Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)

t-noah

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I think we need to look for the answer in the Mayonnaise jar that Johnny Carson keeps under Funk and Wagnall's front porch.
Oh yes, and for that retort, "May you walk a mile under a diseased camel!"

Rimshot, Johnny Carson-

"I hold in my hand the envelopes. As a child of four can plainly see, these envelopes have been hermetically sealed. They've been kept in a mayonnaise jar on Funk and Wagnalls' porch since noon today. NO ONE [at this shout, Carnac always acts startled] knows the contents of these envelopes – but you, in your mystical and borderline divine way, will ascertain the answers having never before heard the questions."
 

HouClone

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ACC is just 1 vote short. I got to think they'll get this vote eventually seeing that they seem to vote on this every 2 weeks.
 

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I do find it disappointing if ESPN is okay with the ACC exercising their pro-rata clause, particularly if it guarantees survival of the ACC is someone FSU and Clemson leave but we supposedly were told not to exercise ours (if that was indeed the case).
Their clause may be different than the Big12’s. They are also all ESPN where as the Big12 also has Fox who doesn’t have that clause in our contract. They aren’t interested in Oregon State or Washington State. Stanford and Cal aren’t interested in the Big12. Stanford and Cal give ESPN more late window options in the ACC as well, not to mention the inevitable ACC raiding and ESPN will still have time slots to fill.
 
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jctisu

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I do wonder if Clemson, Florida State and UNC are against voting partially in the case that if one more flips and Stanford and Cal get added that they think this helps them with their case for the getting out because the conference changed, travel changed (yes I know the rumors are the new money would go toward travel costs, etc.) and on and on. They can say, "Hey we three voted time and time again against expansion. This is NOT what we signed up for in the current deal, we want out."

No idea if a judge would rule in their favor, but that's where my mind keeps going on this. Because aside from the travel, these few schools are expected to get at least a bit more money, so what's the issue?
 

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I think this is the first time in modern realignment where an expansion vote is not unanimous. Perhaps behind closed doors there have been others, but it’s always been advertised as unanimous. Obviously, it speaks to the feelings of some ACC schools.
 

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It is a desperation move... but their only chance to become relevant in CFB. The line of P4 is drawn and if they didn't get into even a dying ACC they had no chance not being relegated to the minor leagues of CFB forever. Almost unbelievable but they are actually in better position than WSU/OSU assuming they go to the ACC or MWC with this move today. They now have to pray the ACC stays together 2036 for the chance the move pays off.
 

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Now that the realignment dust has kind of settled, this is all so stupid.
 

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Still have to compete against teams getting a full share. Wonder if they consider themselves equals.
 

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Still have to compete against teams getting a full share. Wonder if they consider themselves equals.
I think it said in the ESPN article that SMU upped it to go from 7 years with no tv revenue to 9. Talk about feeling like a second class citizen within your own conference when you’re already starting from behind