Now that the ACC has agreed to take in Stanford, Cal and SMU there is still a lot of work to be done.
2) Getting a schedule put together for all sports. Try to cut the travel done as much as possible. How many conference games will there be in football and basketball? How many in volleyball ect, etc. Where do you hold conference championships. How many schools do you invite (suggest 8).
3) Can the conference get another bowl game? The Sun Bowl will need a PAC 12 replacement. Is there an opening in the Alamo Bowl or Las Vegas Bowl?
4) Tier 1 TV rights are one way that conferences make money. It is not the only way. The college football playoffs could bring in $2.2 billion per year. The NCAA basketball tournament brings in another billion per year. This is serious money. You want to be a loud voice at the table when they decide formulas to payout these large sums of money.
5) Not a big hurry but start looking at other schools to join the conference. The next round of expansion could come in about five years. Be ready. The ACC is where they figure to look first but the Big 12 could lose a team or two.
Florida State, Clemson and North Carolina have made it clear they are not happy. The “Magnificent Seven” also made some noise.
Possibilities:
1) Notre Dame
2) West Virginia
3) Cincinnati
4) Tulane
5) UCF
6) Conneticut
I know Notre Dame is a very long shot but there was a day they wanted basketball to be independent until they had a hard time scheduling games. If the SEC goes to 9 conference games and the ACC follows suit who knows what might happen.
UConn is independent in football and might be the easiest ask.
There must be constant communication with ESPN to see who brings in the most revenue.
The Commisioner of the ACC should be very busy in his new home in Charlotte.
- Getting an incentive formula approved. It should include Stanford, Cal and SMU.
- It should not be a winner take all formula. Over 5 years you may be distributing $500 million. A lot of money.
- It should be distributed to the top 5 or 6 in football. Money should also be given to any school that makes the basketball tournament. Not opposed to giving some money to ACC champions in non-revenue producing sport.
2) Getting a schedule put together for all sports. Try to cut the travel done as much as possible. How many conference games will there be in football and basketball? How many in volleyball ect, etc. Where do you hold conference championships. How many schools do you invite (suggest 8).
3) Can the conference get another bowl game? The Sun Bowl will need a PAC 12 replacement. Is there an opening in the Alamo Bowl or Las Vegas Bowl?
4) Tier 1 TV rights are one way that conferences make money. It is not the only way. The college football playoffs could bring in $2.2 billion per year. The NCAA basketball tournament brings in another billion per year. This is serious money. You want to be a loud voice at the table when they decide formulas to payout these large sums of money.
5) Not a big hurry but start looking at other schools to join the conference. The next round of expansion could come in about five years. Be ready. The ACC is where they figure to look first but the Big 12 could lose a team or two.
Florida State, Clemson and North Carolina have made it clear they are not happy. The “Magnificent Seven” also made some noise.
Possibilities:
1) Notre Dame
2) West Virginia
3) Cincinnati
4) Tulane
5) UCF
6) Conneticut
I know Notre Dame is a very long shot but there was a day they wanted basketball to be independent until they had a hard time scheduling games. If the SEC goes to 9 conference games and the ACC follows suit who knows what might happen.
UConn is independent in football and might be the easiest ask.
There must be constant communication with ESPN to see who brings in the most revenue.
The Commisioner of the ACC should be very busy in his new home in Charlotte.
