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Quote:Big 12 Presidents vote for league to play 9 conference games plus 1 nonconference game, sources told @Stadium. 1st reported by The Athletic

Apparently the non conference game must be a home game.

(08-03-2020 08:20 PM)Big Frog II Wrote:  Apparently the non conference game must be a home game.

Yes, and the 'expectation' is that the OOC game will be the first game of the season.

(08-03-2020 09:20 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(08-03-2020 08:20 PM)Big Frog II Wrote:  Apparently the non conference game must be a home game.

Yes, and the 'expectation' is that the OOC game will be the first game of the season.

So that allows for 25 P5-G5/FCS games. 15 ACC and 10 Big 12.

sucks that the opener (vs OOC) is week 2. They should have allowed teams to play that game week 0 or week1. Give two weeks before the second game of the season.

(08-03-2020 10:00 PM)Thiefery Wrote:  sucks that the opener (vs OOC) is week 2. They should have allowed teams to play that game week 0 or week1. Give two weeks before the second game of the season.

I kind of like it. The way the season is shaping up (assuming it gets played at all), the real shortage of FBS, and really P5, football we face are those four weekends of August 29, September 5, September 12, and September 19, before everyone joins in on September 26.

So IMO, any games played on any of those weekends is a good thing, and it doesn't really matter to me which of the weekends the games are scheduled on.

Most of these +1's to me are pointless just like after the SEC abandoned non conference games the +1's for the ACC are pointless too. Unless you're so desperate for football you'll watch Oklahoma State-Tulsa or Baylor-Rice or something like that.

I dont even understand why the ACC is keeping its extra OOC game after the SEC canceled theirs. The main point of it was to keep the SEC-ACC interstate matchups. With those gone, what's the point?

(08-04-2020 05:27 AM)goofus Wrote:  I dont even understand why the ACC is keeping its extra OOC game after the SEC canceled theirs. The main point of it was to keep the SEC-ACC interstate matchups. With those gone, what's the point?

Extra product for ESPN/ACC Network. You can only watch old Wake Forest games so many times.

(08-04-2020 05:37 AM)whittx Wrote:  

(08-04-2020 05:27 AM)goofus Wrote:  I dont even understand why the ACC is keeping its extra OOC game after the SEC canceled theirs. The main point of it was to keep the SEC-ACC interstate matchups. With those gone, what's the point?

Extra product for ESPN/ACC Network. You can only watch old Wake Forest games so many times.

The Big Ten said no to the extra cupcake games.
The Pac-12 said no to the extra cupcake games.
The SEC said no to the extra cupcake games.
Is the ACC that desperate that they need them?

The Big 12 doesn't even have a "network".

(08-04-2020 05:50 AM)schmolik Wrote:  

(08-04-2020 05:37 AM)whittx Wrote:  

(08-04-2020 05:27 AM)goofus Wrote:  I dont even understand why the ACC is keeping its extra OOC game after the SEC canceled theirs. The main point of it was to keep the SEC-ACC interstate matchups. With those gone, what's the point?

Extra product for ESPN/ACC Network. You can only watch old Wake Forest games so many times.

The Big Ten said no to the extra cupcake games.
The Pac-12 said no to the extra cupcake games.
The SEC said no to the extra cupcake games.
Is the ACC that desperate that they need them?

The Big 12 doesn't even have a "network".

It is a potentially strong opportunity for ESPN and the ACC to promote the ACCN. I fully expect the ACC to offer a large number of conference games during the first two weeks. Without many other P5 v P5 matchups, these should grab great time slots.

Of the other P5 conferences, only the B1G has held out the possibility of playing conference games before 9/26. The B1G is rumored to be announcing their schedule today. Even if the B1G does play early games, ESPN is unlikely to be allotted more than 2 or 3 games per week.

The B12 doesn't have a network, but its members have member retained rights games that provide them with quite a bit of value. They would lose these games without the plus one. For the B12, anyway, adding a plus one also gets them to ten games like the P12, B1G and SEC.

(08-04-2020 05:15 AM)schmolik Wrote:  Most of these +1's to me are pointless just like after the SEC abandoned non conference games the +1's for the ACC are pointless too. Unless you're so desperate for football you'll watch Oklahoma State-Tulsa or Baylor-Rice or something like that.

ughh yes people will be desperate wanting to see their school play even against let's say a UTEP. BTW does the ou vs southwest Mizzu st game still PPV?

(08-04-2020 06:46 AM)Thiefery Wrote:  

(08-04-2020 05:15 AM)schmolik Wrote:  Most of these +1's to me are pointless just like after the SEC abandoned non conference games the +1's for the ACC are pointless too. Unless you're so desperate for football you'll watch Oklahoma State-Tulsa or Baylor-Rice or something like that.

ughh yes people will be desperate wanting to see their school play even against let's say a UTEP. BTW does the ou vs southwest Mizzu st game still PPV?

So you don't care if some players/coaches/their families get COVID-19/injuries/etc. because you just have to watch Oklahoma play SW Missouri State?

(08-04-2020 05:27 AM)goofus Wrote:  I dont even understand why the ACC is keeping its extra OOC game after the SEC canceled theirs. The main point of it was to keep the SEC-ACC interstate matchups. With those gone, what's the point?

Not that it had that much weight with the ACC, but ND would like to play Navy if it can.

(08-04-2020 05:37 AM)whittx Wrote:  

(08-04-2020 05:27 AM)goofus Wrote:  I dont even understand why the ACC is keeping its extra OOC game after the SEC canceled theirs. The main point of it was to keep the SEC-ACC interstate matchups. With those gone, what's the point?

Extra product for ESPN/ACC Network. You can only watch old Wake Forest games so many times.

Inventory for the ACCN is important. Also, with ND all-in for 2020 the ACC will have to balance scheduling amongst 15 members. A +1 can actually provide some flexibility.

(08-04-2020 05:15 AM)schmolik Wrote:  Most of these +1's to me are pointless just like after the SEC abandoned non conference games the +1's for the ACC are pointless too. Unless you're so desperate for football you'll watch Oklahoma State-Tulsa or Baylor-Rice or something like that.

Well for the Big 12 it can matter because if their teams play only 9 games, they could be at the old "fewer data points" disadvantage in the CFP when compared to conferences that played 10 games.

(08-04-2020 07:23 AM)TerryD Wrote:  

(08-04-2020 05:27 AM)goofus Wrote:  I dont even understand why the ACC is keeping its extra OOC game after the SEC canceled theirs. The main point of it was to keep the SEC-ACC interstate matchups. With those gone, what's the point?

Not that it had that much weight with the ACC, but ND would like to play Navy if it can.

The ACC screwed Notre Dame really good with the rule that the OOC game must be played in an "ACC state" (EDIT: must be played in the home state of the ACC team]. Totally pointless rule other than to make it more likely the OOC game will make money as a home game.

So much for caring about historical rivalries ...

(08-04-2020 05:50 AM)schmolik Wrote:  

(08-04-2020 05:37 AM)whittx Wrote:  

(08-04-2020 05:27 AM)goofus Wrote:  I dont even understand why the ACC is keeping its extra OOC game after the SEC canceled theirs. The main point of it was to keep the SEC-ACC interstate matchups. With those gone, what's the point?

Extra product for ESPN/ACC Network. You can only watch old Wake Forest games so many times.

The Big Ten said no to the extra cupcake games.
The Pac-12 said no to the extra cupcake games.
The SEC said no to the extra cupcake games.
Is the ACC that desperate that they need them?

The Big 12 doesn't even have a "network".

Texas does and they are the "BOSS".

(08-04-2020 07:23 AM)TerryD Wrote:  

(08-04-2020 05:27 AM)goofus Wrote:  I dont even understand why the ACC is keeping its extra OOC game after the SEC canceled theirs. The main point of it was to keep the SEC-ACC interstate matchups. With those gone, what's the point?

Not that it had that much weight with the ACC, but ND would like to play Navy if it can.

Technically they are FB independent so can't they play any extra games beyond their ACC partnership contracted games this season as long as they stick to the 1 season partnered obligation.

(08-04-2020 08:18 AM)panite Wrote:  

(08-04-2020 07:23 AM)TerryD Wrote:  

(08-04-2020 05:27 AM)goofus Wrote:  I dont even understand why the ACC is keeping its extra OOC game after the SEC canceled theirs. The main point of it was to keep the SEC-ACC interstate matchups. With those gone, what's the point?

Not that it had that much weight with the ACC, but ND would like to play Navy if it can.

Technically they are FB independent so can't they play any extra games beyond their ACC partnership contracted games this season as long as they stick to the 1 season partnered obligation.

I thought that technically, Notre Dame is an ACC football member this season?

In fact, that's the reason they *can't* play the Navy game as scheduled in Annapolis, because the ACC rule forbids it and by their agreement with the ACC they are under the authority of ACC rules this season. If they were still independent, they could play Navy in Annapolis as they'd like to, no?