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New news from Dennis Dodd. He told 365 Sports today that the Big 2 were told by the networks that they are at maximum value and adding teams would not increase their value. He also said that while the SEC & big 10 do not have pro rata, the Big XII does. This makes the landing spots for breakaway ACC schools most likely the Big XII.

Pete · « **Reply #36608 on:** March 14, 2024, 06:22:22 PM »

Man, if we lucked out and ended up in the indisputably 3rd best conference, it would be a great landing.

cfbandyman · « **Reply #36609 on:** March 14, 2024, 09:43:09 PM »

I mean, we only can go up. I think a merger with ACC likely and puts us in the spot to keep a big seat at the table

Pete · « **Reply #36610 on:** March 14, 2024, 10:17:15 PM »

I hope it doesn’t come to a merger. Would rather just send invites to the ACC’s best.

MadCat · « **Reply #36611 on:** March 15, 2024, 11:38:38 AM »

https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-college-football-playoff-agrees-to-new-contract-with-espn-161830007.html

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... the new revenue-distribution model is heavily weighted toward the Big Ten and SEC. In the past structure, the five major conferences mostly split 80% of the CFP’s $460 million in revenue evenly.

The Big Ten and SEC will combine to earn about 58% of the CFP’s base distribution (29% each). The figure would greatly exceed the ACC and Big 12’s combined distribution number, which is expected to be around 32%. The ACC will get 17.1% while the Big 12 receives 14.7%. The remaining amount (roughly 10%) will be distributed to Notre Dame and the 64 Group of Five teams.

The difference in distribution between the two sets of conferences — SEC/Big Ten and ACC/Big 12 — could exceed $300 million. The Power Two stand to earn a combined figure that should eclipse $700 million, far more than the ACC and Big 12’s number of around $400 million. Roughly $115 million is slotted for the Group of Five.

With the increase in the ESPN distribution, no school’s revenue will decrease. Major conference schools currently receive about $6 million in distribution from the CFP. The SEC and Big Ten schools will see their annual distribution triple if not quadruple into the low $20 million range. ACC and Big 12 schools are set to see a more than doubling of their previous amounts. Independents UConn, Washington State and Oregon State will get a small portion.

Notre Dame, one of the sport’s historical powers that retains its seat in the CFP governance structure, will see its distribution double to $12.5 million annually — with a caveat that includes a financial bonus. The four independents are eligible for a performance-distribution payout. If Notre Dame or other independents qualify for the playoff, they each receive a flat fee of $6 million.

Notre Dame is also the only major conference school that will not sustain a financial impact of losing multi-million dollar payouts from bowl contracts. The SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC all leave behind lucrative bowl tie-in contracts with the Rose, Orange and Sugar Bowls specifically.

MakeItRain · « **Reply #36612 on:** March 15, 2024, 12:58:55 PM »

So stupid

nicname · « **Reply #36613 on:** March 15, 2024, 02:47:16 PM »

Is this what they call late-stage capitalism?

MadCat · « **Reply #36614 on:** March 15, 2024, 03:21:29 PM »

Do anti-trust laws have any bearing in situations such as this?

Pete · « **Reply #36615 on:** March 15, 2024, 07:37:54 PM »

Quote from: nicname on March 15, 2024, 02:47:16 PM

Is this what they call late-stage capitalism?

Yep. It’s all rough ridin' terrible, but we are powerless against it.

Spracne · « **Reply #36616 on:** March 15, 2024, 08:37:14 PM »

Quote from: MadCat on March 15, 2024, 03:21:29 PM

Do anti-trust laws have any bearing in situations such as this?

Maybe. The courts seem to hate tf out of how college sports is organized, so anything is possible.

sys · « **Reply #36617 on:** March 17, 2024, 08:52:29 AM »

Quote from: Pete on March 14, 2024, 10:17:15 PM

I hope it doesn’t come to a merger. Would rather just send invites to the ACC’s best.

what would be awesome would be a geographic reshuffle. we could take the california schools and they could take west virginia and whatever other dumbass east coast schools we have now.

Pete · « **Reply #36618 on:** March 17, 2024, 08:58:31 AM »

Quote from: sys on March 17, 2024, 08:52:29 AM

Quote from: Pete on March 14, 2024, 10:17:15 PM
I hope it doesn’t come to a merger. Would rather just send invites to the ACC’s best.

what would be awesome would be a geographic reshuffle. we could take the california schools and they could take west virginia and whatever other dumbass east coast schools we have now.

Yeah, the most reasonable and equitable solution would be a merger that included a geographic split into divisions. However, how does this make the leaders of each school and their conferences more wealth?

Havs · « **Reply #36619 on:** March 18, 2024, 01:10:20 PM »

The most logical geographic situation in 2021 would have been splitting the Big 12 in two and splitting them between P12 and ACC, but their conference presidents were too arrogant. Now we get to have a centrally-focused league which benefits schools like ISU and KSU a ton more. Thanks ACC/PAC!

cfbandyman · « **Reply #36620 on:** March 19, 2024, 01:12:50 PM »

https://twitter.com/On3sports/status/1770114963568201909

Pete · « **Reply #36621 on:** March 19, 2024, 05:37:46 PM »

Could you imagine if we ended up with Clemson and FSU?

Pete · « **Reply #36622 on:** March 19, 2024, 05:50:03 PM »

Who am I kidding, those guys are going to one of the Big 2. They'd take less money to do it for a bit, just like Oregon and Washington.

KITNfury · « **Reply #36623 on:** March 20, 2024, 09:53:25 PM »

They won't admit it, but they would take less money forever. Not even hurt pride would stop them.

Pete · « **Reply #36624 on:** March 21, 2024, 09:43:48 AM »

Agree, as would any team from the Big 12.