Talk of Alliance Between ACC, B1G and Pac 12
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I think there are legs to this. Why do you not and don't worry about TV contracts or GOR because they will be worked out.
Big picture I agree, but for fans like me that live on the West Coast seeing Pitt play out here on a semi regular basis would certainly be something to look forward to.
It find it kinda funny that a guy who thinks that P6 college basketball teams should play more games against P6 opponents thinks that the potential of three of the P6 leagues getting together and potentially scheduling more games against each other is "less than nothing".
He's nothing if not completely and utterly inconsistent in his opinions.
He's nothing if not completely and utterly inconsistent in his opinions.
I mean in terms of competing with the SEC and keeping teams from fleeing to the Big Ten and SEC. This doesn't generate an additional dollar.
And there's no way that ACC ADs and coaches are going to sign up for 2 more mandated conference challenge games. The Pac 12 is a POS basketball league despite, ok, having 1 good year out of 20 last season. It makes 0 sense for the ACC to play them. Pitt/Washington State and Virginia Tech/Oregon State sells a few more dozen tickets and generates slightly higher TV ratings than games vs MEAC teams.
I have always said I think P6 teams should play almost primarily each other in the non-con but that wont even happen in this "alliance." This is so nothing. Its a couple leagues trying to restrict the number of SEC teams in the tournament. That's it. The very second that Clemson and FSU are invited to the Big Ten or SEC, they are gone. They aren't going to stay so they can play basketball vs Utah.
In “The Graduate” the word was “plastics”.
In the context of this alliance talk the word is “inventory”.
40 > 16. By a LOT!
In the context of this alliance talk the word is “inventory”.
40 > 16. By a LOT!
They are not going to negotiate a combined TV deal. Good God, you people. Ohio State isnt sharing a dollar with Washington State and Wake Forest. Though they will share with Northwestern which is weird I know. I cant see that lasting though
Ah, so it's not that you are being inconsistent, it's that you are "clarifying" your response to an original post that said "a BB alliance" into meaning that you weren't actually referring to that post at all, even though you quoted it.
Which is worse, I wonder? Being completely inconsistent or when someone points out your inconsistencies trying to tell everyone that you didn't really mean what you obviously meant in the first place?
Listen, I have said for many years that P6 teams should play mostly just each other in basketball. But. That. Is. Not. What. This. Is. Its just not. You know darn well, ACC coaches arent going to play 20 conference games plus 3 conference challenge games plus a holiday tournament plus a rivalry-type game some have.
This is a voting agreement to limit SEC teams in the CFP. That's all it is. So, yes, its nothing. And you know that.
Two things. First of all, it isn't anything yet, or even close to anything. Secondly, you have no idea, literally none what so ever, what this may or may not end up becoming.
Which has never stopped you from commenting on any other topic, so why should this one be any different, right?
Your first paragraph is spot on.
I know expansion and I know how websites LOVE covering it because few things generate the clicks these articles do. So I know exactly what it is.
The commissioners had 1 or 2 conference calls generally about the SEC thing mainly to discuss ways to prevent the SEC from monopolizing the CFP. Someone leaked this to 1 reporter and all of a sudden everyone thinks the 3 are combining to form 1 superleague or do a combined TV deal or whatever.
Congratulations. You got what you "know" there 50% correct. Which for you is a very high percentage.
SMF has swung and missed so many times he makes guys like Adam Dunn and Mark Reynolds seem like contact hitters. 😂
