http://www.accsports.com/blogs/jim-young/2012071613062/the-week-in-realignment-july-16.php

More crap to make your head hurt.

I have expected sPitt and ‘Cuse will wiggle into the ACC for 2013.  WVU pretty much set that up for future defectors.

The Notre Dame Sweepstakes is really the only major lingering issue left.  I don’t see a lot more happening.  I have taken a deep breath and have accepted the fact that ND will most likely stay as and independent,the ACC and SEC are done (Unless ND wants into the ACC).

The Big 12 will need to get 2 more schools to get a championship game and that won’t be difficult.  Schools like BYU and Boise that are on the outside looking in would be low hanging fruit as would a school like Louisville or maybe SMU.

Again, it really comes down to is ND the matchup?  Will they even qualify?  Do they get a share even if not playing?  Will NBC pick the game up even if Notre Dame isn’t playing but still have a tie in?  These are factors we must know.

1) The ACC is currently the sole negotiator of Orange Bowl rights, while the Rose and the Champions Bowls are both two-league deals. That could/should give the ACC some power in determining the sharing of whatever media rights revenue comes in. Let’s say the Orange Bowl fetches a $60 million a year rights deal. But let’s say the ACC sets it up so that it gets $40 million of that, and the other opponent gets $20 million. Is that doable? I don’t know. But I do know the ACC’s the only one set to sit across the table with the TV networks. Unless …

I am one of those fans who look at it and say, the ACC is behind.  And even with his reasoning I still see it.  Lets say for the sake of argument that the ACC gets Pitt and Syracuse by this time (2014?), and the Pac 12 and B1G stay at 12 each.  If the split ends up being 40/20 for the Orange bowl and the shares are divided among conference members then each school gets $2.8mil (40 divided by 14).  Which is another problem I have, teams like Duke, BC, Maryland etc getting shares when they have done NOTHING for the conference with losing records and not playing postseason but whatever.  Assuming the Rose splits a $80mil pot 50/50, each school in the respective conference will get $3.3mil (40 divided by 12).  Falling behind or not is VERY dependent on the split of the Orange bowl, I have no confidence we will see a good enough split to put it on par….I guess its a waiting game.  I just feel like between Swofford being stupid and settling for less and Notre Dame wanting a bigger cut while still underachieving, we won’t see a 40/20 split or higher.  We’ll see.

If only John Swofford…a Morehead Scholar btw, although I don’t expect you to understand what that is…were not stupid. Then it would be alright.

It is definitely because he is stupid, that is why we settle for less. Stupidity.

SoPinesHeel - 17 July 2012 12:28 PM

If only John Swofford…a Morehead Scholar btw, although I don’t expect you to understand what that is…were not stupid. Then it would be alright.

It is definitely because he is stupid, that is why we settle for less. Stupidity.

you know sometimes it doesnt comedown to intelligence. sometimes its having a killer instinct, knowing when to buy and when to sell, and standing behind your product. I think swofford is probably a very smart and very shrewd business man, and im sure hes a helluva nice guy. BUT it seems that he just isnt able to steer the ship with the same nimbleness that some of the other commishes can. I think he earned us a spot at the big boy table because everyone knows we will be the last to be served

Pines have you been contacted by saturday night live yet?

The ACC is fifth wheel because it has performed 5th best. The ACC has more eyeballs watching its games than the Big 12 and Pac-12. The problem is the ACC keeps losing those big games. Put Big East leadership in charge of the ACC and we arent at the table. I think Swofford has done a good job.

I already am on SNL. Have you ever seen any Digital Shorts? Like a boss…no doubt.

FSU will be in the Big 12 by 2014.