Here is what i don't get with this "NFL Concept"
The NFL does not have concurrent "rival" leagues playing at the same time and even playing their teams. The B1G and SEC may dominate air time and money, but I'm not sure their AFC/NFC concept will be widely accepted.
PROS:
- The B1G will have some great matchups among OSU, McChicken, PSU, USC, UCLA and a few other teams when they have good years (Sparty, Wisky, Iowa, etc.)
- The SEC will have some great matchups among Bama, UGA, Okie, Texas and a few other teams when they have good years (Auburn, UT, Gators, aTm, etc.)
- If they rig the playoff with a B1G playoff on one side and an SEC playoff on the other... with a B1G/SEC SuperBowl at the end, it will surely draw eyeballs for a while.
CONS:
- Good luck to Maryland, Rutgers, NW, Purdue, Indiana, Illinois, etc. You will be well paid for all the beatdowns.
- Good luck to Vandy, UK, SCar, Mizzou, etc. You will be well paid for all the beatdowns.
- Fans of schools left out will not accept their financial relegation. Clemson, FSU, Miami, VT, Oregon, Ok State, Stanford, Cal, UNC, uva, WVU, Pitt, Loserville, GT, NCSU, Colorado, ASU, Arizona, Washington, etc. The B1G and SEC won't take them all. Not even half of these. What good will a system be where Rutgers and Vandy have access that these schools don't?
- Some of the power programs in the B1G and SEC will fall off (see: Nebraska). When you have all of these big programs playing each other all the time... somebody has to lose. Somebody has to be Texas LOL. The bloom will be off the rose on some of these programs.
As a VT fan first and a college football fan second, I just don't see how I would be terribly interested if VT is left out. I may watch a few big games in the B1G and SEC on occasion, but my attention will remain where it has always been - VT games and ACC games that matter. The new World Order will make the B1G and SEC teams lots of money... but it will eventually kill the Golden Goose IMHO.
Thread Replies (53)
Stopping at (20) is not good for VT. Especially if SEC stops at (20) as
-- 133193Hokie
Aug 20, 2022 at 09:59 AM ET
133193Hokie
•
08/20/22 09:59 AM ET
Espn also doesn’t “have to” air more acc games if losing big10
-- 3TechFanz
Aug 19, 2022 at 02:24 PM ET
3TechFanz
•
08/19/22 02:24 PM ET
But NBA doesn’t get into full swing until November
-- hokieZ71
Aug 19, 2022 at 06:05 PM ET
hokieZ71
•
08/19/22 06:05 PM ET
Yeah - does anybody watch NBA games in November?
-- VPI_1998
Aug 20, 2022 at 05:03 AM ET
VPI_1998
•
08/20/22 05:03 AM ET
well that is very specific. ACC window to act is closing quickly**
-- HokieAl
Aug 19, 2022 at 12:10 PM ET
HokieAl
•
08/19/22 12:10 PM ET
This is why the ACC needs to add while it can.
-- hokieZ71
Aug 19, 2022 at 11:50 AM ET
hokieZ71
•
08/19/22 11:50 AM ET
The B1G adds UCLA & USC...
-- Old Line Hokie
Aug 19, 2022 at 04:01 PM ET
Old Line Hokie
•
08/19/22 04:01 PM ET
Yes keep the ACC in the Eastern time zone
-- hokieZ71
Aug 19, 2022 at 07:22 PM ET
hokieZ71
•
08/19/22 07:22 PM ET
If you are worried about Clemson and FSU leaving, I'm not sure adding
-- Maroon Baboon
Aug 19, 2022 at 01:09 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
•
08/19/22 01:09 PM ET
I guess you didn't read that part correctly
-- hokieZ71
Aug 19, 2022 at 01:54 PM ET
hokieZ71
•
08/19/22 01:54 PM ET
At this point I'd boot WF and BC for WVU and Cin
-- Truthahn
Aug 19, 2022 at 04:36 PM ET
Truthahn
•
08/19/22 04:36 PM ET
Don't forget SYR - they are about to drop off the map in BBall and football
-- VPI_1998
Aug 20, 2022 at 05:26 AM ET
VPI_1998
•
08/20/22 05:26 AM ET
They likely already have 1 foot out the door anyways.**
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 19, 2022 at 01:14 PM ET
VTHokie2000
•
08/19/22 01:14 PM ET
The ACC has no viable ways to act
-- Tailgate Guru
Aug 19, 2022 at 12:50 PM ET
Tailgate Guru
•
08/19/22 12:50 PM ET
Given what Kevin Warren said in a recent interview with Real Sports HBO,
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 19, 2022 at 06:06 PM ET
VTHokie2000
•
08/19/22 06:06 PM ET
If Rutgers and Maryland can do it with B1G $$, so can Tech**
-- Tailgate Guru
Aug 19, 2022 at 10:44 PM ET
Tailgate Guru
•
08/19/22 10:44 PM ET
If it is just for football, then yes VT could do it too.
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 20, 2022 at 08:24 AM ET
VTHokie2000
•
08/20/22 08:24 AM ET
Is expanding still a good idea for the ACC if it means each school will
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 19, 2022 at 12:15 PM ET
VTHokie2000
•
08/19/22 12:15 PM ET
Well clearly during discovery with ESPN that would come up
-- hokieZ71
Aug 19, 2022 at 12:29 PM ET
hokieZ71
•
08/19/22 12:29 PM ET
There may not be a scenario where the ACC can get to $45 million though
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 19, 2022 at 12:33 PM ET
VTHokie2000
•
08/19/22 12:33 PM ET
ACCN money alone is going to get us close to $40M fairly soon.
-- hokieZ71
Aug 19, 2022 at 01:57 PM ET
hokieZ71
•
08/19/22 01:57 PM ET
If you can find the link, then I would be interested in reading the article
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 19, 2022 at 02:08 PM ET
VTHokie2000
•
08/19/22 02:08 PM ET
I think new money comes from new ACCN payments
-- Truthahn
Aug 19, 2022 at 04:42 PM ET
Truthahn
•
08/19/22 04:42 PM ET
Are you suggesting ESPN might say no additional money to the
-- Femoyer Hokie
Aug 19, 2022 at 12:19 PM ET
Femoyer Hokie
•
08/19/22 12:19 PM ET
I'm saying it could be either scenario. If ESPN doesn't believe these
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 19, 2022 at 12:31 PM ET
VTHokie2000
•
08/19/22 12:31 PM ET
That's not how it would work. ACC would be adding inventory
-- HokieAl
Aug 19, 2022 at 12:39 PM ET
HokieAl
•
08/19/22 12:39 PM ET
The inventory only has "value" if ESPN uses it. Given that ESPN is in cost
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 19, 2022 at 12:47 PM ET
VTHokie2000
•
08/19/22 12:47 PM ET
Is the ACCN something that matters though?
-- hokieZ71
Aug 19, 2022 at 07:30 PM ET
hokieZ71
•
08/19/22 07:30 PM ET
The third league may already exist though.
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 19, 2022 at 07:35 PM ET
VTHokie2000
•
08/19/22 07:35 PM ET
I believe the ACCN generated almost $200M revenue in 2020-21
-- hokieZ71
Aug 19, 2022 at 08:23 PM ET
hokieZ71
•
08/19/22 08:23 PM ET
That's my point there isn't going to be a "third mythical power conference"
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 19, 2022 at 08:41 PM ET
VTHokie2000
•
08/19/22 08:41 PM ET
No I don't see that happening
-- hokieZ71
Aug 19, 2022 at 09:23 PM ET
hokieZ71
•
08/19/22 09:23 PM ET
The 12-team playoffs only happens if the Big Ten and SEC remain in the NCAA
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 19, 2022 at 09:30 PM ET
VTHokie2000
•
08/19/22 09:30 PM ET
It is possible and maybe even likely for a couple reasons. First, as I
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 19, 2022 at 09:58 PM ET
VTHokie2000
•
08/19/22 09:58 PM ET
It all depends on Notre Dame
-- Millpoint
Aug 19, 2022 at 11:43 AM ET
Millpoint
•
08/19/22 11:43 AM ET
SEC will get those ACC schools
-- Truthahn
Aug 19, 2022 at 04:31 PM ET
Truthahn
•
08/19/22 04:31 PM ET
But the GOR is blocking all that.
-- hokieZ71
Aug 19, 2022 at 05:58 PM ET
hokieZ71
•
08/19/22 05:58 PM ET
I just don’t see 24 working.
-- hokieZ71
Aug 19, 2022 at 11:53 AM ET
hokieZ71
•
08/19/22 11:53 AM ET
If the P2 grows, then the payouts for the leftovers gets reduced
-- HokieAl
Aug 19, 2022 at 12:09 PM ET
HokieAl
•
08/19/22 12:09 PM ET
It will be an AFC-NFC concept with two conferences. TV rights like nfl now
-- 3TechFanz
Aug 19, 2022 at 11:13 AM ET
3TechFanz
•
08/19/22 11:13 AM ET
Here is what i don't get with this "NFL Concept"
◄
-- gman86
Aug 19, 2022 at 11:41 AM ET
gman86
•
08/19/22 11:41 AM ET
Some of the weaker programs in the SEC and Big10
-- mancunian
Aug 19, 2022 at 02:26 PM ET
mancunian
•
08/19/22 02:26 PM ET
That's probably why there will be a third "power" league
-- hokieZ71
Aug 19, 2022 at 02:04 PM ET
hokieZ71
•
08/19/22 02:04 PM ET
There is always the possibility this could evolve into becoming a minor
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 19, 2022 at 12:22 PM ET
VTHokie2000
•
08/19/22 12:22 PM ET
Nah, that loses its consumer base
-- hokieZ71
Aug 19, 2022 at 02:12 PM ET
hokieZ71
•
08/19/22 02:12 PM ET
The reason I said that is because the Kevin Warren is on the record
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 19, 2022 at 02:33 PM ET
VTHokie2000
•
08/19/22 02:33 PM ET
Was listening to Full Ride
-- cvillehokie92
Aug 19, 2022 at 11:10 AM ET
cvillehokie92
•
08/19/22 11:10 AM ET
They have gone national. West coast is fertile ground.**
-- VT ChemE 1986
Aug 19, 2022 at 11:06 AM ET
VT ChemE 1986
•
08/19/22 11:06 AM ET