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VT ChemE 1986 OP
May 02, 2022 at 07:17 PM ET
In a divisionless ACC would we play 8 or 9 league games?

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CrystalCoveHokie CrystalCoveHokie
You really think a P5 ACC will exist in 10 years?
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Stech
To fall apart the majority of the schools need to leave at the same time,
do you think that will happen?

The large endowment schools in the ACC, may not want that to happen. This board is mainly focused on football/sports, but the Academic side for money as I know you are aware, dwarfs football/sports. Thus it might be a lot harder than people think to break up the ACC before the GOR expires.
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EDGEMAN
Who knows what the "professionalism of college athletics" will bring?
We may have an entirely new landscape in college football in 10 years.
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Stech
I’m probably different, but I think the most important thing is how many P5
you play. Yes there should be a Conference minimum too, but I would take less Conference Games if we made them up with other P5 games. I think it’s more important for rankings to make sure you play 10+ P5 games. It also puts some teeth into the scheduling part of the Alliance.

No offense to Wake because IMHO Clawson has “developed” a perennial top 25 program, but I would rather play WVU every year even if in the B12, than WFU every year. However, that’s probably just me.
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RJHokie
Probably remain at 8 since FSU, Clemson, GT, and Loserville all have
SEC rivalry games each year.
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Truthahn
Let them count those games as ACC conference games
Or let them count their ND game as an ACC conference game (this is better, actually).

I think their problem is really that, in some years, they play an SEC game PLUS their ND game, leaving them with almost no schedule flexibility, which they understandably don't want.
reestuart reestuart
I think the ACC needs to tell them to sack up and go with 9 games anyway.
ACCN needs all the help they can get with programming. It's being limited by OOC games against the SEC.
Femoyer Hokie Femoyer Hokie
Yep.
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RJHokie
Not sure what the voting requirements are to pass that directive.
If 10 vote yes and 4 vote no, you would think that would be enough. But there may be mini alliances that scuttle the vote too.

Phillips is going to have to get everyone on board…….you should have a harmonious group, not a bickering group.
reestuart reestuart
Yeah, I imagine there are some alliances that will block this.
Phillips needs to get the schools to see the big picture. Something Swofford had no ability to do.
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Sunsetunderground
If the money is right, 9 games will be on the table
I think they are still waiting to see if ND makes a decision anytime soon. They definintely would not want 9.
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Sunsetunderground
One of the big reasons the BIG 10 gets paid so much is 9 games currently
While the ACC only has 8 games. I dont think alot of people realize how much this impacts the tv deal.
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Red Hokie
SEC is expected to go to 9 games when OU//TX join