The only way the uneven rev dist model will "save" the ACC is if the top-
brands are getting payouts that are basically equal with the SEC and Big 10 teams. That's never going to happen even with the "success initiatives," but let's assume it does - there's only so much money from ESPN to go around the horn - if the top flight of the ACC is getting P2 money, then 3/4 of the conference will end up getting top flight AAC level money. We're talking about the ACC here, where Wake Forest and Boston College get equal votes and are therefore empowered to run the show. That kind of deal will never stand. The dog turds of the ACC will only go along to get along to the extent they feel they have a financial leg up on the programs they think are beneath them.
That's why I have become convinced that, once 2028-2030 gets here, if the P2 decide to keep the gate closed, and there are zero reasons in the existing record to think they won't, then the only other solution for ACC or Big 12 programs that are unhappy with the status quo is going to be to jettison the dog turds.
** Edited by Baltimore_Hokie at 5/21/2026, 10:56:38 AM
Thread Replies (55)
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-- MrFantastic!
May 19, 2026 at 11:18 AM ET
MrFantastic!
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05/19/26 11:18 AM ET
For starters, the ACC could have not added Stanford, Cal, and SMU.
-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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05/20/26 11:00 AM ET
I would argue that it was forward thinking on the part of WF and BC
-- thebluelot
May 20, 2026 at 03:56 PM ET
thebluelot
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05/20/26 03:56 PM ET
Yeah, no doubt there, but WF/BC shouldn't be running the bingo-
-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 20, 2026 at 04:12 PM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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05/20/26 04:12 PM ET
Forgetting the past and just looking forward for ACC
-- HokieAl
May 19, 2026 at 01:49 PM ET
HokieAl
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05/19/26 01:49 PM ET
If the ACC is going to merge with another conference, then maybe it should
-- VTHokie2000
May 19, 2026 at 02:11 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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05/19/26 02:11 PM ET
There is one key difference between B12 and Big East
-- HokieAl
May 19, 2026 at 02:29 PM ET
HokieAl
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05/19/26 02:29 PM ET
I get that and I don't disagree. However, Kansas, Cincy, and maybe Houston
-- VTHokie2000
May 19, 2026 at 02:44 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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05/19/26 02:44 PM ET
The ACC is structurally disadvantaged comapred to the P2.
-- RandomAsianGuy
May 19, 2026 at 01:27 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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05/19/26 01:27 PM ET
Do you think the ACC could have separated football fan bases vs
-- JM397
May 19, 2026 at 12:44 PM ET
JM397
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05/19/26 12:44 PM ET
Baltimore is only negative all the time
-- VT ChemE 1986
May 19, 2026 at 12:08 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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05/19/26 12:08 PM ET
Typical post from you. I've said on here 100 times what I think needs-
-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 20, 2026 at 11:11 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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05/20/26 11:11 AM ET
This is a laughable take. The ACC had no cards to deal?
-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 20, 2026 at 11:14 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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05/20/26 11:14 AM ET
The conference should be catering to the schools that create the value.
-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 20, 2026 at 03:45 PM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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05/20/26 03:45 PM ET
Baltimore, the uneven distribution model of
-- Big12 guy
May 21, 2026 at 10:29 AM ET
Big12 guy
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05/21/26 10:29 AM ET
The only way the uneven rev dist model will "save" the ACC is if the top-
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-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 21, 2026 at 10:54 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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05/21/26 10:54 AM ET
Would the conference offer to pay
-- Big12 guy
May 21, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET
Big12 guy
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05/21/26 11:07 AM ET
I don't mean that they're going to jettison them out of the ACC/B12.
-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 21, 2026 at 12:07 PM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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05/21/26 12:07 PM ET
Let me break it down for you exactly why:
-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 21, 2026 at 12:35 PM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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05/21/26 12:35 PM ET
Since you're having a hard time understanding, let me make it even simpler:
-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 21, 2026 at 01:06 PM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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05/21/26 01:06 PM ET
You don't need to simplify.....
-- 2hhoop3
May 21, 2026 at 01:17 PM ET
2hhoop3
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05/21/26 01:17 PM ET
Explain how I'm wrong. I'll wait.
-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 21, 2026 at 01:39 PM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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05/21/26 01:39 PM ET
Enjoy being wrong.**
-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 21, 2026 at 02:00 PM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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05/21/26 02:00 PM ET
That is exclusively your........
-- 2hhoop3
May 21, 2026 at 02:41 PM ET
2hhoop3
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05/21/26 02:41 PM ET
You're entitled to your opinion, even if it's based upon a fundamental-
-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 21, 2026 at 12:57 PM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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05/21/26 12:57 PM ET
In that case, a new conference would form ( new legal entity) with its own
-- Femoyer Hokie
May 21, 2026 at 11:33 AM ET
Femoyer Hokie
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05/21/26 11:33 AM ET
I could see basketball going to streaming
-- Big12 guy
May 21, 2026 at 11:48 AM ET
Big12 guy
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05/21/26 11:48 AM ET
I'm not sure what any of this has to do with the ACC's terrible decisions.
-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 20, 2026 at 03:47 PM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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05/20/26 03:47 PM ET
None of that helped anything, but I still don't understand why you think-
-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 21, 2026 at 09:25 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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05/21/26 09:25 AM ET
Because i think due to football failure
-- MrFantastic!
May 21, 2026 at 10:14 AM ET
MrFantastic!
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05/21/26 10:14 AM ET
Vt got the coach, they got the funding, now
-- Big12 guy
May 19, 2026 at 12:25 PM ET
Big12 guy
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05/19/26 12:25 PM ET
I am not a P2 or bust guy.
-- VT ChemE 1986
May 19, 2026 at 01:22 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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05/19/26 01:22 PM ET
When only a select few can win a title...
-- MrFantastic!
May 20, 2026 at 12:41 PM ET
MrFantastic!
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05/20/26 12:41 PM ET
There are 135 Division 1 football teams. The idea that all but one are
-- VT ChemE 1986
May 20, 2026 at 01:45 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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05/20/26 01:45 PM ET
"I'll be perfectly content for lil' ol' VPI to win 4-5 games a year!"
-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 20, 2026 at 04:13 PM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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05/20/26 04:13 PM ET
I think there is a 10/15 club
-- MrFantastic!
May 20, 2026 at 03:00 PM ET
MrFantastic!
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05/20/26 03:00 PM ET
Is this a direct quote from Jim Phillips?**
-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 20, 2026 at 11:15 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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05/20/26 11:15 AM ET
Imagine a 5 or 6 team pod with
-- Big12 guy
May 19, 2026 at 01:30 PM ET
Big12 guy
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05/19/26 01:30 PM ET
Many of us have wanted only the large public schools for years. Those
-- IB4TECH
May 20, 2026 at 11:53 AM ET
IB4TECH
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05/20/26 11:53 AM ET
I think it's the only way unless they are an
-- Big12 guy
May 20, 2026 at 12:15 PM ET
Big12 guy
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05/20/26 12:15 PM ET
You're obviously biased. ; )**
-- IB4TECH
May 20, 2026 at 01:08 PM ET
IB4TECH
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05/20/26 01:08 PM ET
The ACC's academic pride will prevent the conference from dropping the CA
-- VTHokie2000
May 19, 2026 at 01:49 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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05/19/26 01:49 PM ET
The schools in the ACC and Big12 will figure it out…..eventually**
-- VT ChemE 1986
May 19, 2026 at 01:34 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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05/19/26 01:34 PM ET
They will not put student athletes in that much travel
-- MrFantastic!
May 19, 2026 at 12:42 PM ET
MrFantastic!
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05/19/26 12:42 PM ET
There just are not many in your neck of the woods,
-- Big12 guy
May 19, 2026 at 12:48 PM ET
Big12 guy
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05/19/26 12:48 PM ET
I was referring to football, and
-- Big12 guy
May 20, 2026 at 07:10 AM ET
Big12 guy
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05/20/26 07:10 AM ET