Nobody is being shut out of access to a playoff. IF we have a team good enough to be ranked in the top 4, we'll get in. Some could argue that losing Pitt and WVU would make that feat a little easier.

As for the BCS, it has been obvious for a while now that the BE was going to be cut out of a full share. But we'll still get something, and the BCS distribution will be smaller than the TV contract we get, anyway. As others have said, we just have to outperform on the field, and we'll be as fine as we can be.

Playoff revenue will be much larger than regular BCS Bowls. Why would the Orange bowl generate so much more money when almost certainly no ACC team will ever place in the top 2? And if they want a second place team from the Big 10 or SEC, those teams may still be in the top four hence not viable options. Does the ACC really want a 9-3 second place or third place teams? The pool starts to thin out after Michigan and Ohio St. ND on a down year won't get in either.

So yeah, I don't see the BE being shut out completely. My bet is they will place a champion from the eastern half of the conference in the Orange bowl so long as that team has a comparable ranking and record to the ACC champ.

(05-31-2012 08:06 AM)TripleA Wrote:  I endorse all of those, but I think #s 4, 7 and 8 are highly unlikely, and will leave a lot of folks disappointed. I've just decided to root for the best TV and bowl deals possible, and deal with whatever it is.

I honestly think with the addition of BYU that 15-17 Mil will looks a little low. It will imo be right at 17-18 Mil. ACC money or a tad bit better which is is perfectly reasonable. Given our market size and potential.

#8 will definitely happen. Sec #4 vs Big East #2 in the Liberty Bowl. That's a damn given.

As far as #7 goes the ACC needs to stop being dumb and fall in line. BE #1 vs ACC #1 atleast keeps us somewhat close to the big 4 and would keep the NBE and ACC seperated from the lower tiers that much more.

(05-31-2012 04:20 PM)Frank the Tank Wrote:  

(05-31-2012 04:15 PM)Kings Special Wrote:  No offense, Frank the Tank, but anyone that thinks what Deloss Dodds wants may not matter because of the 9 dwarves' opinions, doesn't really understand the power structure of the Big XII-II-II+II. Now, if ESPN told Bevo that it was time to expand, that'd be another story.

Oh, I'm fully aware of the power that Texas has in the Big 12. They're the whole reason why the conference is still alive today to even viably dream about raiding the ACC.

I though Texas was adamant against adding another other schools from the state, how did TCU get in if Texas is so powerful?

Why TCU? Good question. #1. They certainly have played like they deserve it for the last several years. #2. Best choice at the time among other Texas possibilities. #3. Just three Texas teams in the Big 12 seemed too few. #4. TCU was readily available for 2012 since they hadn't joined the Big East yet. And as for recruiting, no one Texas has offered for 2013 has turned them down to choose TCU, so no worries there. I just hope that Houston and SMU prosper in the NBE and keep the conference relevant in the Texas media.

TCU has done well on the field and after losing AM the other Big12 schools wanted another Texas school. The truth is that while TCU can beat Texas once in awhile they are not a threat to Texas anymore than USF being added to SEC would threaten Florida

(05-31-2012 08:30 PM)Tigermaniac Wrote:  

(05-31-2012 08:06 AM)TripleA Wrote:  I endorse all of those, but I think #s 4, 7 and 8 are highly unlikely, and will leave a lot of folks disappointed. I've just decided to root for the best TV and bowl deals possible, and deal with whatever it is.

#8 will definitely happen. Sec #4 vs Big East #2 in the Liberty Bowl. That's a damn given.

A damn given? Wanna bet? It might be the BE #2, but it's not going to be the SEC#4. More like the SEC #5 or lower. UNLESS FedEx dumps a bunch of money into the Liberty Bowl, which hasn't been mentioned anywhere yet.

I believe that's possible, either with the Liberty, or elsewhere, but to say the SEC #4 and the BE #2 in the LB "is a damn given" is a bit of hyperbole, for the moment. Right now it's the SEC #6, IIRC. Show me a link quoting Ehrhart saying SEC #4, and I will stand corrected.

(05-31-2012 08:58 PM)Bearcat_Bounce Wrote:  

(05-31-2012 04:20 PM)Frank the Tank Wrote:  

(05-31-2012 04:15 PM)Kings Special Wrote:  No offense, Frank the Tank, but anyone that thinks what Deloss Dodds wants may not matter because of the 9 dwarves' opinions, doesn't really understand the power structure of the Big XII-II-II+II. Now, if ESPN told Bevo that it was time to expand, that'd be another story.

Oh, I'm fully aware of the power that Texas has in the Big 12. They're the whole reason why the conference is still alive today to even viably dream about raiding the ACC.

I though Texas was adamant against adding another other schools from the state, how did TCU get in if Texas is so powerful?

Easy...Big 12 just lost TEXAS A&M to the SEC and the conf was down to just 8 members.

TCU would have never gotten in to the Big 12 if Texas A&M stayed as a member (Conf didn't want more than 4 teams from TX in the conf).