Expansion thread 2022

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On Monday, Action Network’s Brett McMurphy reported that Oregon and the Big Ten have had “preliminary discussions” about such a move.

Oregon and the Big Ten have reportedly begun ‘preliminary’ expansion talks (msn.com)

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FSU openly commenting about survival (changing conferences). FSU President says Seminoles will be "very aggressive" in conference realignment (msn.com)

They also mention the Grant of Rights contract, which seems to be legit since it is also holding UT-Austin and OU in the Big 12. I have no doubt the ACC will get raided, it's just a matter of when. This is also why it is extremely important to be choiceful when the Big 12 expands. The SEC and Big Ten will battle for FSU, Clemson, Miami, North Carolina and little else. Should 20 be the magic number, then I doubt the Big ten adds 4 more Pac 10 schools and doesn't leave room for the top ACC schools.


One "ploy" I haven't seen yet is the SEC or Big Ten attack an ACC school with a package large enough to offset GoR losses. If I understand it correctly, any future tv revenue that would be due the ACC is only for home games, right? What if the SEC or Big 10 came at an ACC team with a request to play extra road games to make up for the revenue loss? Or offer to make schedule such that the away games would always be a tier 1 pay scale and home games tier 3. Somewhere out there, I have to believe Greg Sanky and Kevin Warren have a team of accountants playing all of these what if scenarios to make it worthwhile to break GoR and make more money than ACC pays out.

Back to the Big 12, the primary and only focus, should be outlasting the remnants of the Pac 10 by adding 2 or 4 of their top brands. When, not if, when the ACC breaks apart, teams like Pitt, Va Tech, Syracuse, Wake Forrest, Loseville, and Ga Tech could be looking for a home. As the dust settles and gets stirred up multiple times over the next decade, the Big 12 is in a good spot to survive and possibly thrive.

Another aspect of dust getting stirred up is the Playoff: I believe if the Big 12 can get 2 or 3 teams in the Playoff, we will get several Playoff game wins and win the whole thing just as much as the SEC or Big 10

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FSU openly commenting about survival (changing conferences). FSU President says Seminoles will be "very aggressive" in conference realignment (msn.com)