ACC progressing toward expansion, with Stanford, Cal and SMU potential targets
1 year, 4 months ago

ACC progressing toward expansion, with Stanford, Cal and SMU potential targets

LA Times  

Stanford running back E.J. The Atlantic Coast Conference is making progress toward an expansion that could grab Stanford and California from the sinking Pac-12, a person with knowledge of the ACC’s potential move told the Associated Press on Wednesday. Two weeks ago, the ACC got so far as to gather its entire board of university leaders twice in three days to consider adding Stanford, Cal and possibly SMU, the Dallas-based American Athletic Conference school. The person said Commissioner Jim Phillips has continued to work on a revenue distribution model that would direct a large portion of the money ESPN would pay the conference to cover three new members to a pool that pays out performance-based bonuses. Stanford last week informed Pac-12 partners Oregon State and Washington State that it had told the ACC it was open to join for a drastically reduced share or even no media rights revenue for several years.

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College Football Playoff Bubble Watch: Big 12, ACC should relish multiple bids if they get them
2 months ago

College Football Playoff Bubble Watch: Big 12, ACC should relish multiple bids if they get them

New York Times  

Read The Athletic’s latest edition of College Football Playoff bubble watch. There’s a chance the Big 12 or ACC might be given two automatic bids in a Playoff that expands to 14 or 16 teams, but the two richest leagues hold all the power to make the rules after the nine conference commissioners and Notre Dame signed a new Playoff …

SMU gets quick ACC validation as Cal, Stanford also try to find their way in new league
2 months, 3 weeks ago

SMU gets quick ACC validation as Cal, Stanford also try to find their way in new league

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! DALLAS — A giddy Eric Dickerson visited the SMU locker room after the Mustangs made their Atlantic Coast Conference debut with a thumping of defending league champion Florida State. “It’s hard to put into words in a short answer of all the things that this means …

Memphis, Tulane, South Florida, UTSA reaffirm commitment to AAC after Pac-12 talks
3 months ago

Memphis, Tulane, South Florida, UTSA reaffirm commitment to AAC after Pac-12 talks

New York Times  

Memphis, Tulane, South Florida and UTSA have reaffirmed their commitment to the American Athletic Conference, the universities and conference announced Monday, spurning interest from the Pac-12 to join that rebuilding conference. The AAC has also targeted Texas State in addition to Air Force and UNLV, from the shrinking Mountain West as potential expansion candidates beyond this group. The Pac-12 is …

What we’re hearing about the Pac-12, AAC and Mountain West’s next moves
3 months, 1 week ago

What we’re hearing about the Pac-12, AAC and Mountain West’s next moves

New York Times  

The next phase of conference realignment is a tug of war. Although Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes told The Athletic on Saturday that football is a requirement for members, other sources briefed on the league’s thinking believe that’s just for this next step, not ruling out the possibility that the league would try to add a school like Gonzaga …

College football realignment: The Pac-12’s expansion augurs a ruthless new era.
54 years, 11 months ago

College football realignment: The Pac-12’s expansion augurs a ruthless new era.

Slate  

Bad news first: College sports continues to besiege itself with chaotic realignment of its conferences, leaving even more schools with reasons to be paranoid about their future ability to keep up with the nation’s Joneses. Without enough teams to stage a conference championship game, they’re the only teams among 134 in the top level of college football who cannot access …

Why join the Pac-12? What schools could be targeted next? What’s next for Mountain West?
3 months, 1 week ago

Why join the Pac-12? What schools could be targeted next? What’s next for Mountain West?

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Pac-12 is still two schools short of what it needs to be a recognized conference by the NCAA in two years and the Mountain West is facing a future without four of its most valuable members, so shopping for replacements could be the next step. …

The ACC keeps winning in March Madness. It wants to convert that into more future NCAA bids
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The ACC keeps winning in March Madness. It wants to convert that into more future NCAA bids

Associated Press  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — No one expected North Carolina State to be in the Final Four after needing a miracle run through the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament to even make the NCAA Tournament. “The national narrative could not be more inaccurate as it relates to the success our teams are having and have had in the NCAA Tournament, over whatever period …

Q&A: The downfall of the Pac-12: How did we get here and what comes next?
1 year, 3 months ago

Q&A: The downfall of the Pac-12: How did we get here and what comes next?

LA Times  

With Stanford and California joining the mass exodus from the Pac-12 on Friday, the one-time power conference could be no more by next year. With the news last week that Stanford and California will bolt to the Atlantic Coast Conference next year, the speedy demise of a power conference that has been around for more than a century is nearly …

At SMU’s ACC celebration, Mustangs celebrate a long road back to ‘where we belong’
1 year, 3 months ago

At SMU’s ACC celebration, Mustangs celebrate a long road back to ‘where we belong’

New York Times  

DALLAS — Almost 30 years ago, SMU was one of the biggest victims of the first modern wave of conference realignment. On Friday, SMU completed the long road back, joining the ACC alongside Stanford and Cal to cap the most recent round of conference realignment, which again involved Texas and again may kill a conference. “We’re finally back where we …

Cal and Stanford believe move to ACC was needed for survival
1 year, 3 months ago

Cal and Stanford believe move to ACC was needed for survival

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! After watching seven fellow Pac-12 schools follow conference flagships Southern California and UCLA to new homes last month, the success-rich programs at Stanford and Cal had no viable options left other than joining a conference based on the other side of the continent. “Conference affiliations and …

ACC becomes latest super conference, expanding cross-country by adding Stanford, Cal and SMU
1 year, 3 months ago

ACC becomes latest super conference, expanding cross-country by adding Stanford, Cal and SMU

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Joining the ACC will ensure the Power Conference competitive infrastructure and long-term media revenues that are critical for our student-athletes to compete.” For the ACC, adding three schools will increase media rights revenue from its long-term deal with ESPN and allow the conference to spread much …

Pac-12, the ‘Conference of Champions,’ dies at 108
1 year, 3 months ago

Pac-12, the ‘Conference of Champions,’ dies at 108

LA Times  

It was the early days of college football’s great shake-up, with schools jumping from one conference to another, everyone looking for more money. The deal never materialized and now, a few years later, the Pac-12 — known to sports fans as the “Conference of Champions” — has died. “To think even remotely, five years ago, the Pac-12 would be in …

Stanford and Cal's ACC move shows college sports are broken
1 year, 3 months ago

Stanford and Cal's ACC move shows college sports are broken

LA Times  

It’s the fall of 2024. This scenario is just one of the ridiculous ideas I’ve seen floated on how to make Stanford, Cal and SMU’s move to the ACC — made official Friday morning — work out for the hundreds of affected athletes who don’t play football or men’s basketball. The leadership at those prestigious California institutions simply was unwilling …

Stanford, Cal and SMU join the ACC, potentially cementing the death of the Pac-12
1 year, 3 months ago

Stanford, Cal and SMU join the ACC, potentially cementing the death of the Pac-12

LA Times  

California running back Jaydn Ott, top, fumbles the ball while attempting to dive into the end zone against Stanford in Berkeley, Calif., on Nov. 19. While most industry observers expect the schools to join the Mountain West Conference, the San Jose Mercury News reports Oregon State and Washington State plan to take their time reviewing legal options because they could …

AAC won’t ‘look westward’ for expansion: Where that leaves Washington State, Oregon State
1 year, 3 months ago

AAC won’t ‘look westward’ for expansion: Where that leaves Washington State, Oregon State

New York Times  

The American Athletic Conference will “not look westward” for expansion following Friday’s news that the Atlantic Coast Conference is adding Stanford, Cal and SMU, AAC commissioner Mike Aresco said in a statement Friday. Here’s what you need to know: The ACC’s moves leave the Pac-12 Conference with just two schools, Washington State and Oregon State, which both the AAC and …

With ACC leaders set to take up Stanford, Cal, SMU expansion, 2 UNC trustees announce opposition
1 year, 3 months ago

With ACC leaders set to take up Stanford, Cal, SMU expansion, 2 UNC trustees announce opposition

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! With Atlantic Coast Conference university leaders seemingly on the verge of deciding whether to expand with Stanford, California and SMU, two North Carolina trustees announced Thursday night that a “strong majority” of the board opposes the move. A few hours later, the chairman and vice chairman …

Divvying dollars key issue as ACC leader ponder western expansion with Stanford, Cal and SMU
1 year, 3 months ago

Divvying dollars key issue as ACC leader ponder western expansion with Stanford, Cal and SMU

Associated Press  

Atlantic Coast Conference athletic directors held a video call to discuss — again — the possibility of adding California, Stanford and SMU to the league and what to do with the extra revenue that could come with expansion. SMU, the Dallas private school in the American Athletic Conference, has informed the ACC it would be willing to forgo any distribution …

As Stanford holds out hope for ACC invitation, Oregon State and Washington State wait on Cardinal
1 year, 4 months ago

As Stanford holds out hope for ACC invitation, Oregon State and Washington State wait on Cardinal

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Leaders from Stanford, California, Oregon State and Washington State spoke Thursday, and Stanford told its colleagues it had informed the ACC that it would be open to joining the conference at greatly reduced or even no media rights payout for several years, a person familiar with …

Conference realignment shakes up recruiting landscape as Big Ten, Big 12, SEC widen footprints
1 year, 4 months ago

Conference realignment shakes up recruiting landscape as Big Ten, Big 12, SEC widen footprints

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! With Southern California, UCLA, Washington and Oregon leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten next year, the sprawling conference will boast programs from the West Coast all the way to New Jersey. “If you were a kid in Arizona and you were a little hesitant to …

What’s next in conference realignment as Pac-4 search for solutions and conferences weight options?
1 year, 4 months ago

What’s next in conference realignment as Pac-4 search for solutions and conferences weight options?

Associated Press  

The Pac-4 schools are in limbo. The Atlantic Coast Conference can’t reach a consensus on expansion, and the Big Ten seems to be done adding West Coast schools — but we have heard that before. PAC-4 While talking with the ACC, Stanford and Cal were still exhausting options to convince the Big Ten to add two more West Coast schools …

What are the Pac-4 teams’ conference options: ACC, Mountain West or American?
1 year, 4 months ago

What are the Pac-4 teams’ conference options: ACC, Mountain West or American?

New York Times  

Editor’s note: ACC presidents have voted to add Stanford, Cal and SMU The next step in conference realignment begins with Stanford and Cal. We are prepared for multiple possible scenarios and continue to pursue every opportunity for OSU student-athletes and the university.” GO DEEPER ‘All hell broke loose’: The chaotic final days that shook the Pac-12 and college football to …

ACC keeps Stanford, Cal in limbo as presidents choose not to vote on western expansion
1 year, 4 months ago

ACC keeps Stanford, Cal in limbo as presidents choose not to vote on western expansion

Associated Press  

The Atlantic Coast Conference presidents chose not to vote Wednesday night on whether to add Stanford and California to the league, keeping the schools in limbo as they look for an escape from the crumbling Pac-12, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The ACC’s most recent average distribution per school was just under $40 million, …

ACC leaders mull adding Cal, Stanford from Pac-12; SMU also under consideration, AP sources say
1 year, 4 months ago

ACC leaders mull adding Cal, Stanford from Pac-12; SMU also under consideration, AP sources say

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! A third person told AP on condition of anonymity that the ACC’s conversations also include the possibility of adding SMU, the Dallas school currently in the American Athletic Conference. “I share concerns about the impact that the recent spate of conference realignment activities will have on …

ACC considering westward expansion, with eye on Stanford and Cal, AP source says
1 year, 4 months ago

ACC considering westward expansion, with eye on Stanford and Cal, AP source says

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The four remaining Pac-12 schools still aboard for next season — California, Stanford, Oregon State and Washington State — have options if they are looking for another conference. The American Athletic Conference also has interest in expanding West and adding all four Pac-12 teams, a person …

The Pac-12 Conference is facing a dire future following mass exodus of storied programs
1 year, 4 months ago

The Pac-12 Conference is facing a dire future following mass exodus of storied programs

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “To think even remotely five years ago the Pac-12 would be in this position, it’s unthinkable to think that we’re here today,” Washington State football coach Jake Dickert said. “We are disappointed with the recent decisions by some of our Pac-12 peers,” Washington State President Kirk …

Can the Pac-12 survive? Conference of champions faces murky future after Colorado bolts for Big 12
1 year, 4 months ago

Can the Pac-12 survive? Conference of champions faces murky future after Colorado bolts for Big 12

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Colorado’s announcement Thursday that it will return to the Big 12 comes a little more than a year after Southern California and UCLA said they were ditching the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten. “We are focused on concluding our media rights deal and securing our …

ACC leadership touts progress in trying to address financial gap with the Big Ten and the SEC
1 year, 7 months ago

ACC leadership touts progress in trying to address financial gap with the Big Ten and the SEC

Associated Press  

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — The Atlantic Coast Conference emerged from three days of spring meetings at a posh, oceanside resort with one resolution: the formalization of tiebreaker rules for the league’s new, no-division format. Most everything else discussed behind closed doors remained secretive works in progress, most notably how the league plans to close the financial gap on college football’s …

Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff to visit SMU as potential conference expansion candidate: Source
1 year, 10 months ago

Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff to visit SMU as potential conference expansion candidate: Source

New York Times  

Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff is expected to visit SMU on Wednesday as a potential conference expansion candidate, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Athletic. SMU has had exploratory conversations with leaders in the Pac-12, Big 12 and ACC dating back to at least last summer, a source told The Athletic last year. Backstory It’s been more …

Changing Pac-12 still seeking next CFP appearance
2 years, 4 months ago

Changing Pac-12 still seeking next CFP appearance

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “This conference has been really deep and it’s really hard to run the table in this conference,” Stanford coach David Shaw said. Our conference, if you slip up, you’re going to get beat.” FAVORED UTES Utah won the Pac-12 championship a year ago and is favored …

After Big Ten moves, will conference realignment trickle down to Group of 5 again?
2 years, 5 months ago

After Big Ten moves, will conference realignment trickle down to Group of 5 again?

New York Times  

Here we go again? It’s also not known if Boise State would actually increase the per-school TV payouts in a Power 5 league, though it’s possible any G5 school could take less than a full share as part of a move. The Central Valley makes up one of the biggest TV markets in the country #ForTheV pic.twitter.com/TMnPHnrcyA — Fresno State …

USC and UCLA rock college sports by leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten
2 years, 5 months ago

USC and UCLA rock college sports by leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten

LA Times  

It may be hard to imagine — USC cardinal and gold and UCLA blue and gold blending into the pageantry that permeates through frosty fall Saturdays in America’s heartland. Ultimately, the Big Ten is the best home for USC and Trojan athletics as we move into the new world of collegiate sports.” UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond told The Times, …

The Pac-12 won’t expand for now despite interest from schools that want to join
3 years, 3 months ago

The Pac-12 won’t expand for now despite interest from schools that want to join

LA Times  

The Pac-12 will not expand its membership for now, the conference announced Thursday in a statement. “Following consultation with our presidents, chancellors and athletic directors, the Pac-12 Conference has made the decision to not pursue expansion of our membership at this time,” the statement said. It is also grounded in our confidence in our ability as a conference to best …

Big Ten, Pac-12, ACC announce alliance to work together on CFP, NCAA governance
3 years, 4 months ago

Big Ten, Pac-12, ACC announce alliance to work together on CFP, NCAA governance

New York Times  

The Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC officially announced an alliance Tuesday that will see the three conferences work together on multiple fronts, from College Football Playoff expansion to NCAA governance issues and annual football scheduling. "There is turbulence in college athletics," Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren told reporters during a virtual news conference. “The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 recognize …

Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC near agreement to align in response to SEC expansion
3 years, 4 months ago

Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC near agreement to align in response to SEC expansion

LA Times  

The Pac-12 is set to join forces with the Big Ten and ACC to counter the recent expansion by the SEC. The impending alliance, first reported by The Athletic, comes in response to the Southeastern Conference’s move to add the Big 12 Conference’s two powerhouse programs, Texas and Oklahoma. As college sports faces large looming questions about professionalization, the NCAA’s …

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