The Clemson take on the situation in the ACC....
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The Clemson take on the situation in the ACC....
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Regarding speculation and reports about ACC schools jumping or trying to jump to the Big 12, Radakovich said that “a lot of folks write things that are on the Internet that may or may not have great qualifications to do so. I found out two days ago that I was in Dallas, and I wasn’t.”
That said, Radakovich said that he and school president G.P. “Bud” Peterson “continue to monitor the situation. We look at it from Georgia Tech’s standpoint and the Atlantic Coast Conference’s standpoint. We do discuss it, look at the landscape.”
He doesn’t foresee change in membership, reiterating the unanimity expressed by league members in support of the league.
He said that expansion “could be” part of the ACC’s future, but noted that the league’s expansion committee is not meeting and wouldn’t unless commissioner John Swofford re-activated the committee. The league probably wouldn’t make any moves at least until the football playoff format is resolved.
Georgia Tech AD Addresses Jackets’ Place in Expansion Rumors | College Football News, Opinion and Analysis | Chuck Oliver.Net
Expansion?? Right, because the ACC is so solid right now.
Georgia Tech AD Addresses Jackets’ Place in Expansion Rumors | College Football News, Opinion and Analysis | Chuck Oliver.Net
Expansion?? Right, because the ACC is so solid right now.
Or...the ACC going to be talking expansion real soon because they're going to get poached.
Expansion?? Right, because the ACC is so solid right now.
.Based on a future 14-member football league (in 2015, the Big East adds Navy as a football-only member and has plans to add a 14th school, preferably Air Force or BYU) and an 18-member basketball league, the media rights deal would be worth the following amounts per school annually:
A $130 million deal per year (as speculated by Pilson) would be worth $8.66 million each for the 10 full members; $6.5 million each for the four football-only members (Boise State, San Diego State, Navy and TBA); and $2.16 million each for the eight non-football members.
A $60 million deal per year (as speculated by CBSSports.com's sources, slightly better than their low end) would be worth $4 million each for the 10 full members; $3 million each to the four football-only members; and $1 million each to the eight non-football members.
If the Big East's deal is the lower amount, it certainly would stun based on recent projections from Boise State, San Diego State and Memphis officials
North Texas may get an invite.Georgia Tech AD Addresses Jackets’ Place in Expansion Rumors | College Football News, Opinion and Analysis | Chuck Oliver.Net
Expansion?? Right, because the ACC is so solid right now.
Wilkins recaps Board of Trustees meeting
by David Hood -- Senior Writer - Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:47 PM
Clemson’s Board of Trustees met in Columbia Thursday afternoon in an effort to discuss the rumors swirling around the university and possible conference realignment, and in an exclusive interview with TigerNet, Chairman David Wilkins talked about what was discussed in the meeting.
The board called an executive session so they could close the doors, and Wilkins said the board covered a variety of topics.
“In general, we talked about athletics,” Wilkins told TigerNet shortly after the board was dismissed from the meeting. “But we called an executive session and we talked about the ACC contract and the television contract. We didn’t talk about that in great detail. We talked about the general status of conferences right now, and at the very end we talked about tuition and fees for the upcoming school year. Those were the various subjects.”
Wilkins said another reason for the meeting was to help separate fact from fiction, especially where conference realignment and a potential move to the Big 12 are concerned.
“We tried to separate te facts from the rumors,” he said. “This board is very committed to Clemson athletics and Clemson sports. We want Clemson teams to be the best they can be. We are very interested in a football program that is selling at a high level, and we would consider, as we should, any viable option from any conference if we received any. We have not received any. In the meantime we are committed to working the ACC the strongest conference possible. We took no votes and took no action, we just had a general discussion about the lay of the land.”
Wilkins then said that the school would be interested in what other conferences have to say, should they make contact.
“If we were contacted by a conference, we would obviously listen to what they had to say,” Wilkins said. “And then we would make a reasonable decision. We aren’t seeking that, and we aren’t making any overtures about that. I think we have a responsibility to consider any viable component that would come our way. But we haven’t been contacted by anybody. We just want Clemson athletics to be the best they can be. This board is committed to Clemson athletics.”
SportsTalk (@sportstalksc)
5/24/12 5:21 PM
Wilkins: we have not have any contact with any other conference, if the board received one we will highly considerate it, now we are happy...
SportsTalk (@sportstalksc)
5/24/12 5:21 PM
Wilkins cont: we are happy to stay in the ACC and want to make the ACC the best conference as possible. #Clemson
SportsTalk (@sportstalksc)
5/24/12 5:25 PM
Wilkins: we do not expect any proposal #Clemson
Camuoflage.:twitcy: Cue Mizzou and aTm. :unsure::v_SPIN:SportsTalk (@sportstalksc)
5/24/12 5:21 PM
Wilkins: we have not have any contact with any other conference, if the board received one we will highly considerate it, now we are happy...
SportsTalk (@sportstalksc)
5/24/12 5:21 PM
Wilkins cont: we are happy to stay in the ACC and want to make the ACC the best conference as possible. #Clemson
SportsTalk (@sportstalksc)
5/24/12 5:25 PM
Wilkins: we do not expect any proposal #Clemson