OdinFrigg
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RE: If Notre Dame holds firm to independence, which of these 2 teams head to the ACC
(03-10-2018 05:04 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote: (03-10-2018 12:08 PM)OdinFrigg Wrote: SMUmustangs</blockquote>
Not gonna happen. Texas will never settle for being isloated on an island.</blockquote>
Exactly, SMUmustangs. Texas has options, most are not beautiful; but they will not go 'ridiculous'.
There has been nothing presented that Swofford has offered Texas a Notre Dame-style deal. Those rumors originated in Texas during the time B12 departures were happening beyond several years back. Of course Texas talked to the ACC and other conferences, as did a host of others.
Taking a huge, no evidence, leap in assuming Swofford did secretly make some offer to Texas, the terms and conditions may not necessarily be the same extended to ND. Also, member ACC schools vote on such things, and their Presidents may not rubber stamp alledged[b' Wrote: ESPN talking points, whereby there is no evidence they are going to fork out a huge bundle to the ACC to do this, which would include a big, enhanced payout to Texas in addition to the loses ESPN is already taking regarding the LHN. ESPN is cutting back [/b]on spending and personnel, and are not in that much of a power position to be re-organizing P-5 conferences at this moment with extraordinary financial incentives. The SEC, a major ESPN investment, may not be keen on an ACC-Texas deal, particularly if ESPN is showing lavish spending of unseen discretionary revenue not coming their way.
But this is where the Texas-ACC arrangement makes the MOST sense.
Wrapping the failing Longhorn Network into the launch of the ACC Network. (Not necessarily a merger, but a coupling, giving both a boost in viewership).
You add a gigantic market to the ACC Network, and you suddenly find a way to turn the Longhorn Network into something that would be watched by more than just Longhorn fans.
This ... to me ... is why these "Texas to ACC with an ND type deal" scenarios makes any sense at all.
And ... traveling one time zone away for Texas, for their minor sports is hardly impossible. Especially considering just how large their athletic budget is. Finding massive east coast exposure for UT by being an affiliate member of the ACC would MORE than make up for that. Another reason I think they'd be interested. The ability to bolster the recruitment of top notch students from the east coast has to be intriguing to them.
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If there is an ideal option for Texas per conference affiliation (or give one's best), let's hear it. Being on an island as a negative is quite elementary as a indicator, but certainly a deal-making factor. But let's hear the incentives.
In Notre Dame's case, the ACC deal, from ND's standpoint, was moving their non-fb sports out of the old, diminished Big East into the more prominent ACC, and accepting, as a football independent, a very managable, perhaps even desirable, a five game average of ACC opponents each season. Give up a little flexibility in fb, for assured late season quality, p5 opponents. Being fb independent is a tradition that alumni and major, old-time boosters want, although the rationale is more emotional than economic at this point.
The motive for Texas would not be parallel, even assuming equivalent receptivity on the part of the ACC. This would include rejecting, or being denied, a full association with the PAC12, BIG, or the SEC, plus termination with the B12
entity. The goal: being a Notre Dame copycat? The wish being, not based on a fierce desire for fb independence; but self-determination, given the new loss of the old guys that accepted their operational dominance.
When Notre Dame hooked up with the ACC, the ACC was more vulnerable per potential extractions (acknowledging Maryland departed to the BIG). The ACC is very stable now with the extended GOR, developing TV network, et. al.
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