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1. FSU & Clemson settle with the ACC and stay. 2. ESPN renews the ACC contact. 3. The ACC raids the B12 in 2030. accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2024/05/guest-… accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2024/08/guest-… accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2024/08/guest-…

@KUandUofAfan @RaptorDad417 @JWMediaDC @theACC Good luck.

@MasterJ00938008 @RaptorDad417 @JWMediaDC @theACC ESPN will still want the Big 12 in 2030.

Why College Football Realignment May Be Slowing Down — And What the 2030 TV Money Really Means open.substack.com/pub/jimwilliam…

@RossDellenger The line of credit is only $30M, which has to be repaid with interest? How would that help the Big 12 close a "gap" when the P2 schools make $30M more per year?

Big 12 has approved its private capital deal with RedBird Capital - the first such arrangement from a major NCAA conference. Schools have a choice to opt in for ~$30M in capital and league gets at least a $12.5M infusion as part of a strategic partnership bit.ly/4n3CTnp

@KUandUofAfan @RaptorDad417 @JWMediaDC @theACC We will see. I am not so sure if ESPN would be interested in the B12 in 2030.

@MasterJ00938008 @RaptorDad417 @JWMediaDC No Big 12 school is going to jump to the ACC for a few million extra. @theACC would need to be getting B1G/SEC money for any school to jump.

@JWMediaDC Thanks for the reply. I predict we will see a clear money gap between the ACC and the B12 when they report 2024-2025 revenue pretty soon.

To be honest I really don't know. I really doubt it but never say never right

@RaptorDad417 @JWMediaDC Mainly because of money. The ACC is getting at least $5M more and more like $10M more than the B12 schools on average.

@MasterJ00938008 @JWMediaDC Why would any B12 schools want to go to a collapsing ACC when they are already in a very stable Big12 conference that has the best basketball 🏀 teams, great football 🏈 & baseball ⚾️ teams. Plus, B12 commissioner rocks

@JWMediaDC I think it's likely UConn gets a call from the ACC or the B12 before 2030.

For those who want to know the source of my report on UConn n i l which is 20 million and the breakdown is in this link nilcertifications.cleankonnect.com/blog/james-har…

@mark_hokie Great article! LOL

We have a guest article about the Realignment Wars between ESPN and Fox, and how that my impact the ACC: accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2026/04/guest-…

@TheWildUte Much more likely Utah joining the ACC.

The Big 12's last spot will come down to three schools that don't deserve it equally. - NC State brings actual TV ratings and growth. - Pitt brings "rivalry potential." - UConn brings basketball, market, and desperation. Guess which one gets picked.

@TalkinACCSports Or Texas Tech is becoming the B12’s SMU.

SMU is becoming the ACC's Texas Tech allsportsdiscussion.com/smu-is-becomin…

@JWMediaDC @theACC @SportsTalkFLA JW, I don’t know if VC is going to happen but agree that the best time to get VC money is probably 2030.

Why Venture Capital Sees @theACC as the Smartest Pre‑2031 Bet for a Post‑2036 Global Payoff sportstalkflorida.com/featured/why-v… via @SportsTalkFLA

@JWMediaDC @DavidSmoak @CraigSmoak @PaulCatalina @Big12Conference @theACC @SportsTalkFLA Interesting. So: 1) The ACC gets VC money 2) With the money, minimize the number of defects to keep the conference together 3) Backfill with G5 schools 4) Get a streaming deal post 2037. A possible outcome, although I believe the ACC will target the B12 schools in 2030.

@DavidSmoak @CraigSmoak @PaulCatalina How the @Big12Conference and @theACC Venture Capital Plays are good news for USF and college sports. sportstalkflorida.com/featured/acc-b… via @SportsTalkFLA

@Fight_On_usc6 It may continue for a few more years but I think season ending games at USC will stop.

This is absolutely PERFECT timing for USC to announce they are ending the Notre Dame series

@TalkinACCSports I think a 2-7-7 model would work the best. Let every school have two primary rivals and play a 2-7-7 schedule, except for UNC and NC State, which will have three primary rivals and play 10 conference games every other year.

@TalkinACCSports The real issue is whether ESPN would pay more for a 9th game. That was a real reason behind the SEC’s move. If ESPN won’t pay, your 8-2 format is fine. But if ESPN would increase payments by even $1 million per school for a 9th game, the ACC should go for it.

The scheduling format the ACC should adopt in response to 9 SEC conference games. allsportsdiscussion.com/2025/08/23/the…

FY 2025 Estimated TV distribution by Conference B10: $75-$80 SEC: $65-$70 ACC: $35-$65 B12: $38-$42

“ the settlement with FSU and Clemson is clear evidence that the ACC has accepted its status as a second-tier conference and is positioning itself to become the undisputed #3 conference.” accfootballrx.blogspot.com/?m=1

@YungHokie 9 wins and he will be ok.

Does Pry stay another year if we get 8 wins this season?

@JWMediaDC Jim, just curious. Does TCU have any chance at the B10? The B10 is the only power conference that doesn’t have a presence in Texas.

Without getting political the problem with BYU to the Big 10 probably revolves around the ability schedule events to accommodate BYU and their student athletes who are devout to their religion. Now in fairness you can say the same thing about Notre Dame but Notre Dame's just different. I'm not saying it's fair I'm simply stating a reason why other conferences have not taken advantage of having BYU as a member because for sure they have an international following. I've always thought to BYU had value to any conference that they were invited to and I think it was a smart move by the Big 12 to add them