A few months ago, we were discussing the situation with Florida St. being overly public in their displeasure with the ACC revenue share model. The ACC locked in a long term media rights contract in 2016, for 20 years, that at the time seemed like the best move for the conference. Unlike other conferences like […]

Once Texas, Oklahoma, USC and UCLA made their moves to the SEC and Big Ten, one of the first thoughts that came to peoples minds was “what will happen to the ACC?”. For years, with an ACC grant of rights deal in place through 2036, it seemed unlikely that any school would be able to […]

Once Maryland announced they were leaving the ACC, the conference seemed destined to follow a familiar path in adding a Big East school. That trend continued, as Louisville was selected over other options such as UConn and Cincinnati. Uconn was considered the top option after Louisville, but with the all-sports success at Louisville and their […]

The rumors started a couple days ago, that Maryland and Rutgers were being targeted by the Big Ten…with both schools expected to accept if invited. Rutgers leaving the Big East would be a given. But with an expected $50 million exit fee from the ACC and 60 years membership history, Maryland would have more to […]

A move that has been discussed for years has finally come to be: Notre Dame is joining the ACC. The one caveat: they will not be joining for football. With the additions of Syracuse and Pittsburgh from the Big East, following last decades’ expansion with Boston College, Miami and Virginia Tech, Notre Dame will join […]

The Recap: So the ACC struck first by adding Syracuse and Pittsburgh from the Big East. The SEC followed by adding Texas A&M and Missouri from the Big 12. The Big 12 then added TCU and WVU. And things seemed normal. Patterns remained intact. And we waited for the next, seemingly logical move. And then […]

Since last weeks Big 12 “Kumbaya” lovefest and unity declaration, movement in the world of conference realignment did slow down. But as nothing has officially been signed in the Big 12, things are still in motion. So here’s where we stand: Big 12 Stability: * Yes, the Big 12 seems to be doing what they […]

So the biggest news from yesterday is that the Pac-12 has opted to remain at 12. That alone will slow up any movement in other conferences. But it was quite an interesting day, with many twists and turns. To sum up the day, here’s a rough timeline of the conference realignment news: Timeline for Tuesday, […]

Yesterday’s news of Pitt and Syracuse applying (and unofficially already approved) to the ACC shook things up a bit. For months, people such as myself have been banging the drum for ACC to be proactive with expansion. The reason? Survival. Conference realignment is a formula…and with any formula, there are predictions. But when you looked […]

First the ACC tightened the reigns on it’s membership with an increase in the exit fees for a departing school last week…a move done to prevent schools like Florida St. and Virginia Tech from leaving the conference for the SEC. And now, the ACC looks like it might take an even more proactive stance: by […]