MEGA Conference Realignment and lawsuits Megathread: Stories, Tales, Lies, and Exaggerations

[Squid Bumciorek]

Amazing how every outcome proves him right, even when he was completely wrong.

 

[Empirical Cane]

Really comes down to how much this is going to increase our revenue, and if it adds an exit plan after 2030. Not as good as getting out asap or within 2-3 years and into the B1G or SEC, but certainly possible it's better result than any other alternative, especially idiots who thought we should go to B12, which never made a lick of sense.

2024 Distributions, I think were:
- B12 - $34M. But projected to be closer to $50M next year with new TV Deal I think.
- ACC - $45M. No idea what we're expected to get going forward.
- SEC - $51M. But supposed to be like $67M/yr on average until 2033 I think?
- B1G - $61M. But supposed to average $72M/yr on average until 2030. With it being closer to $100M by the time it's 2030 I believe

ACC made $706M in revenue. Stanford and Cal only get 30% payouts currently which is about $13M each. SMU receives 0% payouts. Notre Dame received about 37% payout which was about $17M this season. So taking those numbers out and continuing them as is, leaves like $663M to distribute between 14 programs. If the bottom 7 received like 70% payout, the middle 3 85%, and the top 4 100% payouts, it'd be something like $41M/$50M/$58M per year respectively. So bottom 7 would be taking a $4M/yr reduction vs current, middle 3 would get a $5M increase vs current, and top 4 (us, FSU, Clemson, UNC) would get a $13M/yr increase vs current. Then after that you'd do performance bonuses and CFP appearance distributions where only the teams participating keep the money.

The thing about doing it this way is it really depends on what the B12 payouts are. If they are significantly lower than ACC on average then it is entirely reasonably that the bottom half of the ACC should only receive distributions comparable to B12 schools average, and the top 4 programs should receive substantially more. Because ultimately what separates the ACC from the B12 IS that the ACC still has a handful of marquee brands + Notre Dame. If that were the same as 2024 it'd only be $34M/yr which is equivalent to 56% distribution. So in my scenario of giving 70%, this is actually still quite good for them...

Ultimately if the B10 is at $72M/yr, the SEC is at $67M/yr, we need to hopefully be around $62M/yr....

B1G/SEC could apply your same rationale to their payout structure too...

 

[grover]

Big risk is CFPO formatting.

P2 clearly controls it and its changing near term to benefit their teams with auto bids.

ACC and Big 12 on outside looking in for anything other than a single team.

What might come into fashion for ACC/Big 12 is a big OOC tilt against B1G/SEC late in season vs beginning of season. That would give alot more weight to a dub dub. Only problem is ACC/B1G teams likely never agree to any OOC matchups late in season.

Agree. We may even be able to close a big chunk of the regular season rev share differential if Miami gets its "fair share" of the ACC allocation (which I have a tough time believing it will). But if the BiG/SEC take 8 of the 12 playoff spots, they're going to have a structural advantage over us that will be nearly impossible to overcome.

The irony is they don't even really need to put it into a contract. They're de facto getting to 8 schools by putting every BiG/SEC team in the Top 25 in the preseason polling (Gators in Top 10 ... really?), so they can artificially prop up their strength of schedule and quality wins/losses arguments.

 

[canes518]

Even if the money ends up being closer with all of these new measures, the key will be maintaining perception among recruits and transfers that the ACC is a real conference, and they can come here and play in marquee matchups on a big stage

 

[Empirical Cane]

"...They're de facto getting to 8 schools by putting every BiG/SEC team in the Top 25 in the preseason polling (Gators in Top 10 ... really?), so they can artificially prop up their strength of schedule and quality wins/losses arguments."

IYKYK

 

[Ispyin]

I stopped following him a long time ago when he started becoming an FSU shill, but how does this guy continue take victory laps and claim to be the supreme source on realignment when none of his predictions have actually happened?

I also love the arrogance that he feels the need to say give me a chance to get through the work day like people are sitting there refreshing and waiting for the next genetics nugget to drop

**** that guy 7 ways to Sunday

 

[Rickd]

**** that guy 7 ways to Sunday

He has changed his story so many times it's hard to keep up ... and now he is claiming "to have been right all along ... the only one"??? What happened to "FSU to the Big 10 ... a lock ... approved by FOX and by the presidents ... regardless of AAU".

 

[Shogungts]

Amazing how every outcome proves him right, even when he was completely wrong.

Reminds me of some people on this board (not you).

 

[mcnaire2004]

He has changed his story so many times it's hard to keep up ... and now he is claiming "to have been right all along ... the only one"??? What happened to "FSU to the Big 10 ... a lock ... approved by FOX and by the presidents ... regardless of AAU".

He's good. Keeps engagement high that way.