The Big12 at that point would be a very strong conference.

than the ACC IMO from top to bottom. That's why the ACC should be trying to land those two somehow.

can have them.

Snickers 😆. See: FSU

Coach Prime and His Primetimers. The Colorado experiment could also be a failure too. It's too early to know if Coach Prime will build a big time football program in Boulder. If things turn bad, he can try to see if Mork is still around town to do some magic. LOL Note: You will probably have to been born before 1980 to understand my "Mork" reference. I'm predicitng that Colorado will join the Pac-12 in 2034 and the Big 12+ in 2046. ;) ** Edited by Old Line Hokie at 7/27/2023, 7:23:08 PM

PAC 9 extends invites to three replacements and paints them as trading up from CU. The logical candidates are SMU, UNLV, SDSU. The question is whether or not the TV deal they could leverage would be viable to stop further defections to the B12. That question would be on the minds of UA, OU, and UW particularly. UW and OU could get imbalanced shares, but would UA? For the B12, their pro rata shares of about $32M obviously can’t compete with the B1G. However, those aren’t being dangled by that conference. Could they structure something that would be competitive with reduced shares that would be? If so, it could be much more enticing. The B12 also has the most upside potential, given it’s coming together now, and the commissioner is looking at innovations to enlarge the pie, such as establishing a media presence in Mexico. I’m not sure what the ACC does at this point. It would be good to get into later time slots with P5 programs. The AFA comes to mind because of its national draw. SMU would also be good, if the PAC-X doesn’t snatch them up (plus I’d be able to see the Hokies!).

but is SMU going to get us that? Most Saturdays on Dallas stations, UT or aTm are the games being shown, even when SMU is playing. If we are going to stretch the map, let's get a P5 program. Here are my expansion targets, in order: Washington* Oregon* WV Arizona St.* Utah* UConn Cincinnati Arizona* Kansas Stanford* Cal* *Must be a package deal, minimum of 4 teams

I think it would profit the ACC to add a Texas team. That's a massive state (lots of ACCN subscriptions) that loves football and might be really nice for recruiting. Yeah. I know there's a downside. Such as, it's a private school, and they would be isolated geographically. But I think they would be a great add if we decided to go into other regions. Side note: I've always had a bit of a soft spot for SMU since the Pony Express and the Death Penalty days. Mainly over my thought that if they were a blue blood, they never would have been given the death penalty. You can't tell me that every SEC team hasn't done what SMU had done at some point in the last 50 years. Well, except for Vandy (Fake SEC Team).

Significant number of subscribers in 2 states. But no clue what Jim Phillips is doing. He passed on WVU and Cincinnati, which was a mistake.

** Edited by MrFantastic! at 7/27/2023, 7:24:31 PM