https://theacc.com/news/2020/12/1/acc-an...eport.aspx

Quote:GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today several football schedule changes, as well as adjustments to its Medical Advisory Group Report.

Following a recommendation from the conference Athletic Director football subcommittee, the league’s Athletic Directors have voted to preserve the integrity of the ACC Football Championship Game by evaluating each of the three teams in contention (Clemson, Miami and Notre Dame) based on a nine-game conference schedule. As a result, Clemson and Notre Dame will conclude the regular season this weekend.

Wake Forest, which was scheduled to play Notre Dame on Dec. 12, will now play at Louisville. Florida State will play host to Duke on Saturday, Dec. 12, and Florida State will travel to Wake Forest on Dec. 19.

Thursday, Dec. 10
Pitt at Georgia Tech (previously announced)

Saturday, Dec. 12
Virginia at Virginia Tech (previously announced)
North Carolina at Miami (previously announced)
Duke at Florida State
Wake Forest at Louisville

Saturday, Dec. 19
ACC Football Championship Game, 4 p.m., ABC (previously announced)
Georgia Tech at Miami (previously announced and if Miami is not in the FCG)
Florida State at Wake Forest

Should a game(s) involving Clemson, Miami or Notre Dame not be played this weekend, the ACC has the option to reschedule games on Dec. 12 as needed. Based on the current standings and results to date, Notre Dame holds all tiebreakers and has therefore secured a berth in the ACC Football Championship Game.

Maybe Clawson can finally have a winning season in conference play.

ND owns all of the tiebreakers and this clinched the ACC Championship Game for them.

ND would have had to lose both games against Syracuse and Wake Forest for this to matter at all.

Both ND and (very likely) Clemson will now have December 12th off before the championship game.

Prior, Clemson was off that week but ND was scheduled to play at Wake Forest

(12-01-2020 05:17 PM)orangefan Wrote:  https://theacc.com/news/2020/12/1/acc-an...eport.aspx

Quote:GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today several football schedule changes, as well as adjustments to its Medical Advisory Group Report.

Following a recommendation from the conference Athletic Director football subcommittee, the league’s Athletic Directors have voted to preserve the integrity of the ACC Football Championship Game by evaluating each of the three teams in contention (Clemson, Miami and Notre Dame) based on a nine-game conference schedule. As a result, Clemson and Notre Dame will conclude the regular season this weekend.

Wake Forest, which was scheduled to play Notre Dame on Dec. 12, will now play at Louisville. Florida State will play host to Duke on Saturday, Dec. 12, and Florida State will travel to Wake Forest on Dec. 19.

Thursday, Dec. 10
Pitt at Georgia Tech (previously announced)

Saturday, Dec. 12
Virginia at Virginia Tech (previously announced)
North Carolina at Miami (previously announced)
Duke at Florida State
Wake Forest at Louisville

Saturday, Dec. 19
ACC Football Championship Game, 4 p.m., ABC (previously announced)
Georgia Tech at Miami (previously announced and if Miami is not in the FCG)
Florida State at Wake Forest

Should a game(s) involving Clemson, Miami or Notre Dame not be played this weekend, the ACC has the option to reschedule games on Dec. 12 as needed. Based on the current standings and results to date, Notre Dame holds all tiebreakers and has therefore secured a berth in the ACC Football Championship Game.

It's going to be interesting to see on which networks these will be televised. The ACCN and RSNs have relatively full schedules of basketball games on the 12th and 19th. Will ESPNews be converted into ACCN2? Will basketball or football games be demoted to ACCNX? Do ESPN2 and ESPNU have sufficient open time slots to place most or all of these games?

(12-01-2020 08:23 PM)orangefan Wrote:  It's going to be interesting to see on which networks these will be televised. The ACCN and RSNs have relatively full schedules of basketball games on the 12th and 19th. Will ESPNews be converted into ACCN2? Will basketball or football games be demoted to ACCNX? Do ESPN2 and ESPNU have sufficient open time slots to place most or all of these games?

According to my DIRECTV guide right now, here are the possible windows. Of course, this may not be accurate and it can all change. As you mentioned, moving basketball to ACCNX could be possible also. As could adding some football to ESPNEWS.

Noon - ABC
Noon - ESPN
Noon - ESPN2
3:30 - ABC
3:30 - ESPN
4:00 - ESPN2
7:00 - ESPN
7:30 - ABC

ESPNU doesn't seem to be updated for that day yet. It is showing TBA for a large portion of the day.

(12-01-2020 08:23 PM)orangefan Wrote:  It's going to be interesting to see on which networks these will be televised. The ACCN and RSNs have relatively full schedules of basketball games on the 12th and 19th. Will ESPNews be converted into ACCN2? Will basketball or football games be demoted to ACCNX? Do ESPN2 and ESPNU have sufficient open time slots to place most or all of these games?

Let's break it all down...

Pitt at Georgia Tech is already set for 7:00 pm (Thu, 12/10) on the ACC RSNs

I'd be shocked if #17 North Carolina at #10 Miami ends up on anything less than ESPN2 (and most likely it's on ABC, IMO).

Virginia at Virginia Tech may not be as shiny as normal, but it's still a big tv draw in the region.

Duke at Florida State and Wake Forest at Louisville... IDK.

Then on championship weekend you have Georgia Tech at #10 Miami, which probably gets a decent tv slot, and then there's Florida State at Wake Forest... yeah.

Looking at December 12, it's going to be a tight fit for ESPN to air all games to which it is has rights.

Time slots - 17+ slots

ABC - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:30 pm
ACCN - No open slots, ACC Basketball scheduled at Noon, 2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:30 pm, 8:30 pm
ESPN - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm; Boxing scheduled at 10:00 pm
ESPN2 - Noon, 4:00 pm, 10:00 pm; Scoreboard show scheduled at 7:00 pm
ESPNU - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm
ESPNews - 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm; ACC Basketball scheduled at 11:00 am, 1:00 pm
SECN - Noon, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm presumably available; Studio currently scheduled
SECN Alt - Noon, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm presumably available

ESPN controlled games - Up to 20 games

ACC - 3 games
B1G - Up to 3
B12 - 3; 2 already scheduled for ESPNU
P12 - Up to 2
SEC - Up to 6
AAC - 2; At least one likely to be ESPN+
BYU - 1; Already scheduled for ESPN2 at 10:00 pm

Swofford looking out for FSU because Dabo would have likely put triple digits on em

(12-02-2020 07:51 PM)orangefan Wrote:  Looking at December 12, it's going to be a tight fit for ESPN to air all games to which it is has rights.

Time slots - 15+ slots

ABC - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:30 pm
ACCN - ACC Basketball scheduled at Noon, 2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:30 pm, 8:30 pm
ESPN - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm; Boxing scheduled at 10:00 pm
ESPN2 - Noon, 4:00 pm, 10:00 pm; Scoreboard show scheduled at 7:00 pm
ESPNU - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm
ESPNews - ACC Basketball scheduled at 11:00 am, 1:00 pm
SECN - Studio shows all afternoon and evening

ESPN controlled games - Up to 17 games

ACC - 3 games
B1G - Up to 3
B12 - 3; 2 already scheduled for ESPNU
P12 - Up to 2
SEC - Up to 3
AAC - 2; At least one likely to be ESPN+
BYU - 1; Already scheduled for ESPN2 at 10:00 pm

Here are Matt Sarzniak's guesses*:

12pm ABC: Cincinnati at Tulsa
12pm ESPN: Oklahoma at West Virginia
12pm ESPN2: Virginia at Virginia Tech
12pm FS1: Texas at Kansas
12pm ESPNU: Coastal Carolina at Troy
12pm SECN: LSU at Florida
12pm BTN: Rutgers at Maryland
12pm BTN: Purdue at Indiana

2:30pm CBSSN: Akron at Buffalo
3:30pm ABC: North Carolina at Miami (FL)
3:30pm ESPN: Illinois at Northwestern
3:30pm ESPN2: San Diego State at BYU
3:30pm FS1: Washington at Oregon
3:30pm ESPNU: Oregon State at Stanford
3:30pm BTN: Michigan State at Penn State
3:30pm BTN: Minnesota at Nebraska
4pm FOX: USC at UCLA
4pm SECN: Auburn at Mississippi State

7pm ESPN: Wisconsin at Iowa
7pm FS1: Oklahoma State at Baylor
7:30pm ABC: Notre Dame at Wake Forest
7:30pm SECN: Texas A&M at Tennessee

10:30pm FS1: Fresno State vs. New Mexico
10:30pm ESPN2: California at Washington State

It will be interesting to see what happens with the Michigan @ Ohio State game. If that game is cancelled, FOX is going to need to backfill the Noon slot, which will then cause more shuffling. As for the ACC games, I would highly expect the UNC @ Miami game to be on ABC and I think UVA @ VT could be as well, but that one really depends on the level of shuffling that happens. I would also guess that if all of the other ESPN/2/U/NEWS slots are full, we'll see a basketball game or two move to ACCNX to free up a slot on ACCN for at least one of the football games. As with everything this year, it is all fluid.

(12-02-2020 07:51 PM)orangefan Wrote:  Looking at December 12, it's going to be a tight fit for ESPN to air all games to which it is has rights.

Time slots - 17+ slots

ABC - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:30 pm
ACCN - No open slots, ACC Basketball scheduled at Noon, 2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:30 pm, 8:30 pm
ESPN - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm; Boxing scheduled at 10:00 pm
ESPN2 - Noon, 4:00 pm, 10:00 pm; Scoreboard show scheduled at 7:00 pm
ESPNU - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm
ESPNews - 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm; ACC Basketball scheduled at 11:00 am, 1:00 pm
SECN - Noon, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm presumably available; Studio currently scheduled
SECN Alt - Noon, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm presumably available

ESPN controlled games - Up to 20 games

ACC - 3 games
B1G - Up to 3
B12 - 3; 2 already scheduled for ESPNU
P12 - Up to 2
SEC - Up to 6
AAC - 2; At least one likely to be ESPN+
BYU - 1; Already scheduled for ESPN2 at 10:00 pm

The SEC has just dumped 3 more games onto the 12/12 schedule. Tightens the TV scheduling up further. https://www.secsports.com/article/304501...mber-12-19

(12-04-2020 07:25 PM)orangefan Wrote:  

(12-02-2020 07:51 PM)orangefan Wrote:  Looking at December 12, it's going to be a tight fit for ESPN to air all games to which it is has rights.

Time slots - 17+ slots

ABC - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:30 pm
ACCN - No open slots, ACC Basketball scheduled at Noon, 2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:30 pm, 8:30 pm
ESPN - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm; Boxing scheduled at 10:00 pm
ESPN2 - Noon, 4:00 pm, 10:00 pm; Scoreboard show scheduled at 7:00 pm
ESPNU - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm
ESPNews - 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm; ACC Basketball scheduled at 11:00 am, 1:00 pm
SECN - Noon, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm presumably available; Studio currently scheduled
SECN Alt - Noon, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm presumably available

ESPN controlled games - Up to 20 games

ACC - 3 games
B1G - Up to 3
B12 - 3; 2 already scheduled for ESPNU
P12 - Up to 2
SEC - Up to 6
AAC - 2; At least one likely to be ESPN+
BYU - 1; Already scheduled for ESPN2 at 10:00 pm

The SEC has just dumped 3 more games onto the 12/12 schedule. Tightens the TV scheduling up further. https://www.secsports.com/article/304501...mber-12-19

And here is how it resolved:

Time slots - 18 slots

ABC - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:30 pm
ACCN - Noon, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm; Previously scheduled ACC Basketball moved elsewhere
ESPN - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm; Boxing scheduled at 10:00 pm
ESPN2 - Noon, 4:00 pm, 10:00 pm; MMA at 7:00 pm
ESPNU - 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 10:30 pm; At least one early basketball game added
ESPNews - No football; ACC Basketball scheduled at 11:00 am, 1:00 pm
SECN - Noon, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm
SECN Alt - No games

ESPN controlled games (excluding ESPN3 and ESPN+)- 18 games

ACC - 4 games
B1G - 2
B12 - 3
P12 - 2
SEC - 5
AAC - 1
BYU - 1

(12-07-2020 09:41 AM)orangefan Wrote:  

(12-04-2020 07:25 PM)orangefan Wrote:  

(12-02-2020 07:51 PM)orangefan Wrote:  Looking at December 12, it's going to be a tight fit for ESPN to air all games to which it is has rights.

Time slots - 17+ slots

ABC - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:30 pm
ACCN - No open slots, ACC Basketball scheduled at Noon, 2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:30 pm, 8:30 pm
ESPN - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm; Boxing scheduled at 10:00 pm
ESPN2 - Noon, 4:00 pm, 10:00 pm; Scoreboard show scheduled at 7:00 pm
ESPNU - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm
ESPNews - 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm; ACC Basketball scheduled at 11:00 am, 1:00 pm
SECN - Noon, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm presumably available; Studio currently scheduled
SECN Alt - Noon, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm presumably available

ESPN controlled games - Up to 20 games

ACC - 3 games
B1G - Up to 3
B12 - 3; 2 already scheduled for ESPNU
P12 - Up to 2
SEC - Up to 6
AAC - 2; At least one likely to be ESPN+
BYU - 1; Already scheduled for ESPN2 at 10:00 pm

The SEC has just dumped 3 more games onto the 12/12 schedule. Tightens the TV scheduling up further. https://www.secsports.com/article/304501...mber-12-19

And here is how it resolved:

Time slots - 18 slots

ABC - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:30 pm
ACCN - Noon, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm; Previously scheduled ACC Basketball moved elsewhere
ESPN - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm; Boxing scheduled at 10:00 pm
ESPN2 - Noon, 4:00 pm, 10:00 pm; MMA at 7:00 pm
ESPNU - 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 10:30 pm; At least one early basketball game added
ESPNews - No football; ACC Basketball scheduled at 11:00 am, 1:00 pm
SECN - Noon, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm
SECN Alt - No games

ESPN controlled games (excluding ESPN3 and ESPN+)- 18 games

ACC - 4 games
B1G - 2
B12 - 3
P12 - 2
SEC - 5
AAC - 1
BYU - 1

So half of ESPN's football content is either ACC or SEC.

(12-07-2020 10:56 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(12-07-2020 09:41 AM)orangefan Wrote:  

(12-04-2020 07:25 PM)orangefan Wrote:  

(12-02-2020 07:51 PM)orangefan Wrote:  Looking at December 12, it's going to be a tight fit for ESPN to air all games to which it is has rights.

Time slots - 17+ slots

ABC - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:30 pm
ACCN - No open slots, ACC Basketball scheduled at Noon, 2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:30 pm, 8:30 pm
ESPN - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm; Boxing scheduled at 10:00 pm
ESPN2 - Noon, 4:00 pm, 10:00 pm; Scoreboard show scheduled at 7:00 pm
ESPNU - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm
ESPNews - 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm; ACC Basketball scheduled at 11:00 am, 1:00 pm
SECN - Noon, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm presumably available; Studio currently scheduled
SECN Alt - Noon, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm presumably available

ESPN controlled games - Up to 20 games

ACC - 3 games
B1G - Up to 3
B12 - 3; 2 already scheduled for ESPNU
P12 - Up to 2
SEC - Up to 6
AAC - 2; At least one likely to be ESPN+
BYU - 1; Already scheduled for ESPN2 at 10:00 pm

The SEC has just dumped 3 more games onto the 12/12 schedule. Tightens the TV scheduling up further. https://www.secsports.com/article/304501...mber-12-19

And here is how it resolved:

Time slots - 18 slots

ABC - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:30 pm
ACCN - Noon, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm; Previously scheduled ACC Basketball moved elsewhere
ESPN - Noon, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm; Boxing scheduled at 10:00 pm
ESPN2 - Noon, 4:00 pm, 10:00 pm; MMA at 7:00 pm
ESPNU - 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 10:30 pm; At least one early basketball game added
ESPNews - No football; ACC Basketball scheduled at 11:00 am, 1:00 pm
SECN - Noon, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm
SECN Alt - No games

ESPN controlled games (excluding ESPN3 and ESPN+)- 18 games

ACC - 4 games
B1G - 2
B12 - 3
P12 - 2
SEC - 5
AAC - 1
BYU - 1

So half of ESPN's football content is either ACC or SEC.

Yes, in addition to ACCN and SECN, their games are on ACCBC and SECSPN.