See how Alabama does having to play Texas and out every year... They'd have to drop two powder puffs....
I wouldn't throw stones.
Texas owns the B12 whether they are winning the conf championship or not. They get more conf revenue than any other school by far, they have their own TV network. Not happening.If this comes to pass, power in the game would be concentrated in the SEC more than it already is. I'm not sure that would be a good thing. It will be interesting to see if anything comes of this.
Texas, Oklahoma inquire about leaving Big 12 for SEC
Texas and Oklahoma have inquired about joining the SEC, per report.www.al.com
Apparently these talks have been going on for months. Interesting, at the SEC media days this week, the SEC stated that although it was studying possible changes in its conference scheduling protocols (going to 9 conference games or getting rid of divisions or both), it has "delayed" the study "due to the pandemic". Neither the SEC, OU or UT will issue a blanket denial. Rumors are that the SEC has signed off on it (except the Aggies, but who cares).
The rest of the 65 teams should just join the SEC so all schools would get richer and have speedier athletes.
The Texas legislature that forced UT to take Texas Tech and Baylor into the Big 12 are all gone. Texas is willing to go to the SEC without OU (remember, those two weren't in the same conference until 1994). Texas legislature very much wants the annual game between UT and the Aggies back on the schedule. This may be the only way. Without UT, the Big 12 collapses and OU needs its annual game with UT as Texas is a huge recruiting base for them (ask how Nebraska recruiting has gone since they left the Big 12). That is why OU is "tagging along". If the Oklahoma legislature realizes that UT will go to the SEC without OU, then...well...Game over. Texas is throwing its weight around just like ND can when it chooses where to play its non football sports.
The GOR penalty is basically transferring the contractual money you would have earned if you stayed in the ACC when you actually leave it. In other words, ND would pay the ACC what ND would have earned had it stayed. It is not based on market value. Yes, the 5 annual games that ND plays with the ACC has great value, but none of the home games are included in the GOR as those games are telecast on NBC (who is obviously not a party to the GOR). As I stated above, there is no value given to ND for being in the playoffs from the ACC-ESPN contract as ND separately negotiated its playoff revenue with ESPN (and without the ACC) . The only revenue that ESPN pays for the ND relationship is the non football revenue, and the football games played at ACC fields...which ESPN discounted as they are non conference games. Historically, non conference games don't factor much into the conference network TV contracts as they are not usually known when the contract is signed. And they don't impact access to the ACC conference champ game. ESPN paid some value for the ND games at the ACC home fields because they were known. But not much. That is why Swarbrick stated that ND would make money being in the ACC than being independent.
When is the last time King Texas has won a conference championship? They have a great history, but not so much lately.
Texas has the biggest checkbook in the game. This all about bringing in more Brinks trucks.
So... No. ND cannot just pay it's way out and would NEVER "pop" to the Big 10. And No they cannot get another team to pop out with them as due to Maryland leaving the current acc media rights is a massive poison pill. The acc and Notre Dame are tied together until 2035. The only changes that can be made is adding to the conference. The only teams really available are the group of five schools, independents, and any schools that leave the big 12 as it's rights deal expires.
Maryland did not leave the current ACC media rights deal. They paid under the old exit fee penalty clause; the first ACC GOR was signed months after they left. ND is not going to join the SEC and PAC 12 - agreed. As for ND never joining the B10....well that depends if the B10 embarks again on its plan started in 2012 to break up the ACC. The ACC is never going to accept ND as a full time football member and let it keep its media rights for home football games. The reason, as I stated before, is that networks value ALL conference games more than ANY OOC game. Just check how the contracts are drafted. ND plays 12 OOC games each year. Calling it a home conference game creates revenue that ND cannot create on its own. Not in this conference centric age of college football. The world has changed since ND signed its first NBC contract in 1990.
Yeah we'll have to see. There is still plenty of time before the Big12 contracts expire. To date no state has allowed it's #1 University to change conferences knowing the 2nd school would be tossed into the dustbin. What does happen is they work to get the 2nd school into the prestigious conference such as UVA bringing in VaTech to the ACC. The University of Michigan was too much of a prima donna to support promoting Michigan State into their conference, but at least Blue had to keep their opposition quiet.
If UT and OK move to the SEC, average revenue per SEC team will increase by 3.7%. Since TX's distribution from the B12 is much higher than the other schools, however, TX's equal distribution will have to exceed its disproportionate B12 share. I don't think it would.If this comes to pass, power in the game would be concentrated in the SEC more than it already is. I'm not sure that would be a good thing. It will be interesting to see if anything comes of this.
Texas, Oklahoma inquire about leaving Big 12 for SEC
Texas and Oklahoma have inquired about joining the SEC, per report.
If the B1G added USC, UCLA, Stanford, UW, OR and one other PAC school I doubt ND wouldn't decide to go that route in a revamped B1G. All of the old rivalries for ND would be in one conference USC, UM, MSU, Purdue and Stanford. How would the ACC ever be a better solution?
It's not about a specific law as much about not pissing off the big dogs in the state government, when after all even the university is a state entity. OTOH this announcement was made with such confidence you wonder if there was a back room deal that the politicians were in on.
Fyi Michigan isn't a rival. They blackballed ND from the big ten due to anti Catholic sentiment and then avoided playing nd for about 45 years when Notre Dame was better then they were.
If im the PAC 12, Big Ten or even the ACC, Id be throwing my hate in the ring for both schools.If this comes to pass, power in the game would be concentrated in the SEC more than it already is. I'm not sure that would be a good thing. It will be interesting to see if anything comes of this.
Texas, Oklahoma inquire about leaving Big 12 for SEC
Texas and Oklahoma have inquired about joining the SEC, per report.
