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

[Saul Good]

the second thread has been pronounced dead.

[Infidel Goat]

Originally Posted by ArrowheadMagic

Rumors are not everyone has signed off on it.

I'm listening to theACC.com. Pre-presser coverage indicates that the vote was unanimous.

[Bambi]

Notre Dame without football?

No thanks

[Infidel Goat]

From presser:

Exit fee is immediate and it does include Notre Dame.

No intention to add 16th team.

(My thought: unless Notre Dame joins as full member in football.)

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by HolyHandgernade

I imagine the new exit penalty doesn't go into effect immediately. This is going to allow schools that want out, to get out within a certain window. I think the sqeeze is actually on the SEC more than the B12 at this point. The SEC wantsto expand their market and restructure their deal. They wanted into the Virginia and North Carolina markets. Most guesses were they want the B12 to take from the ACC first.

The B12 is comfortable at 10, they have a contract that allows them to expand without loss in payout if they want. 10 is a comfortable number, 14 sucks. The B1G hasn't given any inkling of wanting to expand and the PAC has a voting block against it due to California access.

So, if any ACC teams are going to bolt, my guess is that it will be the SEC trying to push it to happen. If it does, then others may bolt too. If not, looks like we're set for at least another decade.

You are so bad at this stuff.

[Infidel Goat]

Also from presser:

3 ACC home games
2 Notre Dame home games

ACC keeps revenue from the three ACC games.

Sounds like it will allow renegotiation for enhancement of ESPN deal per the initial bargain.

Edit: I think that I misheard the detail about 3 ACC games/2 Notre Dame games; it sounds like the home/away number will rotate by year. Not 100% positive. Regardless, they can renegotiate with ESPN.

[eazyb81]

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

ACC just teabagged the Big 12 and Deloss Dodds.

[eazyb81]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

You are so bad at this stuff.

His consistency at being completely wrong is impressive.

[qabbaan]

Commence sour graping

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Infidel Goat

Also from presser:

3 ACC home games
2 Notre Dame home games

ACC keeps revenue from the three ACC games.

Sounds like it will allow renegotiation for enhancement of ESPN deal per the initial bargain.

Good for them. Terrible contract for the ACC compared to the other conferences.

[ArrowheadHawk]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

ACC just teabagged the Big 12 and Deloss Dodds.

How, Big 12 is fine with 10. If they want to go to 12 they can look at Louisville and someone else. The Big East is the big loser in this mess. I think that conference is done.

[eazyb81]

Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

How, Big 12 is fine with 10. If they want to go to 12 they can look at Louisville and someone else. The Big East is the big loser in this mess. I think that conference is done.

The Big 12 has been publicly courting Notre Dame for months and were completely taken by surprise by this news.

Sure you can add Louisville and some other scrub, just like you can add UTEP, North Texas, or Utah State. Those are very unattractive additions though, which is the point.

Not only does the Big 12 lose out on Notre Dame, they also lose out on FSU and Clemson with the ACC's new $50MM buyout.

The Big 12 is the big loser today.

[Dr. Gigglepants]

http://www.outkickthecoverage.com/no...s-what-now.php

Clay Travis with a fairly bold prediction of yearly per school revenue once the SEC network gets rolling.
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[Bambi]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

The Big 12 has been publicly courting Notre Dame for months and were completely taken by surprise by this news.

Sure you can add Louisville and some other scrub, just like you can add UTEP, North Texas, or Utah State. Those are very unattractive additions though, which is the point.

Not only does the Big 12 lose out on Notre Dame, they also lose out on FSU and Clemson with the ACC's new $50MM buyout.

The Big 12 is the big loser today.

lol, you're so cute

FSU and Clemson wanted in the Big12... Not the other way around

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Dr. Gigglepants

http://www.outkickthecoverage.com/no...s-what-now.php

Clay Travis with a fairly bold prediction of yearly per school revenue once the SEC network gets rolling.
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Not nearly enough TV markets for that kind of money.

Clay Travis is downright silly nowadays.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

How, Big 12 is fine with 10. If they want to go to 12 they can look at Louisville and someone else. The Big East is the big loser in this mess. I think that conference is done.

The networks have told the Big 12 that Notre Dame is the only school that will add "per school" value to their media deals.

The Big 12 could add 2,4, etc schools to their conference and all keep the same payout but there really isn't any reason to do it. They're choosing not having the extra $$ of a conference championship game because the desire to place teams in the NC playoffs is going to be huge.

If for some reason a championship game becomes some kind of requirement for playoff entry in the future the Big 12 will simply snatch up the two most qualified programs.

Until that happens they'll stay at 10.