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RE: ESPN report: ACC vs. SEC: Another scheduling idea
(02-10-2014 04:18 PM)Indytarheel Wrote: (02-08-2014 06:21 PM)ecuacc4ever Wrote: (02-08-2014 01:52 PM)lumberpack4 Wrote: What goes around, comes around - the old Southern Conference circa 1930:
LSU, Tulane, Ole Miss, MSU, Vandy, Sewanee, Bama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, Clemson, NC State, UNC, Duke, VT, UVA, VMI, Washington & Lee, Maryland.
Those that deemphasized football - Tulane, Sewanee, VMI, Washington & Lee
Those that traded conferences - GT and South Carolina
Those added in the SoCon's footprint: Wake Forest, Miami, FSU, Louisville
Those added to the overall footprint: TAMU, Arkansas, Mizzou, Pitt, Syracuse, BC, Notre Dame
Ideally, TAMU, Arkansas, and Mizzou would play a B12 team of historic note, like Texas, OU, and Kansas. BC, Syracuse, and Pitt ideally would play B10 foes like Penn State, Michigan State, and Northwestern.
Correct, as I've been touting for a few months now -- The old Southern Conference is currently being resurrected under the media umbrella of ESPN, and a few of us have already seen the writing on the wall.
First, the SEC Network with the ACC Network soon to follow. Next, this scheduling alliance which will likely resemble a bit of the Southern Conference's old scheduling model.
I believe this leak is the first "visual" leak of something that is coming and I am excited about any ACC-SEC scheduling alliance.
Now, how this ties into "9 conference games" has me curious.
I don't understand how people are not seeing what is happening. ESPN has covered their collegiate sports butts. Think about the match ups that can be inventory with this scheduling alliance. What conference and conferences can match this? Aside from the regular schedule match ups inside of the conference. You throw in the likelihood of a Miami vs UF, Clemson vs Bama, Auburn, FSU vs UGa, Clemson vs UGa, U of L vs A&M, etc. the possibilities are endless when you think about the programs that have national appeal. Sure, the Pac has USC and Oregon... Big have Mich vs OSU and the Big12 have Texas vs OU. Throw in Penn State vs ? or Neb. vs Texas or Neb vs OU and you get the picture. ESPN with the ACC and the SEC has a range of great inventory.
Now, the basketball side is unmatched. 3 top 5 programs of all time in UNC, UK and Duke. Throw in 3 other top 20 programs of all time in State, Cuse and U of L. Throw in the new kids on the block in UF, Mizzu and maybe Arkansas and it is a wrap. You still have Pitt, ND and good but not great teams in FSU, Virginia, etc. No other conferences will give their
network that inventory.
Baseball is the same thing and Olympic sports is also dominated by the majority of programs in the SEC or ACC. Wrestling, swimming, track and field and volleyball are not as strong but ESPN is sitting pretty. if they get this scheduling alliance in place between the SEC and ACC, it is a wrap.
I think ESPN is covering their College TV butt, however, I don't believe a scheduling agreement between the ACC and SEC is necessary to do so. I think ESPN is doing so for more compelling and viewer minded games, I.e. LSU or TAM in Boston, Syracuse or Pitt grabbing historic names in high people concentrations.
I don't believe the scheduling agreement is necessary because once a conference e is tied in, all of its home games are inventory regardless of opponent.
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