ACC, Pac 12, Big 10 to formalize “alliance “

[Swayin]

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32076233/sources-acc-big-ten-pac-12-alliance-announcement-focus-common-values
 

 

[FurmanCock]

At this point, it seems like an "alliance" without impact.  Maybe it's a single step toward some distant future impact, but I see no immediate benefit.  And with the volatility of the football landscape this seems pointless.

 

[Cockyandproud]

At this point, it seems like an "alliance" without impact.  Maybe it's a single step toward some distant future impact, but I see no immediate benefit.  And with the volatility of the football landscape this seems pointless.

It seems like an alliance to try to thwart the SEC as much as possible, mainly by voting, to me.  They can do what they want, and try to mess with anything the SEC wants, by voting against it, but it won't really matter.  The SEC will still be the top dog, and if the SEC wants another school, they will get the other school.  Any school will jump at the chance to join the SEC if asked. I think the SEC should go ahead and ask NC State and VT to join, and pay whatever to buy them out of their stupid ACC contract.  Both of those teams are pretty decent, and would benefit from joining, and they would add a bunch of revenue from the two states they are in.

 

[Swayin]

The gist of the alliance -- which a source said is in response to the shifting landscape of college athletics, but not necessarily a direct counter to the SEC on its way to becoming the first 16-team superconference -- is an ability to collaborate academically and athletically among some of the country's highest-regarded research institutions.

The bottom line is that there is no immediate or direct impact today on college football.

Until we see anything with real impact. this seems much ado about nothing.

 

[kingofnerf]