Giglio: Phillips' devotion to antiquated collegiate model will ultimately cost ACC

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Phillips’ devotion to an antiquated doctrine of what college sports once was will ultimately cost the ACC. It might even cost Phillips, who was hired under difficult circumstances in 2020, his own job.

Phillips’ views on how college sports should work — and once did — are quaint. His ability to cling to those far-away ideals is even admirable in their stubborness. His heart is in the right place but that’s not what the ACC needs. Phillips needs to read the room. He brokered a deal last summer to form an “Alliance” with the Big Ten and Pac-12. There was supposed to be a detente on conference expansion.

The Big Ten stabbed Phillips in the back anyway with the addition of USC and UCLA, which will likely spell the end of the Pac-12. The Grant of Rights, secured by former ACC commissioner John Swofford in 2016, will hold the conference together for now but at a cost. The Big Ten is poised to sign a television contract worth $1 billion annually. The SEC, after adding Texas and Oklahoma in 2025, won’t be far behind.

The ACC will be relegated outside of the “gated community” metaphor that Phillips so proudly unveiled on Wednesday. “I understand the criticism that comes with that,” Phillips said. “That’s OK. I think it’s up for public debate and opinion about what’s right.” That’s a debate Phillips can’t win. The ACC, and Phillips himself, stand to be the big losers.

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ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips' devotion to an antiquated doctrine of what college sports once was will ultimately cost the ACC. It might even cost Phillips, who was hired under difficult circumstances in 2020, his own job.
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The ACC has always sucked. It amazes me The Big East fell before The ACC. GT would have done better to have gone independent after leaving The SEC.
 
Tampa Jacket said:
The ACC has always sucked. It amazes me The Big East fell before The ACC. GT would have done better to have gone independent after leaving The SEC.
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They were independent thanks to Coach Dodd, up until 1982.
 
A CBS Sports article made an interesting observation:

The word "revenue" was mentioned 14 times during Phillips' time at the podium, just once by the commissioner in his opening remarks and then 13 times in the final question-and-answer portion of the proceedings.
 
If people are correct about a majority of ACC schools can elect to end the GoR, we just need 3-4 schools to say they’re leaving and then the rest should start bailing.

OTOH, I’m fine if the commissioner puts his money where his mouth is. Form an alliance with schools that want it to actually be about student athletes, and operate as such, both from a revenue generation and spending perspective. Let the SEC and BIG be minor league teams and we’ll go back to having actual students play.

But something tells me he won’t do that. He wants to bemoan the college football landscape for being all about money when in fact that’s what it’s been about with the ACC the whole time too. He’s just trying to appear virtuous because he’s losing the game.
 
BuzzLaw said:
If people are correct about a majority of ACC schools can elect to end the GoR, we just need 3-4 schools to say they’re leaving and then the rest should start bailing.

OTOH, I’m fine if the commissioner puts his money where his mouth is. Form an alliance with schools that want it to actually be about student athletes, and operate as such, both from a revenue generation and spending perspective. Let the SEC and BIG be minor league teams and we’ll go back to having actual students play.

But something tells me he won’t do that. He wants to bemoan the college football landscape for being all about money when in fact that’s what it’s been about with the ACC the whole time too. He’s just trying to appear virtuous because he’s losing the game.
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The issue is enough teams having a place to go. I doubt the SEC or B1G would take more than 2 a piece currently and nowhere else is an upgrade. Having 3 or 4 teams leave and the rest stuck isn't ideal if we aren't one of the 3 or 4. Having the ACC get its act together is probably our best bet in the short team, like it or not.
 
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Any person that refers to these kids as student athletes needs to attend the same classes as a majority of these schools and see if they still consider them actual students? Phillips is in some other world apparently.
 
TampaBayJacket said:
Any person that refers to these kids as student athletes needs to attend the same classes as a majority of these schools and see if they still consider them actual students? Phillips is in some other world apparently.
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been saying for awhile to call them athlete-students

They can be student-athletes when one leaves a perfectly fine playing situation to get into a better program for his major
 
BuzzLaw said:
He’s just trying to appear virtuous because he’s losing the game.
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Bingo!!!

It’s like that little league coach who beats up on the teams in his local league and takes all kinds of enjoyment doing it. Then he plays the big dog from another town and as he’s getting his butt handed to him he starts with the comments “we don’t teach our kids this”, “real classy stealing that base”, “we play the game for the right reasons in our town”.
 
JJacket said:
Swofford is the gift that keeps on giving.
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You can’t say that. He was a genius and a savior to some. Lol

Swafford didn’t give 2 ishes about football, and the ACC will be the next conference to fall because of it.
 
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