****The official NEW new conference realignment thread.****

[Saul Good]

the second thread has been pronounced dead.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Yeah, the loser of the Alabama-Georgia game is an "also-ran".

FFS.

Did you call them a "loser"? Yeah, I agree.

[OnTheWarpath58]

Originally Posted by patteeu

Did you call them a "loser"? Yeah, I agree.

I want to see the 4 best teams. Period.

Not some slapdicks that beat up on inferior competition.

But hey, I enjoy football.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

What an odd post for a guy in Lee's Summit to make. I'd hate to think you're a liar and trying to circumvent a ban. That would be infraction worthy.

Wickedson?

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by PGM

It's obviously Wickedtard rehashing the SAME ole arguments. Couldn't even disguise the random lol earlier

Nevermind....already answered.

[mnchiefsguy]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

Wickedson?

The posts do eerily resemble Wickedson's posts. If he starts talking about endowments we will know it is him for sure.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy

The posts do eerily resemble Wickedson's posts. If he starts talking about endowments we will know it is him for sure.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy

The posts do eerily resemble Wickedson's posts. If he starts talking about endowments we will know it is him for sure.

If there's one thing Wickedson will cheer for, it's a group of well endowed black men.

[Saul Good]

Anyone else watching the Big 10 team playing the ACC team for the Big East championship?

[cyborgtable]

yup I'm watching, Louisville needs their qb back

[alnorth]

Interesting realignment article of the day. Not sure how credible "eersauthority.com" is, but one nugget bolded below is a bit startling and new information if true. (Its a bit large for a post, I removed some of the less-interesting speculation and Big 12 cheer-leading)

http://www.eersauthority.com/expansi...-makes-a-push/

The ACC still has a money problem that makes its collapse inevitable.

Earlier in the year I wrote that it was the ACC’s TV contract with ESPN that opened the door for FSU and Clemson to flirt with the Big 12. That contract, which was widely reported to contain provisions that deferred substantial payments until 2027, was rumored to begin at $14 million per year and increase by $500,000 until the annual disbursement reached $17 million in the 7th year of the contract and then hold at $17 million for the final eight years with the remainder payable at contract closeout.

That alone would have been enough to spur wandering eyes but Maryland’s recent departure from the ACC hints it may have been worse.

Maryland officials told reporters from the Washington Post the ACC contract paid annual revenues of $15 million for 15 years with a sizeable payment at the end of the contract that raised the average payout, through the lifespan of the agreement, to $17 million per year.

Maryland’s accusations are startling and, if true, represent a significant problem the ACC must overcome if they wish to remain viable.

We’ll know the answer soon. The ACC filed suite against Maryland to enforce the $52 million dollar buyout and Maryland plans to subpoena the ACC’s contract with ESPN and the ACC’s agreement with the Orange Bowl and Notre Dame as part of their discovery process.

The ACC will be forced to release details of the contract and we’ll know once and for all how bad it really is.

But will the ACC go that far? Will they risk potentially damning and infuriating contract details going public or will they settle with Maryland

It’s a lose-lose situation for the ACC.

It gets worse if the courts determine the ACC buyout is punitive (a widely held belief) and Maryland gets off paying less than the $52 million.

If that happens, and Maryland leaves paying anywhere from $15 to $20 million, the ACC is likely see a mass exodus for greener pastures.

Waiting for their cue is the Big 10, SEC and Big 12.

And what if the ACC prevails and the exit fee is found to be reasonable and upheld? The ACC still isn’t safe.

Maryland ran the numbers and found it would be profitable for them to leave the ACC for the Big 10 even if they had to pay the exit fee. The revenue gap between the ACC and the big 4 is so significant that Maryland reasoned it would make $100 million more in revenues over a 10 year period even if forced to pay the exit fee.

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Take note of that… Fox is willing to pay for improved inventory and open their checkbooks for the Big 12 to expand and that’s nothing but bad news for the ACC.

Notes:

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I cannot confirm it but a usually reliable source has told me the Big 12 has offered to contribute $25 million each to FSU and Miami’s buyout whatever it may be.

[alnorth]

quick follow-up. Just saw that this article was written by "the Dude of WV".

So, its all probably a pile of rotting, fetid garbage.

[Mr. Laz]

FSU and Miami?

I wonder if the Big 12 and SEC have plans to just divide up the South east quadrant of the country.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

I'd be for it. I've been hoping that ND would join a conference for years now.

Me too. 4 16 team conferences, each split into 2 divisions where the division champs play in the conference title game to advance to the 4 team playoffs. Nothing could make more sense. No voting, no BCS rankings shit involving human polls and computer models. Everything is decided on the field this way.

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by Laz

FSU and Miami?

I wonder if the Big 12 and SEC have plans to just divide up the South east quadrant of the country.

It was a Dude from WV article. Disregard, feel free to laugh at me for posting it unwittingly and/or at the article.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

Me too. 4 16 team conferences, each split into 2 divisions where the division champs play in the conference title game to advance to the 4 team playoffs. Nothing could make more sense. No voting, no BCS rankings shit involving human polls and computer models. Everything is decided on the field this way.

Not when it's so unbalanced. Look at the current BCS rankings. The SEC has 3 of the top 4 and 6 of the top 10. A conference that has 60% of the top 10 teams in the country would only get 1 seed in a playoff? That's madness.