"1 problem: Success initiatives could mean an extra $10+M/year per Alford... IF you're successful. Miss the CFP though and it doesn't help at all. (Indeed, you're worse off than if CFP $ was divided evenly as it is now.) And even w/CFP... still a big $ margin w/SEC & B1G." "That's problem No. 2: It's not *just* about getting more $ to the ACC. It's all relative to what the SEC/B1G get. ACC will distribute record $ this year... but SEC increases even more. In relative terms, ACC is falling further behind even when it's earning more." "Consider the "success initiative" $. If FSU or Clemson gets an extra $10M by making the CFP... but SEC gets four teams in the playoff and distributes $ evenly... there's still very little relative progress made by Clemson/FSU, etc. and that still ignores the perception gap."