ACC and PAC 12 Demise seems close (FSU officially stating intentions to fight ACC Grant of Rights… Clemson sues the ACC)

[Ledsteplin]

Kliavkoff remains silent on end of Pac-12 tenure, conference collapse

George Kliavkoff’s catastrophic 973-day tenure atop the Pac-12 ended late last week with a multi-million-dollar settlement, zero signs of regret and no issuance of public comment.

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com

 

[2003TIDE]

Clemson joining FSU. Seems like the ACC's days as a football conference are numbered
Microsoft Word - FINAL - Summons 4862-7370-7182 v.2 (sccourts.org)

 

[81usaf92]

Clemson joining FSU. Seems like the ACC's days as a football conference are numbered
Microsoft Word - FINAL - Summons 4862-7370-7182 v.2 (sccourts.org)

So much for those “ironclad” contracts.

 

[davefrat]

Clemson joining FSU. Seems like the ACC's days as a football conference are numbered
Microsoft Word - FINAL - Summons 4862-7370-7182 v.2 (sccourts.org)

The ACC is a football conference?

Could have fooled me.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

The PAC-2 is now the PAC-6. Boise, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State are joining.

 

[TideEngineer08]

The PAC-2 is now the PAC-6. Boise, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State are joining.

That's somewhat surprising. I guess the PAC is eventually going to absorb most of the Mountain West. They can't be stopping at just these 4.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

That's somewhat surprising. I guess the PAC is eventually going to absorb most of the Mountain West. They can't be stopping at just these 4.

yeah they still need 2 more teams to be considered a conference. I wonder if they or the MWC will target the Dakota teams?

 

[CrimsonBloodn62]

That's somewhat surprising. I guess the PAC is eventually going to absorb most of the Mountain West. They can't be stopping at just these 4.

Colorado and Stanford will eventually go back to the PAC-6, or whatever it eventually winds up being.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Colorado and Stanford will eventually go back to the PAC-6, or whatever it eventually winds up being.

probably right. the travel will eventually be too much.

I hear Florida State and clempson are looking for a new conference

 

[TideEngineer08]

yeah they still need 2 more teams to be considered a conference. I wonder if they or the MWC will target the Dakota teams?

Possibly. I have no idea what the financials would say about those 2.

I agree Cal and Stanford are probably going to have to consider returning. But, it would be considered a step down for the nerds.

 

[crimsonaudio]

Colorado and Stanford will eventually go back to the PAC-6, or whatever it eventually winds up being.

Colorado is only leaving if the PACx can meet or exceed the B12 payouts.

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

The the 6-PAC starts in a couple of years!

Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State and Fresno State will join the Pac-12 in the 2026-27 academic year, they announced Thursday.

Boise State among 4 joining Pac-12 for 2026-27

Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State and Fresno State will join the Pac-12 in the 2026-27 academic year, they announced Thursday.

www.espn.com

 

[colbysullivan]

You mean the answer all along is to stay in your geographical region? I feel shocked…

 

[TideEngineer08]

Colorado is only leaving if the PACx can meet or exceed the B12 payouts.

And the only reason I could see Cal/Stanford returning is that the travel costs and not so great ACC payouts compared to the Big Ten/SEC and even Big 12 are too much to overcome what this new PAC arrangement could garner.

Which, remember, the Mountain West, which is what this is essentially going to be, never could get to the level of the Pac 12, which was the lowest of the Power 5.

 

[CrimsonBloodn62]

Colorado is only leaving if the PACx can meet or exceed the B12 payouts.

It's tough trying to remain relevant and hang with the big dogs these days for some. Luckily, it's their problem and not ours.

 

[CoolBreeze]

The the 6-PAC starts in a couple of years!

Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State and Fresno State will join the Pac-12 in the 2026-27 academic year, they announced Thursday.

Boise State among 4 joining Pac-12 for 2026-27

Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State and Fresno State will join the Pac-12 in the 2026-27 academic year, they announced Thursday.

www.espn.com

If they rename the league 12 PAC they might survive.

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

As far as FSU goes ..... it's going to be years. This was taken from an Osceola article on their situation.

Mediation is on-going.

FSU and the ACC were ordered to mediation early by Judge Cooper, which is his standard practice. While many assume this case will end in a mediated settlement, lawyers who make their living mediating other cases believe this case has too many interested parties with diverse interests for it to settle quickly.

When Alford was asked if he agreed this mediation could also be complicated, he replied: “You can say that again.”

ACC commissioner Jim Phillips would have to get a board of 18 schools with very vested and diverse interests to agree on a settlement, not to mention corporate partners, including ESPN, who would be affected, too.

A simple example of how the diversity of interest can complicate the process is the time it took to come to an agreement on the ACC success initiative.

“There are schools that disagree with an award revenue distribution,” Alford said. “They want to stay with the pure collegiate model and that’s what makes it tough on Phillips too.”

 

[Bubbaloo]

If they rename the league 12 PAC they might survive.

beats a 6 pac

 

[CrimsonTheory]

beats a 6 pac

And a X-Pac.

 

[TideEngineer08]

As far as FSU goes ..... it's going to be years. This was taken from an Osceola article on their situation.

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of folks. Happy for them.