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

[Big Buds]

Wazzu and OSU should keep the PAC 12 brand. Then add programs from the MWC and AAC.

From the MWC:
SDSU
Fresno
Nevada
UNLV
Boise
Utah St
Colorado St
New Mexico

From the AAC:
Tulane
Memphis

That travel will be brutal.

[JAB]

Imagine the travel expenses.

[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.