Unconquered

I think FSU will now be leaving the ACC. I think that's the best move long term. Jim Smith and Andy Haggard understand what is necessary for FSU to compete with the big boys. I wasn't on the Big 12 bandwagon but could you imagine.

FSU
Texas
OU
WV
TCU
Oklahoma State
Clemson

Baylor
Texas Tech

The move is necessary because now the BCS National Champion does not have to come from the SEC but could also come from the Big 12 if this move happens.

Also smart from the standpoint that this coming the BOT Chair keeps Spetman's and Barron's working relationship with ACC officials intact.

As someone who plays the "bad cop" role for his organization in negotiations.....it is better coming from a authority position outside of day to day operations.

You might be right about the SEC though since the only reason they offered us a bid before was to keep the ACC out of Florida.....the ACC doesn't scare the SEC anymore but a resurgent Big12 does.

Your BOT chairman is misinformed about the tier 3 bball rights. ESPN owns them just like the football rights, no difference.

Ding, ding, ding!!!

From the Yahoo story in the link

The first shock to the system hit Wednesday, when the ACC came to terms with ESPN on a 15-year, $3.6 billion agreement that sure sounded good in the press release. Each school was supposedly getting an additional $4 million a year. The average would be $17.1 million annually. Not bad, it seemed.
The reality was bad, however. The initial bump in television revenue is actually just over $1 million a year, sources said, and a total in the $12 million range next season. The deal is back loaded so the bigger money comes in escalator provisions that, considering how broadcast rights keep growing, probably will be below market by the time any sizeable gains are realized.
That additional $4 million per school, per year? That won’t come until 2021, nine years in, sources said.

At this point I don't think that matters. It had the desired effect. It stirred the hornets nest which was already pissed about the Tobacco Road favoritism and everyone is in a frenzy.

I wonder what the ACC TV Deal would be if FSU, Clemson and Miami left and joined louisville in a 14 team big 12.

I would guess the deal would be for 8 million per team, maybe less.

I've got to say, as a Texas Aggie--I think I'm for the move. I would love to see texas university rot on the vine in essentially a 2 team conference. But, if FSU plus one other team moves to the Big12, then the SEC will swoop in and take Va Tech and probably NCState. The ACC will then die and be absorbed by the remaining conferences.

I just hope you know what your getting into. Dealing with texas university drove us out of the conference. At least we were in their backyard and could keep them in check. Hard to monitor their "shenanigans" from 1000 miles away.

I know 90% af all sports conversations revolve around football, but you'll see a drop in the quality of your non-revenue sports. texas will always be competitive, but the rest of the big 12--not so much. I understand that FSU has been a real player in the Director's Cup. Quality of competition drops for non-revenue sports.

I love that thought dearly.

There is nothing more comical than aggy delusions!! LOLLLLL

- Aggy left that "two team" conference because they could not compete. It was a complete desperation move to avoid bankruptcy of their athletic department. Now they have set themselves up as an easy win prostitute for the other teams in the SEC. Only an aggy would see that as a great move.
- That new "two team" conference had 6 teams finish in the AP top 20 in 2011 vs 5 from the SEC and zero from the ACC. Aggy was not one of those teams despite a preseason top 10 ranking and found a way to lose to the second worst UT team in 14 years on their home field.
- The SEC was top heavy in the polls only because their conference is so middle and bottom light and aggy managed to blow a three touchdown second half lead against Arkansas.
- Aggy was the ring leader of shenanigans because they insisted on unequal Tier 1 revenue sharing even though they were a third tier program in the conference.
- Aggy whines about the LHN even though they refused to join it. They just got butt hurt when UT scored big with the LHN after they turned it down and they could not get squat for their third tier rights.
- Aggy has never played in much less won a BCS bowl game since the 1990s.
- Everyone in the Big 12 is delighted that aggy took their delusions of grandeur and cult act to the SEC. The Big 12 replaced them with two teams that are much better football programs.

swofford is an idiot. How does any of that benefit any team in todays sports landscape?