CBS Sports: Realignment Fallout, What's Next

[ticketfrog123]

I defer to you and your knowledge in all this but it's incredibly difficult for me to imagine how the ACC has any power at all in any of this. I have no doubt that they're TRYING to be proactive which I'm sure starts with trying to get Notre Dame in as a full member. But from the outside looking in they are one decision from Clemson away from being in the same spot the Big 12 currently is in.

And for ND, I gotta think their best play is to sit back and watch how this all unfolds because they'll have the pick of any conference they want if they decide the want to be in a conference at some point.

ND literally signed a contract saying they’re forced to join ACC if they join a contract

 

[Eight]

ND literally signed a contract saying they’re forced to join ACC if they join a contract

 

[Bob Sugar]

ND literally signed a contract saying they’re forced to join ACC if they join a contract

Texas and OU literally signed a contract that they would be in the B12 through 2025. And yet they will probably be in the SEC in 2022

 

[CountryFrog]

ND literally signed a contract saying they’re forced to join ACC if they join a contract

We literally signed a contact to join the Big East a few years ago.

 

[tcufootballjh98]

Kind of off-topic, but anyone else think Rice might be a good addition to the Pac-16 if Baylor gets passed over? Academically and culturally, they fit right in.

If they make a major commitment to invest in athletics (doubtful), I think it could happen.

 

[Gary's Shirtless Revenge]

So do you think #2 (PAC12 adding four) is most likely at this point? More likely than your scenario of remaining Big8 adding couple AAC members?

To be honest, I'd probably rank them like this in terms of likelihood at this point:

1. Big 8 + Best of the rest from the AAC+Football Only Members (BYU, Boise, etc.)
2. AAC raids the Big 8/6 in some way/shape/form
3. Best 2-4 from the Big 8 to the Pac 12, remaining Big 8 to the AAC/other
4. Big 8 + Pac 12 partnership
5. Big 8 raids the Pac 12 to get back to Big 12+

 

[Hoosierfrog]

We literally signed a contact to join the Big East a few years ago.

Ahhhh, I’ll always remember those Big East months…

 

[Bob Sugar]

Kind of off-topic, but anyone else think Rice might be a good addition to the Pac-16 if Baylor gets passed over? Academically and culturally, they fit right in.

If they make a major commitment to invest in athletics (doubtful), I think it could happen.

I would laugh my ass off if Rice gets an invite over certain teams.

 

[Hoosierfrog]

Kind of off-topic, but anyone else think Rice might be a good addition to the Pac-16 if Baylor gets passed over? Academically and culturally, they fit right in.

If they make a major commitment to invest in athletics (doubtful), I think it could happen.

No

 

[Eight]

Kind of off-topic, but anyone else think Rice might be a good addition to the Pac-16 if Baylor gets passed over? Academically and culturally, they fit right in.

If they make a major commitment to invest in athletics (doubtful), I think it could happen.

no

 

[ticketfrog123]

Texas and OU literally signed a contract that they would be in the B12 through 2025. And yet they will probably be in the SEC in 2022

ND against the ACC is a different situation - doesn’t sound like there’s a set dollar figure for breaking like GOR

 

[Bob Sugar]

To be honest, I'd probably rank them like this in terms of likelihood at this point:

1. Big 8 + Best of the rest from the AAC+Football Only Members (BYU, Boise, etc.)
2. AAC raids the Big 8/6 in some way/shape/form
3. Best 2-4 from the Big 8 to the Pac 12, remaining Big 8 to the AAC/other
4. Big 8 + Pac 12 partnership
5. Big 8 raids the Pac 12 to get back to Big 12+

If option 1, that conference would equal or exceed the PAC in football prowess on Day 1, top to bottom, in 2022. Arguably the ACC too.

 

[CountryFrog]

ND against the ACC is a different situation - doesn’t sound like there’s a set dollar figure for breaking like GOR

So this is the one contract in the history of contracts that can never be broken. It's a contract with Jesus.

 

[Eight]

So this is the one contract in the history of contracts that can never be broken. It's a contract with Jesus.

not quite with Jesus​

 

[ticketfrog123]

So this is the one contract in the history of contracts that can never be broken. It's a contract with Jesus.

you can argue with @steelfrog as lead counsel that ND owes the ACC eleventy billion dollars if they break that contract and go to another conference because they kill the ACC

 

[CryptoMiner]

ND literally signed a contract saying they’re forced to join ACC if they join a contract

What?

 

[Nick Danger]

To be honest, I'd probably rank them like this in terms of likelihood at this point:

1. Big 8 + Best of the rest from the AAC+Football Only Members (BYU, Boise, etc.)

Question about this one. Do you think this will come down (if it should happen), as the presentation of one big, wrapped up package? Or will it take an announcement of say BYU and Boise joining first, to get the AAC recruits, that may still be harboring thoughts of raiding the Big 8, to pull the trigger?

I'm just trying to figure out what the tipping point is between the Big 12 remnants raiding the AAC, or the AAC raiding the Big 8!

 

[Gary's Shirtless Revenge]

Question about this one. Do you think this will come down (if it should happen), as the presentation of one big, wrapped up package? Or will it take an announcement of say BYU and Boise joining first, to get the AAC recruits, that may still be harboring thoughts of raiding the Big 8, to pull the trigger?

I'm just trying to figure out what the tipping point is between the Big 12 remnants raiding the AAC, or the AAC raiding the Big 8!

That's hard to say TBH, lots of little variables that could move things in many different directions. Generally speaking, the big AAC schools would rather join the Big 8 if there was such a thing, but it's all TBD.

What does the BIG do? What does the ACC do? Is the SEC done? All of these have downstream effects.

 

[Eight]

Question about this one. Do you think this will come down (if it should happen), as the presentation of one big, wrapped up package? Or will it take an announcement of say BYU and Boise joining first, to get the AAC recruits, that may still be harboring thoughts of raiding the Big 8, to pull the trigger?

I'm just trying to figure out what the tipping point is between the Big 12 remnants raiding the AAC, or the AAC raiding the Big 8!

why would the big 12 schools want to join the aac and have to partner with the bottom of that conference?

far, far better to bring schools on from the aac then go there and no to multiple texas schools

 

[jake102]

That's hard to say TBH, lots of little variables that could move things in many different directions. Generally speaking, the big AAC schools would rather join the Big 8 if there was such a thing, but it's all TBD.

What does the BIG do? What does the ACC do? Is the SEC done? All of these have downstream effects.

Seems like the PAC should move first to mitigate most all risk of SEC or Big10 thinking about USC, Oregon, etc.