Define "well ahead". You can have the higher media payout if that is
important to you, but from where I'm sitting, the two conferences will be relatively close moving into the future - close enough that there will be no teams in the current P4 clamoring to get into the ACC over the B12.
We don't know how FSU plays out, or others in the conference for that matter. The look in by ESPN will be key in '26, and I'm thinking that if schools leave the conference, they will have announced by then.
Comparing the ACC payout vs the B12 payout is an exercise in futility.
1. We don't know who will be in the ACC moving forward.
2. We don't know what the contract will be through 2036.
3. It will not make a bit of difference unless the disparity is significant enough for teams to actually consider moving to the ACC, or the B12.
4. You can have the bragging rights, but really, it doesn't matter.
5. None of this is the B12's fault. It's pure survival.
Thread Replies (26)
From Tony Altimore on Twitter: Should the ACC just cut a deal with FSU?
-- Will Stewart
Feb 28, 2024 at 10:46 AM ET
Will Stewart
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02/28/24 10:46 AM ET
This Pac shrill is terrible with predictions and conclusions.
-- HouClone
Feb 29, 2024 at 07:50 AM ET
HouClone
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02/29/24 07:50 AM ET
This guy is wrong about everything
-- Millpoint
Feb 28, 2024 at 08:22 PM ET
Millpoint
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02/28/24 08:22 PM ET
7 reasons why he's wrong.
-- Maroon Baboon
Feb 28, 2024 at 07:52 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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02/28/24 07:52 PM ET
They were always going to cut a deal. The only question is the
-- 133193Hokie
Feb 28, 2024 at 05:28 PM ET
133193Hokie
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02/28/24 05:28 PM ET
The article has three flaws
-- LeadingEdge
Feb 28, 2024 at 04:00 PM ET
LeadingEdge
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02/28/24 04:00 PM ET
#2 is wrong. Existing ACC schools will be well ahead of the new Big 12 deal
-- SMU Pony
Feb 28, 2024 at 11:39 PM ET
SMU Pony
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02/28/24 11:39 PM ET
Ok, post the comparison when the subsidies end**
-- HouClone
Feb 29, 2024 at 03:35 PM ET
HouClone
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02/29/24 03:35 PM ET
That would depend on the Big 12's next deal (after 2031)**
-- SMU Pony
Feb 29, 2024 at 09:04 PM ET
SMU Pony
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02/29/24 09:04 PM ET
Define "well ahead". You can have the higher media payout if that is
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-- Big12 guy
Feb 29, 2024 at 07:23 AM ET
Big12 guy
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02/29/24 07:23 AM ET
I think existing schools will take home about 25% more than B12 schools...
-- SMU Pony
Feb 29, 2024 at 09:08 PM ET
SMU Pony
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02/29/24 09:08 PM ET
I won't take a guess on the numbers, but the ACC as it's configured today
-- Big12 guy
Mar 01, 2024 at 07:21 AM ET
Big12 guy
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03/01/24 07:21 AM ET
Guy thinks no one else will leave if they settle w/ FSU, Brooklyn 🌉 sale &
-- Stech
Feb 28, 2024 at 02:14 PM ET
Stech
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02/28/24 02:14 PM ET
This is absolutely priceless and sums up the world we live in...
-- jesuisvtguy
Feb 28, 2024 at 01:09 PM ET
jesuisvtguy
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02/28/24 01:09 PM ET
I see no reason for the ACC to make a deal. I consider individuals who
-- saret
Feb 28, 2024 at 11:43 AM ET
saret
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02/28/24 11:43 AM ET
Nothing really of substance. We all know FSU is going
-- HokieAl
Feb 28, 2024 at 11:37 AM ET
HokieAl
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02/28/24 11:37 AM ET
I disagree on his #4 point and #6 point.
-- Atlee Hokie
Feb 28, 2024 at 11:17 AM ET
Atlee Hokie
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02/28/24 11:17 AM ET
Very reasonable analysis
-- VT ChemE 1986
Feb 28, 2024 at 11:09 AM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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02/28/24 11:09 AM ET
Probably planned when they brought Cal
-- HokieKick`nBack
Feb 28, 2024 at 11:04 AM ET
HokieKick`nBack
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02/28/24 11:04 AM ET
The ACC leadership (ie.e ACC Presidents) were fat, dumb, and happy with
-- 133193Hokie
Feb 28, 2024 at 05:32 PM ET
133193Hokie
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02/28/24 05:32 PM ET
That, and the ACC could have plucked the B12 leftovers. KU in
-- Big12 guy
Feb 28, 2024 at 05:48 PM ET
Big12 guy
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02/28/24 05:48 PM ET
It's about survival. When the look in happens in '26, let FOX bid for
-- Big12 guy
Feb 28, 2024 at 11:31 AM ET
Big12 guy
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02/28/24 11:31 AM ET
This would destroy the ACC network and that revenue stream. **
-- Sunsetunderground
Feb 28, 2024 at 11:54 AM ET
Sunsetunderground
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02/28/24 11:54 AM ET
How so? The better games would be put on linier TV, and there would still
-- Big12 guy
Feb 28, 2024 at 11:59 AM ET
Big12 guy
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02/28/24 11:59 AM ET
Why would people want a network when most the games are on ESPN ABC or Fox
-- Sunsetunderground
Feb 28, 2024 at 12:42 PM ET
Sunsetunderground
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02/28/24 12:42 PM ET
It's about exposure and recruiting. How many high school players subscribe
-- Big12 guy
Feb 28, 2024 at 12:50 PM ET
Big12 guy
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02/28/24 12:50 PM ET