ACC, B1G, and Pac-12 alliance announcement- I fixed it

00Burdell said:
Its more than that. This is a shot across the bow of the SEC. In my opinion, this may spell the end of the CFP. If the new B3G conducts its own Championship playoff and shuts out the SEC then the SEC will be left with asserting that their conference champ is the National Champ (a dubious position) while the B3G can conduct an actual playoff among its member conferences which, I think, would carry more weight.

This could potentially be the beginning of the end of the SEC - they would be reduced to an NFL feeder system. If all B3G teams refuse to play any SEC teams, they will have no point of reference to claim superiority. It would mean the end of the dwag game but with each passing year, my enthusiasm for that game wanes a small amount.

The SEC thinks its bigger then college football and it may have overplayed its hand.
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Hold up, trigger. Hate game isn't going anywhere, nor Tiggers vs. Chickens, and Free Shoes vs. Swamp Lizards.
 
MidnightJacket said:
Hearing that the Pac12 is driving the bus on this has deflated my optimism for whatever will be announced.
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The PAC12 being the most excited and motivated to do this doesn't mean they will be driving the bus. I would expect the B1G to be leader once this is established with the PAC12 as the cheerleader that made it happen, ACC just happy to be on the bus.

Also there is this:

Teams from the three leagues are expected to start scheduling more games with one another, and individual leagues could make adjustments to their scheduling models. One possibility would be for the Pac-12 to reduce its number of league games from nine to eight, which would free up teams to play opponents from other Power 5 conferences, such as the Big Ten and ACC.
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I think we have a legal obligation to play UGA every year, or the state of Georgia could force us to; so some things would have to be worked out.
 
I never thought the second civil war would start off in college football between an alliance of West, Midwest and East versus the South.
 
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aeromech said:
The PAC12 being the most excited and motivated to do this doesn't mean they will be driving the bus. I would expect the B1G to be leader once this is established with the PAC12 as the cheerleader that made it happen, ACC just happy to be on the bus.

Also there is this:



I think we have a legal obligation to play UGA every year, or the state of Georgia could force us to; so some things would have to be worked out.
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It always amazes me the hubris of government involvement in college football.
 
gtleviathan said:
Perhaps the economics will work to our favor (and I hope they do!) But if Tech has only been breaking even on the FCS games, they've really been missing an opportunity to schedule better opponents. Maybe Tech sees the extra home games as a source of goodwill with the fanbase? Or maybe it's just as simple as the win-total padding? Would be interesting to know all the considerations that go into those decisions.
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I think most coaches prefer the softer schedule; it is better for their own economics
 
thegtstunner08 said:
Hold up, trigger. Hate game isn't going anywhere, nor Tiggers vs. Chickens, and Free Shoes vs. Swamp Lizards.
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I have a hunch that this move is intended to isolate the SEC in an attempt to marginalize it. Perhaps to parse it off into its own division. I can't see any other reason for the ACC, B1G and PAC12 to even talk to each other. I think the war drums are starting up. You guys think I'm nuts but if the rest of college football separates from the SEC, its not going to be good for them - this strikes me as the rest of college football getting tired of the SEC running the show.
 
Did anything happen or is this just another clusterfuck while the SEC points and laughs at everyone?
 
And who thinks this is a coincidence right after a former B1G AD is hired as ACC Commissioner.
 
JJacket said:
Did anything happen or is this just another clusterfuck while the SEC points and laughs at everyone?
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I would bet there are negotiations underway for a new world order for college football. I think the other three conferences decided not to sit back and do nothing when the SEC grabbed TX and OU (a brilliant move on their part). The key, imho, will be to prevent the SEC from poaching anyone else.

The non-SEC part of college football is not powerless - I can see new TV contracts and new bowl arrangements coming out of this.
 
Dan Patrick suggested the SEC go all in for domination and establish a western SEC division of USC, UCLA, Stanford, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, ASU, Colorado, Cal, and throw in Texas, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M.
 
Yukonwreck said:
Dan Patrick suggested the SEC go all in for domination and establish a western SEC division of USC, UCLA, Stanford, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, ASU, Colorado, Cal, and throw in Texas, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M.
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When?
 
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