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The only way I see a PAC/ACC merge happening is if some sort of huge break-up happens to them as well, like Oregon & Washington leaving for the B1G and Utah/Arizona/ Arizona State/Colorado leaving for the Big 12. That seems like a rough scenario now that I type it out.Ĭurran: Does anyone see any chance of a Pac-12/ACC merger that has been floated about as a (very rough) idea?Ĭurtis: The PAC-12 seems to be going in a different direction with rumored plans to add San Diego State and SMU to replace the schools it lost. More in-line with like the PAC-12, trying to stay more relevant than the G5.

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You’re telling me Alabama is a lucrative program to have in a conference because the Birmingham TV market is so valuable?Ĭurtis: I think the best case scenario for us is to remain in the ACC with whoever is left over (Syracuse, Pitt, Wake Forest, maybe Louisville) and try to establish a kind of second-tier conference that is below the SEC, B1G, and Big 12. The only one that’s arguable is Georgia and Atlanta, and Georgia isn’t a power because of the Atlanta market. There are plenty of people in line before it makes sense to add BC.īailin: I mean think of the big movers, they’re in places that are not traditional markets. The only way that happens is if the B1G expands to something like 24 schools in a true mega conference. Don’t give me that stuff about the Boston TV market either, BC hasn’t delivered on that at all in its time in the ACC.Ĭurtis: Totally agreed. Hell, if it were a good idea for BC to do this (it’s not) it should be doing it too!īy the way I’d be absolutely shocked if BC joins a first-tier conference. I tend to agree that some schools are not like the other-NC State is silly-but if you’re a school and you’re seeing these conferences trying to consolidate power, it’s worth at least checking to see if it’s a viable option. However, I don’t understand why programs such as VTech or NC State would attempt to leave without knowing they can make more money elsewhere.īailin: I mean it’s an arms race for these conferences. Realistically, I think Clemson, FSU, and maybe UNC are the only programs from the 7 that would stand to boost the profile and earnings of the SEC or B1G. NC State? Virginia Tech? Those guys seem like unnecessary additions.Ĭurran: I agree. The major issue I see is that I don’t think that all of these schools would necessarily stand to receive an invite from the big two conferences. “We’re unified until someone offers a school more to go somewhere else. Sounds like a good deal to me to pay the exit fee now.ĪCC officials discussed releasing a statement in response to the situation with the 7.

These are rational actors, right, so if they think they can get more money in spite of the grant-of-rights of course they’ll explore it.Ĭurtis: If you look at some of the projections for the SEC once OU and UT join, each conference member could be making $50M more per year than they would in the ACC. The money must be so good it’s worth backing out of this deal. ACC schools are held by this grant of rights for another 13 years, so the timeline here is pretty much entirely up in the air.īailin: So I think the issue here is simple. Texas and Oklahoma each paid the Big 12 $100 million to leave for the SEC a singular year earlier. There is a grant-of-rights agreement that each school signed as members of the conference, and it is this grant-of-rights these 7 schools are looking into to determine how it could be escaped.įrom everything I have read, the grant-of-rights is a pretty rock-solid legal document, making it very difficult for any school looking to jump ship for greener pastures without paying an exorbitant exit fee. This seems like an omen of something very consequential for Boston College, so we asked our writers to talk about what this could mean moving forward.Ĭurran: The question of timeline is an interesting one, because the ACC and its members are tied to its ESPN exclusive rights deal until 2036. If they find their way into that giant stream of revenue, Boston College will likely be left in the dust. ACC schools are meeting with their legal teams to find a way out of the grant-of-rights and break up the ACC to pursue higher revenue elsewhere.