Expansion

[madRazor]

Seattle Times Huskies Beat Reporter:

A special meeting and executive session without action? Yeah I suppose that seems about right for a board of anything. I just hope there will be enough catered food and self-aggrandizing speeches!

 

[BigDanT]

 

[smokey_wasp]

Ouch at that number.

 

[BranMart]

One of the original expansion nuts from WVU years ago.

 

[BigDanT]

 

[BigDanT]

I can’t think of another time where people rabidly posted crazy öööö minutes apart and lost their minds over a sport. It’s so weird. It’s like a sickness

 

[andrew]

Ouch at that number.

Geez. As bad as it us for us I guess it could be worse.

 

[BigDanT]

Geez. As bad as it us for us I guess it could be worse.

It’s gonna get worser before it gets betteror

 

[BuzzinWreck78]

ACC gobbling 8 of the Pac10 could make sense with ND/WV
or somebody else to create three 8 team divisions that make geographical sense...SE,NE,west
interesting conference playoff possible maybe with a wild card.
somehow i doubt that espn has the money or the will.
somehow i doubt that anyone in the ACC has the brains/connections to organize it.
we got to here so sheet happens

Third-party influence may soon shake foundation of college football impacting conferences, programs

How does a new conference financed with a $1 billion investment sound to you, college football fan?

www.cbssports.com

 

[GTME87]

If the BIG 10 takes the 4 PAC schools - that is four less seats at the table

 

[savbandjacket]

Geez. As bad as it us for us I guess it could be worse.

Well, take Clemson and FSU out of our conference, and that’s what we are looking at. The money they pay to get out will be fraction of long term loss if everyone else is stuck in what remains of the ACC corpse.

 

[WracerX]

Expansion conference breakups going to get real hard. State legislatures are going to get involved. I can’t see Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Virginia, or NC letting one of their state schools sink in order to save the other.

 

[savbandjacket]

Expansion conference breakups going to get real hard. State legislatures are going to get involved. I can’t see Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Virginia, or NC letting one of their state schools sink in order to save the other.

Except for ours. Our legislature would prefer we not exist as a football team.

 

[samsgt02]

Expansion conference breakups going to get real hard. State legislatures are going to get involved. I can’t see Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Virginia, or NC letting one of their state schools sink in order to save the other.

Our state legislature would let us sink.

 

[Dirty Jacket]

What is necessary for the GOR to not matter? If all schools vote unanimously to leave, is that it?

 

[ElCidBUZZingFAN]

What is necessary for the GOR to not matter? If all schools vote unanimously to leave, is that it?

Yes. You need 8 schools to disband the conference thereby nuking the GOR.

However, unless all 8 have a landing spot, why would anyone do that? Vote against disbanding and reap the one time cash payout from the others.

 

[WracerX]

Except for ours. Our legislature would prefer we not exist as a football team.

Probably. And Pitt is in the ööööter with us.

Hope we don’t get screwed because other states protect their own (like VT getting an invite over us).

 

[GTME87]

Expansion conference breakups going to get real hard. State legislatures are going to get involved. I can’t see Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Virginia, or NC letting one of their state schools sink in order to save the other.

Agree, we have already seen this twice now, back when Va Tech got into the ACC and recently with UCLA leaving and California told UCLA they have to split some money with other State Schools such as CAL..

Also agree with others, we will get no help from Georgia Legislators.

 

[MidnightJacket]

Saw someone post on another board something to the effect of “only the ACC leadership would be dumb enough to suggest combining 2 conferences on the brink of collapse and demand more money from ESPN for it”.

 

[GTME87]

A lot of post complaining about the GOR and the term. I think there are two ways to look at this (and either can be correct for Ga. Tech):

The long term GOR is GOOD for GA. Tech
1) Assuming no one can get out of the GOR till the end or near the end
a) Ga Tech is in the 3rd best conference with the 3rd best revenue
b) The next round of Media deals in ~ 2030-31 - has a very good chance of having payments reduced (e.g. Current PAC 12 offer, SEC - no extra money for 9th game, ESPN troubles/cable cutting) - So this would give ACC better deal 2030-2036 than the open market
c) At the end of the GOR - Ga. Tech still could get in one of the Big 2
d) Even if a couple of teams get out of the GOR - ESPN still on the hook for paying the remaining remaining schools and buyout terms of those schools - I assume
e) Not likely, but maybe a chance for expansion or agreement with PAC for small revenue increase, plus some growth with ACC Network

The long term GOR is BAD for GA. Tech.
1) Being a life long Tech Fan - I am sure this will happen - LOL
2) Assuming the GOR does not hold up with 8 schools leaving (ACC bye bye) and GT does not get an invite to SEC, BIG, or even BIG12
3) Soon we get an invite to the SEC or BIG and cannot leave because of the GOR
4) we have to go to the AAC and hire Collins back - LOL