ESPN to continue to televise ACC sports thru 2036

[jalovell23]

https://www.espn.com/college-sports...sources-espn-ok-option-televise-acc-sports-36

 

[LeFors4Ever]

Over/Under the league goes under or there's a major change by 2031?

 

[Thecycle27]

100%-8 teams would be my guess.

UNC-Big Ten or SEC
UVA-Big Ten
Miami-Big Ten
Stanford-Big Ten

Clemson-SEC
FSU-SEC
NC State, Virginia Tech, or Syracuse SEC.

UNC would be the lynchpin on where teams end up.

I think TV will force SEC to expand.

Louisville ends up in Big 12.

 

[beantowncard]

How much can the conferences expand, and to what effect? It makes no sense. How do you have conference champions without divisions and playoffs when you don’t play half the teams in your league? This is especially true with networks like ESPN facing oblivion.

 

[Thecycle27]

I tend to agree but the last round on expansion made no sense either. This year the playoff teams and results probably are the same if they didn’t expand. I think they a slowly destroying college football.

I think 2031 will be the year after that everything stabilizes in terms of conference BS.

 

[Guardman]

The college sports world will be completely professionalized by 2031. Many new rules will have come into play by then. Some FB and MBB players will be making $10m per season ... or more. Women will get paid pretty significant sums as well. Certainly some will earn $2m or more. There will be virtually no restrictions on how many seasons a player may participate. The teams will be run by and as businesses by ownership groups and individual owners. The teams will produce profit and loss and will no longer be tax-protected. They will be full-fledged businesses. Teams will arrange affiliation with universities. These affiliations may switch periodically if University B offers to outbid University A for a better deal.

The two super conferences will consolidate into one single professional league. About 40 teams maximum.

FSU, Clemson, UNC, Miami, UVA, VT, GT, Pitt, NC St, Duke, Syracuse will NOT ALL land on their feet in the College Pro League. A select few might. Louisville will not be among the few.

ESPN and FOX arrangements for payments directly to teams, rather than conferences, will become the determining factor on just when the final movement and breakup occur. Congress will move to regulate but permit this to occur.

 

[Rollem Cards]

Well it does I hope it hurries up and happens

It will save me a lot of time and money.

And I’m getting shorter on both every year. 🤪

 

[beantowncard]

The college sports world will be completely professionalized by 2031. Many new rules will have come into play by then. Some FB and MBB players will be making $10m per season ... or more. Women will get paid pretty significant sums as well. Certainly some will earn $2m or more. There will be virtually no restrictions on how many seasons a player may participate. The teams will be run by and as businesses by ownership groups and individual owners. The teams will produce profit and loss and will no longer be tax-protected. They will be full-fledged businesses. Teams will arrange affiliation with universities. These affiliations may switch periodically if University B offers to outbid University A for a better deal.

The two super conferences will consolidate into one single professional league. About 40 teams maximum.

FSU, Clemson, UNC, Miami, UVA, VT, GT, Pitt, NC St, Duke, Syracuse will NOT ALL land on their feet in the College Pro League. A select few might. Louisville will not be among the few.

ESPN and FOX arrangements for payments directly to teams, rather than conferences, will become the determining factor on just when the final movement and breakup occur. Congress will move to regulate but permit this to occur.

Seems like a dismal future, but it may be for the best, actually. The “excluded” schools can go back to playing real college football; and hopefully offering a little education as well.

 

[Cy5000]

100%-8 teams would be my guess.

UNC-Big Ten or SEC
UVA-Big Ten
Miami-Big Ten
Stanford-Big Ten

Clemson-SEC
FSU-SEC
NC State, Virginia Tech, or Syracuse SEC.

UNC would be the lynchpin on where teams end up.

I think TV will force SEC to expand.

Louisville ends up in Big 12.

UNC, VA, CLEMSON, and FSU are %100 for sure to get into the SEC or BIG 10.

MIAMI has a chance for the BIG 10 if they don't take FSU.

THE B12 will take four of NCST, VT, LOUISVILLE, PITT, or MIAMI.

The ACC most likely backfill with SFU, TULANE, and MEMPHIS.

There is no way that SYRACUSE is going to the SEC, only way STANFORD gets into the BIG 10 if Norte Dame goes all in with the BIG 10.

 

[beantowncard]

I think some new leagues might form. These conferences are getting way too big.

 

[UofLouisville]

How much can the conferences expand, and to what effect? It makes no sense. How do you have conference champions without divisions and playoffs when you don’t play half the teams in your league? This is especially true with networks like ESPN facing oblivion.

It doesn't have to make sense when lots of money is at play. These 30 team conferences will have alot of losers in the win column but major dollars on the universities bottom line and that will be all that matters. Until no one wants to watch their team lose 7 or 8 games a year, play in no bowl games and attendance drops. Then this super conference house of cards will collapse. Then Disney will not be able to foot the bill for a losing ESPN network that is already trash. I can't stand sportscenter and haven't watched it in at least a decade. I'm probably not alone either. This house of cards will collapse under its own weight.