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

[cjhadley]

A few years ago I would not have believed, if someone had told me, that the Power 5 conferences would become the Power 3, assuming the ACC will eventually dissolve as well, and that the PAC 12 would not be one of them. It just made sense for the remaining three to have been the SEC, BIG 10, and PAC 12 based on geography with the ACC and BIG 12 being divided up between those 3. I can't believe that the PAC 12 has been mismanaged this bad. I think Arizona, Arizona St, and Utah will follow Colorado and probably announce it soon. Oregon, Washington, and Stanford will go to the BIG 10 and Notre Dame will eventually join it. When the ACC dissolves those teams will end up in the SEC, BIG 10, and BIG 12.

 

[bamamc1]

We’re about to see the NFC and the AFC of college football.

 

[CB4]

Washington State and Oregon State standing on the outside looking in.

 

[STONECOLDSABAN]

Every time i think we are about to get all settle in and start focusing on the 2023 season
CFB: NO....NIL, EXPANSION, TRANSFER PORTAL, FORGET THE CURRENT SEASON, LETS TALK ABOUT ALL THESE OTHER THINGS!!!!!

 

[JDCrimson]

My prediction is...

Big 10 - BC, Cuse, Pitt, GaTech, Miami, Wake Forest
Big 12 - FSU, NC State, VTech, Wake
SEC - UNC, UVa, Clemson, and Duke

A few years ago I would not have believed, if someone had told me, that the Power 5 conferences would become the Power 3, assuming the ACC will eventually dissolve as well, and that the PAC 12 would not be one of them. It just made sense for the remaining three to have been the SEC, BIG 10, and PAC 12 based on geography with the ACC and BIG 12 being divided up between those 3. I can't believe that the PAC 12 has been mismanaged this bad. I think Arizona, Arizona St, and Utah will follow Colorado and probably announce it soon. Oregon, Washington, and Stanford will go to the BIG 10 and Notre Dame will eventually join it. When the ACC dissolves those teams will end up in the SEC, BIG 10, and BIG 12.

 

[Joefus]

I like the idea of three 26 team super conferences comprising a div 1A. The rest of div 1 plays in the spring.

 

[dtgreg]

Have we mentioned Colorado to Big XII?

 

[Toddrn]

Have we mentioned Colorado to Big XII?

Yes.

 

[CajunCrimson]

My prediction is...

Big 10 - BC, Cuse, Pitt, GaTech, Miami, Wake Forest
Big 12 - FSU, NC State, VTech, Wake
SEC - UNC, UVa, Clemson, and Duke

The SEC won’t give up the Florida recruiting hotbed. FSU won’t go anywhere but SEC.

 

[GrayTide]

Rumor circulating now is that AZ/ASU and Utah package deal to Big XII imminent.

I think at this point it’s a given that Washington, Oregon, and Stanford are going to the B1G.

If this happens then what will become of Cal, Oregon State, and Washington State? Mountain West.

 

[Padreruf]

If this happens then what will become of Cal, Oregon State, and Washington State? Mountain West.

Probably BIG 12 -- although I am not sure @ Cal...they didn't want Baylor, SMU or TCU to come to the Pac 12/10/8/6 because they are religion founded schools.

 

[cjhadley]

My prediction is...

Big 10 - BC, Cuse, Pitt, GaTech, Miami, Wake Forest
Big 12 - FSU, NC State, VTech, Wake
SEC - UNC, UVa, Clemson, and Duke

I saw something the other day that had Miami going to the BIG 12. It wasw just someones predictions and not any rumors. I think the SEC ends up with Florida St and I don't think Duke will be in the SEC unless they added 6 teams. I think who ever gets North Carolina gets Virginia and I think that FSU and Clemson are eventually going to the SEC. If North Carolina and Virginia don't end up in the SEC I could see them going after FSU, NC State, Clemson, and maybe Miami.

My prediction is
BIG 10 - GA Tech, Duke, Syracuse, Boston College along with Oregon, Washington, Notre Dame, Stanford
BIG 12 - Miami, Louisville, Pitt, Wake, NC State, Virginia Tech along with Arizona, Arizona St, Utah
SEC - UNC, UVA, Clemson, FSU

That would be
BIG 10 - 24 teams
BIG 12 - 22 teams
SEC - 20 teams

 

[GrayTide]

I could see 3 super conferences of 20-24 teams each. It could also see these 60 plus teams giving the NCAA the finger and forming its own governing body. I also believe at some point, if this happens, then Notre Dame joins the B1G. The real prizes to be negotiated with would be UNC and UVA. I personally don't care how all of this eventually shakes out because college football to me has lost a lot of its interest,

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Anyone else live in an area back in the 70s/80s where you had to experience the horror of the ACC game of the week on Jefferson Pilot TV, which typically involved a pillow fight between teams like Duke and Wake Forest?

Can't believe a guy named Dave would hate the JP game of the week.

 

[IMALOYAL1]

I was fully against super confrences but, I'm kinda old school.

The SEC has done a good job imo of the teams they have/are adding. Look at the facilities upgrade Texas A&M has done since joining, along with never openly trying to keep out UTex, and I know some additions caught grief from SEC fans but I think they fit well as recent expansion teams. Each team the SEC has added at least boarders one or more SEC home states though that seems to have little sway in the way things are shaking out.
I do wish our TV deals involved more networks.

RollTide!

 

[Special K]

About 15 years ago, I said that I thought major college football should limit FBS to 80 teams and break into 4 superconferences of 20 teams each. Split into 2 divisions per conference, 10 teams per division. Play all 9 division opponents, 1 or 2 cross-division games, and 1 or 2 OOC games per year. Division winners play a conference title game, 4 conference champs go to a playoff that gets seeded after the conference championships.

Now all that was before the playoffs of course and didn't account for relative conference strength (a moving target anyhow by the way) but we're not that far away from a very similar environment going forward. Dang, they shoulda made me the NCAAF czar and this could have all been settled a long time ago, lol.

 

[Tenntiderman]

Consider also the other sports, which play several more games per season.

The SEC's approach is viable. At least so far, we have not added any schools outside the southeast region (arguments could be made about Oklahoma, I realize). But the Big Ten adding west coast teams is going to create a strain these other sports cannot manage.

I don't support all this myself...but that is okay. Not about fans anyway. In fact..other than money I am not sure what it is all about

 

[tidepreacher]

I saw something the other day that had Miami going to the BIG 12. It wasw just someones predictions and not any rumors. I think the SEC ends up with Florida St and I don't think Duke will be in the SEC unless they added 6 teams. I think who ever gets North Carolina gets Virginia and I think that FSU and Clemson are eventually going to the SEC. If North Carolina and Virginia don't end up in the SEC I could see them going after FSU, NC State, Clemson, and maybe Miami.

My prediction is
BIG 10 - GA Tech, Duke, Syracuse, Boston College along with Oregon, Washington, Notre Dame, Stanford
BIG 12 - Miami, Louisville, Pitt, Wake, NC State, Virginia Tech along with Arizona, Arizona St, Utah
SEC - UNC, UVA, Clemson, FSU

That would be
BIG 10 - 24 teams
BIG 12 - 22 teams
SEC - 20 teams

if the SEC takes Duke & GT, then all 3 conferences would stand at 22 teams

 

[Evil Crimson Dragon]

My prediction is...

Big 10 - BC, Cuse, Pitt, GaTech, Miami, Wake Forest
Big 12 - FSU, NC State, VTech, Wake
SEC - UNC, UVa, Clemson, and Duke

Change Duke to FSU and I can see it

 

[cjhadley]

if the SEC takes Duke & GT, then all 3 conferences would stand at 22 teams

If they expanded more I don’t have a problem with Duke coming to the SEC and I think it would make the SEC basketball even stronger but I just don’t see what Georgia Tech would add. To make it even I understand doing it, but I would rather them go for Virginia Tech, Louisville or Miami over Georgia Tech or they could go after Kansas to add to basketball. A conference with Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke, and Kansas along with what other teams are building in basketball would lock up all 4 major collegiate sports in comparison to the other 2 super conferences.