Two things can be true about the ACC regulations this week paralyzing prosecution brought by Florida State And Clemson: The resolution offers a long -term security and solidarity for a conference which seemed to be torn apart by the saber of these schools … and it also provides a detailing plan how university sports could be torn.
By adjusting the costumes, the ACC was rather laminate in a radically stratified manner. There are clear division lines that do not resemble the company itself (upper, medium and lower class). Without disrespecting anyone, we will leave the reader to determine these courses. Do you just understand what Florida State and Clemson wanted to recognize that they are bigger brands and have invested in football than other member schools.
It is not necessarily a bad thing. First, this economic recognition maintained the conference together. In addition, it was done before. In realignment, the Big 12 and Big Ten welcomed new members who agreed to take fractions on the one hand to join. The ACC himself took SMU When school accepted not to take any turnover on media rights for nine years. Stanford And Cal took 30% actions to be able to play major university football When the PAC-12 collapsed.
In fact, the CAP-12 separated, in part, because Everyone received equal actions. (Well, that and the PAC-12 condemned network and the president of the sleeping league while driving.) Ask USC And UCLAwhich simmered for years to this fact.
So what is the big problem in ACC? If it was not already, now the conference has imposed itself as the number 3 clear among the Power Four. Any arrangement that keeps the league outside the court is a victory.
In the future, 40% of ACC revenues will be distributed between the 14 inherited schools and 60% will be reserved for winning bonuses and high compensation in television assessments.
But look more deeply. There is a disparity in what is a significant reorganization of income. While schools carrying out bonuses by winning championships could earn more dollars in a given year, others will get $ 7 million less.
Each school of the conference entered this agreement, eyes wide open. What they have not seen (or admitted) is a disturbing future – a different future in a parallel universe.
It is a universe in which only part of the 134 FBS schools survive to be called FBS schools. A new “wealthy” ecosystem is already being created at the national level.
You have to remember the Super League and Project Rudy This was widely rejected by the commissioners of power when the proposals were released last year. Their two models would reduce the highest level of university football to 70 to 80 schools with centralized governance. This centralized governance and external investments would release billions that have been linked to separate agreements on the rights of the conference over the years.
Essentially, this would mean less loyalty to the dry, Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 and more loyalty to anyone who directs this combo from 70 to 80 schools.
This would also lead to a lot of people to modify their career path. Greg Sankey (SEC Commissioner) and Tony Pettiti (Commissioner Big Ten) could be unemployed in this model.
The people of the Super League were so impetuous in their deployment, CBS Sports questioned one of their members last year on the prospects of the role of the SEC commissioners and the Big Ten in a new university football landscape.
“We would buy them,” said this person, more than half seriously.
ACCTLING LAWS Transmission provides short -term stability, but the realignment of the conference persists on the road
John Talty
Without saying it, conferences – not just ACC – say it: the development that has long been discussed takes place before our eyes. There will be one day when Alabama wakes up and wonders: ” Why East Vander Make the same money as us? “Even for Ohio State And, let’s say, Purge.
In the ACC, FSU, Clemson, Miami And North Carolina are the biggest brands. The new income sharing plan is only an official recognition. If they have a similar awakening is not the problem.
This possible awakening represents the continuous consolidation of sport. The realignment claimed the PAC-12. It also allowed the 34 schools that make up dry and big ten. Nothing consequences occurs in university athletics occurs without telling them.
If these conferences would yield power for the greatest good – which means more money – has not yet been determined.
But this money becomes available. The Super League would be supported by investment capital. Third -party investments in university athletics are already on the verge of exploding significantly, therefore rejecting the Super League / Project Rudy because of its financing plan does not make sense.
The Big 12 Considered an infusion of investment up to a billion dollarsCBS Sports reported last year. Big ten is Looking for a investment in investment. Since at least last summer, the Commissioner of the American Conference Tim Pernetti has been publicly optimistic about external investments in his conference.
“I am encouraged because everyone is there,” PERNETTI at CBS Sports told CBS investment opportunities in sport. “It’s great. Not only is the investment important, but the expertise that supports this investment is important.”
Consider all this as a reflection of the economy of income from the rights of the media. Eighty percent of any media rights agreement is based on the football value of a conference. Inside, the value of any conference is held by the first three or four teams.
Do the calculation, for ACC and sport. The plan of the plan is then already in place for the deployment (more or less) around 2030 when the current media rights agreements (except ACC) all expire.
In the ACC, there is Florida State, Clemson, Miami, North Carolina. There are your four. Three of them are football schools. The other (North Carolina) is trying to become one that has already spent around $ 15 million to hire Bill Belichick and its staff.
Consider this as an investment in what university football looks like in 2030. Kansas Do the same thing, spend $ 400 million on your gateway project. Northwest Spend 800 million dollars to build essentially a new Ryan field.
When Rutgers was invited to the Big Ten in 2012, he massively borrowed against future income to fill a sports deficit. He will obtain his first full share Big Ten in 2027, 15 years after joining the League. He had no choice if he wanted to be in the big time.
In a romantic way, consider these investments as love letters in the game, or anyone will eventually manage the game. Those who do not want to be left behind.
This does not mean that these schools will start anytime soon, because it would go against what the ACC has finalized this week. This means that these ACC powers have options when the big one strikes. The big one – as it becomes more and more obvious – is already struck.
In other words, a separation of the best football schools.
And as a Power administrator, told me this week: it will not be 2030 before “they have this fight”. It’s going to be earlier.
It’s time to think a different way. The networks did not think that the cherries choose the best brands that led to the disappearance of the PAC-12. One day soon, the logos of the conference could say nothing. A centralized economy means more for everyone. See the Nfl.
We can see it now. The economy shows us the way. SEC and Big Ten are the signaling of virtue with their desire for automatic qualifications in the playoffs of university football. Short of that, it seems that the two powerful leagues will create more content, better content by playing each other in games without conferences. They already have control of the vote on the structure and format of the CFP from 2026.
They do it because they can. They do it because the rest of FBS cannot, or will not.
In a perfect world, Big 12 and increase would merge and are at least more threat to dry and big ten. Or maybe it occurs as part of the Economics Super League.
The consolidation meant that they came for your league. In the future, it could mean that the game is coming for your Mater Alma.