(04-21-2016 11:22 PM)Bigtexnole Wrote:  

(04-21-2016 02:50 AM)33laszlo99 Wrote:  

(04-20-2016 10:34 PM)texasorange Wrote:  If Swofford is a problem isn't he also a solver? The ACC was suppose to die, but it didn't. The long term tv contract he negotiated is bad, but at the time it wasn't. I'm not saying he isn't without faults. But I agree with the previous poster who said that Swofford is an agent of the university presidents. That being said; this is a very conservative part of the country; much more so that Texas. I do think new blood is needed & no, I no longer want Jurich. His last hires says he is getting stale. We need a bold thinker & doer. But would that be accepted by the ACC membership? Perhaps now yes, since the ACC has undergone such a massive transformation. I hope so for the conference's sake.

The presidents surely make the final decisions, but they can approve or disapprove only what the Commissioner presents to them. JS brought them his proposals and recommendations based on his "diligent study" of the sports media landscape. Let's face it, JS probably got input from two sources, ESPN and Chad Swofford. He was starstruck by the World-wide Leader and placed the conference in their hands. They ate his lunch. The presidents were counting on him to find the best possible course to follow. I think they were all complacent, if not lazy. Meanwhile Delany was blazing new trails and continues to play the media companies like a fiddle.
By now, these same presidents must know that their confidence in Mr. Swofford was misplaced. If they haven't retained IMG by now, then they simply aren't trying.

(04-21-2016 07:29 AM)TopperCard Wrote:  

(04-20-2016 07:52 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  No you can't have Tom....

I was thinking the same thing, but honestly, he's the best in the business. He might be exactly what the ACC needs.

(04-21-2016 07:36 AM)XLance Wrote:  Re: Swofford
The ACC is still here and appears like they will be one of the four survivors even though the ACC was not in a very strong position. The Big 12 on the other hand probably won't live out their GOR.

What else do you need to know?

When you have two like companies and consolidation is the only path to survival for both, the Ceo with the most moxie survives. In this case the ACC is screwed.

I see a consolidated ACC/XII in the end. Swofford managing the cast offs.

When ESPN urged the ACC to take Louisville as a replacement for Maryland it sealed the fate of the Big 12. Without Louisville, the Big 12 had nowhere to go to expand beyond 10 (and they still don't).