
Baylor +500???

Dang
 


Probably best take that I have seen yet. Basically this guy admits we don't know anything and explains why all the rumors are BS. Also his take is that the ACC Alliance with the Pac12 is all about blocking the Big12 from grabbing other Pac12 schools and passing up the ACC in media rights.

Although I won't lie, I don't think his Notre Dame reference really stuck very well.
 
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Has any of Clemson, UNC, Virginia or FSU actually came out and state they Are In Fact not talking with the SEC and that they are committed to the ACC? I asking truthfully because I haven’t seen anything.
 
ralphiewvu said:
Has any of Clemson, UNC, Virginia or FSU actually came out and state they Are In Fact not talking with the SEC and that they are committed to the ACC? I asking truthfully because I haven’t seen anything.
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Clemson and FSU reached out when TX and OU joined and we know because they made it public. UNC’s former chancellor stated he knew they could have joined if they wanted because it had come up in discussions with other presidents but not through official channels.

I doubt UNC or Virginia have had any official talks. UNC because they are comfortable they could do it and UVA because they don’t have interest at this time.
 
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