It's Official....Stanford, Cal and SMU to the ACC.

[RedTails]

ACC with a 2-team PCC division. Make it make sense to me.

SMU finally bought their way into a P5 conference.

[CajunJack55]

ACC with a 2-team PCC division. Make it make sense to me.

SMU finally bought their way into a P5 conference.

SMU will forgo ACC TV revenue for 9 Years

[Big Buds]

SMU will forgo ACC TV revenue for 9 Years

I believe it’s 7 years.

[R1Letterman]

I know I'm a novice when it comes to giving an opinion and being in the know.....but the more I see these stories, the more I thank GOD for the Sunbelt. These big conferences make NO geographical sense.

True. And teams choosing their own conference make even less. Name one other place besides ncaa where that happens.
"Hey mlb we are going to move to the AL west"- signed cubs and cardinals... you will never hear that

[R1Letterman]

SMU will forgo ACC TV revenue for 9 Years

And that now likely becomes the standard for the next batch of g5s to "move up" to p5...yay we moved up, but we don't get the money or even the payday for playing the p5 teams on the road anymore

[CajunT]

What happens to the rest of the PAC.

It’s final: ACC presidents have approved expansion to add Stanford, Cal and SMU, sources tell @YahooSports, ending a month-long saga into an issue that divided the league.

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) September 1, 2023

So, SMU get's no media money for the first 7 years, Stanford and Cal will get a reduced share. They made this move in coordination with ESPN to increase their media rights to placate Clemson and Florida State whom along with UNC still voted against the addition of the three. ESPN has the rights to renegotiate the deal if the conference loses any members in the future falling below 15 members and replacing them with G5 programs.

[CajunT]

This would be best case scenario for Pac and would almost certainly secure the 5th best conference status....

The PAC is dead in the water. Their media deal is done after this season. The best option for Washington State and Oregon State which stand to lose $30M next year, is the MWC. They can keep their Olympic Sports travel in the West and compete for championships immediately.

[Million$Mullet]

This is all beyond stupid.

[Bankruptcyman]

Why not just do away with football conferences and let ESPN/FOX be footbal czars. Let them set the football schedules and distribute the money. All other sports play in regional conferences.

[Esqueleto]

Why not just do away with football conferences and let ESPN/FOX be footbal czars. Let them set the football schedules and distribute the money. All other sports play in regional conferences.

Probably where this is headed with FBS football separating from the NCAA.

[ZoomZoom]

I agree they will be part of "G whatever" but still the 5th best conference which is what will be important for playoff. Similar to what AAC has been for past 10 years...of course who knows what this does for MWC leftovers

SEC
BIG 10
ACC
BIG 12

PAC
Sunbelt
AAC
CUSA
MAC

MWC Dead

FIFY

MAC dug their little cave and burrowed in. A slow and painful death with the MACTION deal and that stupid GOR 20 year thing they threw at WKU and MTSU…way overplayed that 2/7 off suit hand. Even Jeep Judy wasn’t that stupid.

MAC could have crippled CDOA even further last year and boosted their status but nope.

The monopoly lawsuit isn’t far off.

[Cajunrunner]

Probably where this is headed with FBS football separating from the NCAA.

Well if that happens, then make donors pay for the "student athletes'" tuition, books, meals, etc. Or hell, don't even have them as part of the school. Call them by the city in which they play with some other mascot name.