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RE: AAC at a crossroads: "We’re trying to figure out what our strategy is going ...
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(05-02-2021 03:51 PM)colohank Wrote:  Boise and BYU are must-see TV? Maybe in the 1-15/I-84 corridor, but in the existing AAC footprint, I doubt many viewers give a hoot about either school or its fortunes.

Are you joking? Schedule a game with BYU at YOUR stadium, 1,500 miles from Provo. and re-assess this comment the next day.

I do agree that Boise with a harder schedule and worse record has way diminished value. BYU, however, will come in with a 1-6 record and fill a third of your stadium, which means that their fans everywhere else are watching on TV.

no kidding. BYU played at UC a few years ago, and I was amazed how many BYU fans were there. too bad it was when the senator was still (nominally) coaching, which led to BYU kicking the crap out of UC that day.

Right. The value of BYU is not really in dispute. They currently make about the same on their contract as ESPN pays each of us for ours, so they are probably a unanimous add if they wanted to be our 12th, and would be in the top half in value immediately.
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RE: AAC at a crossroads: "We’re trying to figure out what our strategy is going ...
(05-02-2021 03:51 PM)colohank Wrote:  Boise and BYU are must-see TV? Maybe in the 1-15/I-84 corridor, but in the existing AAC footprint, I doubt many viewers give a hoot about either school or its fortunes.

After what happened between Memphis and BYU in their bowl game, I think that could provide a little something for the conference.



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RE: AAC at a crossroads: "We’re trying to figure out what our strategy is going ...
(05-03-2021 01:56 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  
(05-03-2021 01:24 PM)Bearcatdh58 Wrote:  
(04-21-2021 11:14 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  
(04-21-2021 10:16 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  
(04-20-2021 01:54 PM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  
Seems like the Big 10 and SEC (the SEC at least) would be the most likely recipients of the 2 in that scenario. Doesn't seem like two more at-large opportunities would hurt them. The recipient last year would have been Texas A&M or Florida(assuming Oklahoma and USC are shifted into the mix with titles).

That's one way to look at it. Another is that a guaranteed spot for the G5 - or for any of the other P5 for that matter - could take a spot away from yet another SEC or B1G team.

Under 5-1-2, and using CFP rankings as a guide, in 2020, Florida would have missed the playoffs due to the PAC champ getting in. In 2019, Wisconsin would have missed the playoffs due to the G5 team (Memphis) getting in.

Those are sports those conferences may not want to give up, and thus prefer a straight-8 model or 5-3 model.

But with respect to Wisconsin---the Pac12 WOULD favor it because the Pac-12 champ would have been INCLUDED. The fact is, every P5 has been left out except the SEC. From a P5 standpoint, there will be 3 more slots open to P5's EVERY year than there are now. The problem the P5 has is the current argument that "the G5 is eligible for the playoff" will be dead after 12 years of the Selection Committee saying the undefeated G5's simply dont have the strength of schedule to be ranked that high. Effectively, the structure of the CFP is saying the G5 is not eligible. Furthermore, making it a 8 team playoff---while leaving the selection committee heavily tilted in favor of P5 representation simply makes it more likely that the 9th ranking slot will become the new G5 "glass ceiling" as promoting a G5 above that rank will cost a P5 conference a slot.

The problem is there is no real way to determine relative strength when a team wins all its games against a weaker schedule. All we know is they were better than everyone they played. What we HAVE seen is that when tested against top 10 P5 team's that did play a tough P5 schedule---these undefeated G5 teams are generally quite competitive and quite often win. Thus, in light of the fact G5's can do little to make their schedules look like a P5 schedule---and in light of fact that the top G5 representative when tested has proven worthy far more often than not---there is really no logical argument to continue with any system that will essentially forever lock out the top finisher of literally half of the FBS conferences.

Giving each P5 champion a playoff slot and awarding the top G5 champ a playoff slot (effectively treating the entire 65 member G5 the same as one power conference) may not be the perfect answer---but its far more reasonable and equitable than the current system. To me---its the only logical compromise that makes much sense.

I like a 6 team playoff with the top G-6 (Cincinnati) in play. The format of a bye for the top two teams means that the top G-6 (six seed) will be paired up against the three seed. Beating the three seed and advancing to playing the two seed would be a nice path to playing in the championship game.

Six teams sounds like it is probably among the least likely formats from what I just read.

This is an article by SI that was written after actually speaking with all but one of the 1 member of ths the CFP Management Committee about playoff expansion.

Three interesting things---MOST CFP Management members (10 conference commissioners + Notre Dame's AD) were for expansion. NONE were definitely against expansion. This exploration of expansion has been going on for 27 months. So---we are much closer to end of the process than the beginning. And of great interest here---the concept of auto bids for the P5 champs and the top G5 champ apparently has pretty broad support among the committee members.

https://www.si.com/.amp/college/2021/05/...ssion=true

Very interesting article - thanks for posting.

One of the keys will be whether those who say that they are "open" to the idea of expansion are just saying that to be diplomatic, or whether they are really "open."

There are 11 members. Here's the breakdown:

5 G5 Presidents
6 P5 Presidents (including Notre Dame's President)

It is said in the article that 5 are definitely in favor of expansion, including the AAC and PAC-12 representatives who are most strongly supporting expansion.

Presumably, the other 3 in support of expansion are G5 Presidents.

Q: How many votes do the Presidents have?

There was a recent post stating that the G5 Presidents have 1 vote apiece, and the P5 Presidents each have 2 votes. That's all I know - it may or may not be the case.

If it is true, then here's how the vote would go:

Total votes: 5 (G5) + 12 (P5) votes = 17 total votes.

5 in favor (4 have 1 vote apiece; 1 has 2 votes) = 6 total votes (4 G5, 1 P5).

3 say they are are "open" to the idea: probably 5 votes (2 P5, 1 G5).

3 are noncommittal or opposed to expansion: probably 6 votes (3 P5s).

.

It looks like a tie vote at this point, with the tie being broken by the Presidents that say they are "open" to expansion.

If they are just saying that they're "open" to the idea of expansion, but would actually oppose the specific expansion proposals, then a vote to expand would fail.

To win a vote, the pro-expansion group would need 3 more votes (presumably 1 from the G5 President and 2 from one of the P5 Presidents who say they're "open" to expansion).

Q: Which two P5 Presidents are most likely to be "open" to expansion?

A: The Big Ten and Big 12 Presidents.

Q: Why?

A: Because there have been two CFPs without a Big 12 team (2016, 2020) and two CFPs without a Big 10 team (2017, 2018) in the past five years.

The ACC, Notre Dame, and SEC Presidents would have no particular reason to support expansion.

.

In order for a motion to expand to pass, the Big Ten and/or Big 12 President on the Board might have to support the motion.

The prospects for expansion would be a lot rosier if each of the 11 Presidents have one vote. In that case, the six G5 and PAC-12 Presidents would constitute a majority.

.
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RE: AAC at a crossroads: "We’re trying to figure out what our strategy is going ...
(05-04-2021 01:29 AM)jedclampett Wrote:  
(05-03-2021 01:56 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  
(05-03-2021 01:24 PM)Bearcatdh58 Wrote:  
(04-21-2021 11:14 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  
(04-21-2021 10:16 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  
That's one way to look at it. Another is that a guaranteed spot for the G5 - or for any of the other P5 for that matter - could take a spot away from yet another SEC or B1G team.

Under 5-1-2, and using CFP rankings as a guide, in 2020, Florida would have missed the playoffs due to the PAC champ getting in. In 2019, Wisconsin would have missed the playoffs due to the G5 team (Memphis) getting in.

Those are sports those conferences may not want to give up, and thus prefer a straight-8 model or 5-3 model.

But with respect to Wisconsin---the Pac12 WOULD favor it because the Pac-12 champ would have been INCLUDED. The fact is, every P5 has been left out except the SEC. From a P5 standpoint, there will be 3 more slots open to P5's EVERY year than there are now. The problem the P5 has is the current argument that "the G5 is eligible for the playoff" will be dead after 12 years of the Selection Committee saying the undefeated G5's simply dont have the strength of schedule to be ranked that high. Effectively, the structure of the CFP is saying the G5 is not eligible. Furthermore, making it a 8 team playoff---while leaving the selection committee heavily tilted in favor of P5 representation simply makes it more likely that the 9th ranking slot will become the new G5 "glass ceiling" as promoting a G5 above that rank will cost a P5 conference a slot.

The problem is there is no real way to determine relative strength when a team wins all its games against a weaker schedule. All we know is they were better than everyone they played. What we HAVE seen is that when tested against top 10 P5 team's that did play a tough P5 schedule---these undefeated G5 teams are generally quite competitive and quite often win. Thus, in light of the fact G5's can do little to make their schedules look like a P5 schedule---and in light of fact that the top G5 representative when tested has proven worthy far more often than not---there is really no logical argument to continue with any system that will essentially forever lock out the top finisher of literally half of the FBS conferences.

Giving each P5 champion a playoff slot and awarding the top G5 champ a playoff slot (effectively treating the entire 65 member G5 the same as one power conference) may not be the perfect answer---but its far more reasonable and equitable than the current system. To me---its the only logical compromise that makes much sense.

I like a 6 team playoff with the top G-6 (Cincinnati) in play. The format of a bye for the top two teams means that the top G-6 (six seed) will be paired up against the three seed. Beating the three seed and advancing to playing the two seed would be a nice path to playing in the championship game.

Six teams sounds like it is probably among the least likely formats from what I just read.

This is an article by SI that was written after actually speaking with all but one of the 1 member of ths the CFP Management Committee about playoff expansion.

Three interesting things---MOST CFP Management members (10 conference commissioners + Notre Dame's AD) were for expansion. NONE were definitely against expansion. This exploration of expansion has been going on for 27 months. So---we are much closer to end of the process than the beginning. And of great interest here---the concept of auto bids for the P5 champs and the top G5 champ apparently has pretty broad support among the committee members.

https://www.si.com/.amp/college/2021/05/...ssion=true

Very interesting article - thanks for posting.

One of the keys will be whether those who say that they are "open" to the idea of expansion are just saying that to be diplomatic, or whether they are really "open."

There are 11 members. Here's the breakdown:

5 G5 Presidents
6 P5 Presidents (including Notre Dame's President)

It is said in the article that 5 are definitely in favor of expansion, including the AAC and PAC-12 representatives who are most strongly supporting expansion.

Presumably, the other 3 in support of expansion are G5 Presidents.

Q: How many votes do the Presidents have?

There was a recent post stating that the G5 Presidents have 1 vote apiece, and the P5 Presidents each have 2 votes. That's all I know - it may or may not be the case.

If it is true, then here's how the vote would go:

Total votes: 5 (G5) + 12 (P5) votes = 17 total votes.

5 in favor (4 have 1 vote apiece; 1 has 2 votes) = 6 total votes (4 G5, 1 P5).

3 say they are are "open" to the idea: probably 5 votes (2 P5, 1 G5).

3 are noncommittal or opposed to expansion: probably 6 votes (3 P5s).

.

It looks like a tie vote at this point, with the tie being broken by the Presidents that say they are "open" to expansion.

If they are just saying that they're "open" to the idea of expansion, but would actually oppose the specific expansion proposals, then a vote to expand would fail.

To win a vote, the pro-expansion group would need 3 more votes (presumably 1 from the G5 President and 2 from one of the P5 Presidents who say they're "open" to expansion).

Q: Which two P5 Presidents are most likely to be "open" to expansion?

A: The Big Ten and Big 12 Presidents.

Q: Why?

A: Because there have been two CFPs without a Big 12 team (2016, 2020) and two CFPs without a Big 10 team (2017, 2018) in the past five years.

The ACC, Notre Dame, and SEC Presidents would have no particular reason to support expansion.

.

In order for a motion to expand to pass, the Big Ten and/or Big 12 President on the Board might have to support the motion.

The prospects for expansion would be a lot rosier if each of the 11 Presidents have one vote. In that case, the six G5 and PAC-12 Presidents would constitute a majority.

.

I think that vote depends on the format and on the cash offer from ESPN. You may have missed it—but for the playoff to be modified early—the vote must be unanimous.
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RE: AAC at a crossroads: "We’re trying to figure out what our strategy is going ...
(05-04-2021 01:51 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  
(05-04-2021 01:29 AM)jedclampett Wrote:  
(05-03-2021 01:56 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  
(05-03-2021 01:24 PM)Bearcatdh58 Wrote:  
(04-21-2021 11:14 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  
But with respect to Wisconsin---the Pac12 WOULD favor it because the Pac-12 champ would have been INCLUDED. The fact is, every P5 has been left out except the SEC. From a P5 standpoint, there will be 3 more slots open to P5's EVERY year than there are now. The problem the P5 has is the current argument that "the G5 is eligible for the playoff" will be dead after 12 years of the Selection Committee saying the undefeated G5's simply dont have the strength of schedule to be ranked that high. Effectively, the structure of the CFP is saying the G5 is not eligible. Furthermore, making it a 8 team playoff---while leaving the selection committee heavily tilted in favor of P5 representation simply makes it more likely that the 9th ranking slot will become the new G5 "glass ceiling" as promoting a G5 above that rank will cost a P5 conference a slot.

The problem is there is no real way to determine relative strength when a team wins all its games against a weaker schedule. All we know is they were better than everyone they played. What we HAVE seen is that when tested against top 10 P5 team's that did play a tough P5 schedule---these undefeated G5 teams are generally quite competitive and quite often win. Thus, in light of the fact G5's can do little to make their schedules look like a P5 schedule---and in light of fact that the top G5 representative when tested has proven worthy far more often than not---there is really no logical argument to continue with any system that will essentially forever lock out the top finisher of literally half of the FBS conferences.

Giving each P5 champion a playoff slot and awarding the top G5 champ a playoff slot (effectively treating the entire 65 member G5 the same as one power conference) may not be the perfect answer---but its far more reasonable and equitable than the current system. To me---its the only logical compromise that makes much sense.

I like a 6 team playoff with the top G-6 (Cincinnati) in play. The format of a bye for the top two teams means that the top G-6 (six seed) will be paired up against the three seed. Beating the three seed and advancing to playing the two seed would be a nice path to playing in the championship game.

Six teams sounds like it is probably among the least likely formats from what I just read.

This is an article by SI that was written after actually speaking with all but one of the 1 member of ths the CFP Management Committee about playoff expansion.

Three interesting things---MOST CFP Management members (10 conference commissioners + Notre Dame's AD) were for expansion. NONE were definitely against expansion. This exploration of expansion has been going on for 27 months. So---we are much closer to end of the process than the beginning. And of great interest here---the concept of auto bids for the P5 champs and the top G5 champ apparently has pretty broad support among the committee members.

https://www.si.com/.amp/college/2021/05/...ssion=true

Very interesting article - thanks for posting.

One of the keys will be whether those who say that they are "open" to the idea of expansion are just saying that to be diplomatic, or whether they are really "open."

There are 11 members. Here's the breakdown:

5 G5 Presidents
6 P5 Presidents (including Notre Dame's President)

It is said in the article that 5 are definitely in favor of expansion, including the AAC and PAC-12 representatives who are most strongly supporting expansion.

Presumably, the other 3 in support of expansion are G5 Presidents.

Q: How many votes do the Presidents have?

There was a recent post stating that the G5 Presidents have 1 vote apiece, and the P5 Presidents each have 2 votes. That's all I know - it may or may not be the case.

If it is true, then here's how the vote would go:

Total votes: 5 (G5) + 12 (P5) votes = 17 total votes.

5 in favor (4 have 1 vote apiece; 1 has 2 votes) = 6 total votes (4 G5, 1 P5).

3 say they are are "open" to the idea: probably 5 votes (2 P5, 1 G5).

3 are noncommittal or opposed to expansion: probably 6 votes (3 P5s).

.

It looks like a tie vote at this point, with the tie being broken by the Presidents that say they are "open" to expansion.

If they are just saying that they're "open" to the idea of expansion, but would actually oppose the specific expansion proposals, then a vote to expand would fail.

To win a vote, the pro-expansion group would need 3 more votes (presumably 1 from the G5 President and 2 from one of the P5 Presidents who say they're "open" to expansion).

Q: Which two P5 Presidents are most likely to be "open" to expansion?

A: The Big Ten and Big 12 Presidents.

Q: Why?

A: Because there have been two CFPs without a Big 12 team (2016, 2020) and two CFPs without a Big 10 team (2017, 2018) in the past five years.

The ACC, Notre Dame, and SEC Presidents would have no particular reason to support expansion.

.

In order for a motion to expand to pass, the Big Ten and/or Big 12 President on the Board might have to support the motion.

The prospects for expansion would be a lot rosier if each of the 11 Presidents have one vote. In that case, the six G5 and PAC-12 Presidents would constitute a majority.

.

I think that vote depends on the format and on the cash offer from ESPN. You may have missed it—but for the playoff to be modified early—the vote must be unanimous.

I was thinking that perhaps they would vote first on whether to expand and second on the format, but if they can't agree on a format, perhaps there would be no point in a preliminary vote on whether to expand.

As far as a cash offer from ESPN, my guess would be that they're not going to offer any more than they have to. Thus, if the only way to get an approval would hinge on getting a wheel barrow full of cash, it wouldn't seem likely to happen, especially with ESPN's coffers being dented by the pandemic.

As far as a unanimous vote is concerned, requiring a unanimous vote is tantamount to giving veto power to any President that wishes to oppose an expansion proposal.

They're all talking nicely about being open-minded right now, but they're just trying to be diplomatic right now. When crunch time comes, if anyone is opposed to expansion, they could simply nix it by being the 1 vote against the proposal, and that would be that.

As upbeat as the article was, many of the positive things were said may turn out to be nothing more than a pretense or a smokescreen.

Now, I can understand why Commissioner Aresco was so pessimistic and frustrated about the situation.

.
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RE: AAC at a crossroads: "We’re trying to figure out what our strategy is going ...
(05-04-2021 03:21 AM)jedclampett Wrote:  
(05-04-2021 01:51 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  
(05-04-2021 01:29 AM)jedclampett Wrote:  
(05-03-2021 01:56 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  
(05-03-2021 01:24 PM)Bearcatdh58 Wrote:  I like a 6 team playoff with the top G-6 (Cincinnati) in play. The format of a bye for the top two teams means that the top G-6 (six seed) will be paired up against the three seed. Beating the three seed and advancing to playing the two seed would be a nice path to playing in the championship game.

Six teams sounds like it is probably among the least likely formats from what I just read.

This is an article by SI that was written after actually speaking with all but one of the 1 member of ths the CFP Management Committee about playoff expansion.

Three interesting things---MOST CFP Management members (10 conference commissioners + Notre Dame's AD) were for expansion. NONE were definitely against expansion. This exploration of expansion has been going on for 27 months. So---we are much closer to end of the process than the beginning. And of great interest here---the concept of auto bids for the P5 champs and the top G5 champ apparently has pretty broad support among the committee members.

https://www.si.com/.amp/college/2021/05/...ssion=true

Very interesting article - thanks for posting.

One of the keys will be whether those who say that they are "open" to the idea of expansion are just saying that to be diplomatic, or whether they are really "open."

There are 11 members. Here's the breakdown:

5 G5 Presidents
6 P5 Presidents (including Notre Dame's President)

It is said in the article that 5 are definitely in favor of expansion, including the AAC and PAC-12 representatives who are most strongly supporting expansion.

Presumably, the other 3 in support of expansion are G5 Presidents.

Q: How many votes do the Presidents have?

There was a recent post stating that the G5 Presidents have 1 vote apiece, and the P5 Presidents each have 2 votes. That's all I know - it may or may not be the case.

If it is true, then here's how the vote would go:

Total votes: 5 (G5) + 12 (P5) votes = 17 total votes.

5 in favor (4 have 1 vote apiece; 1 has 2 votes) = 6 total votes (4 G5, 1 P5).

3 say they are are "open" to the idea: probably 5 votes (2 P5, 1 G5).

3 are noncommittal or opposed to expansion: probably 6 votes (3 P5s).

.

It looks like a tie vote at this point, with the tie being broken by the Presidents that say they are "open" to expansion.

If they are just saying that they're "open" to the idea of expansion, but would actually oppose the specific expansion proposals, then a vote to expand would fail.

To win a vote, the pro-expansion group would need 3 more votes (presumably 1 from the G5 President and 2 from one of the P5 Presidents who say they're "open" to expansion).

Q: Which two P5 Presidents are most likely to be "open" to expansion?

A: The Big Ten and Big 12 Presidents.

Q: Why?

A: Because there have been two CFPs without a Big 12 team (2016, 2020) and two CFPs without a Big 10 team (2017, 2018) in the past five years.

The ACC, Notre Dame, and SEC Presidents would have no particular reason to support expansion.

.

In order for a motion to expand to pass, the Big Ten and/or Big 12 President on the Board might have to support the motion.

The prospects for expansion would be a lot rosier if each of the 11 Presidents have one vote. In that case, the six G5 and PAC-12 Presidents would constitute a majority.

.

I think that vote depends on the format and on the cash offer from ESPN. You may have missed it—but for the playoff to be modified early—the vote must be unanimous.

I was thinking that perhaps they would vote first on whether to expand and second on the format, but if they can't agree on a format, perhaps there would be no point in a preliminary vote on whether to expand.

As far as a cash offer from ESPN, my guess would be that they're not going to offer any more than they have to. Thus, if the only way to get an approval would hinge on getting a wheel barrow full of cash, it wouldn't seem likely to happen, especially with ESPN's coffers being dented by the pandemic.

As far as a unanimous vote is concerned, requiring a unanimous vote is tantamount to giving veto power to any President that wishes to oppose an expansion proposal.

They're all talking nicely about being open-minded right now, but they're just trying to be diplomatic right now. When crunch time comes, if anyone is opposed to expansion, they could simply nix it by being the 1 vote against the proposal, and that would be that.

As upbeat as the article was, many of the positive things were said may turn out to be nothing more than a pretense or a smokescreen.

Now, I can understand why Commissioner Aresco was so pessimistic and frustrated about the situation.

.

I see it happening in some form. The overwhelming majority of the parties involved have something to gain from expansion. Even the obvious detractors (SEC Commissioner mainly), can only ignore the universal appeal of expansion among the viewers and their fatigue with the current system for so long.
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$$ will likely be the determining factor. The SEC will want to know they have a good chance to get a 2nd-3rd team in at large. The PAC-12 want a guaranteed slot (as do all of the P-5). And even the ACC will have a different prospective the first time Clemson fails to win the ACC or has two losses - either case will likely result in the ACC being left out under current format. Absent agreement to expand, the P-5 might just consider to reallocate payouts to make the left out P-5 conference feel placated.
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RE: AAC at a crossroads: "We’re trying to figure out what our strategy is going ...
(05-04-2021 03:21 AM)jedclampett Wrote:  
(05-04-2021 01:51 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  
(05-04-2021 01:29 AM)jedclampett Wrote:  
(05-03-2021 01:56 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  
(05-03-2021 01:24 PM)Bearcatdh58 Wrote:  I like a 6 team playoff with the top G-6 (Cincinnati) in play. The format of a bye for the top two teams means that the top G-6 (six seed) will be paired up against the three seed. Beating the three seed and advancing to playing the two seed would be a nice path to playing in the championship game.

Six teams sounds like it is probably among the least likely formats from what I just read.

This is an article by SI that was written after actually speaking with all but one of the 1 member of ths the CFP Management Committee about playoff expansion.

Three interesting things---MOST CFP Management members (10 conference commissioners + Notre Dame's AD) were for expansion. NONE were definitely against expansion. This exploration of expansion has been going on for 27 months. So---we are much closer to end of the process than the beginning. And of great interest here---the concept of auto bids for the P5 champs and the top G5 champ apparently has pretty broad support among the committee members.

https://www.si.com/.amp/college/2021/05/...ssion=true

Very interesting article - thanks for posting.

One of the keys will be whether those who say that they are "open" to the idea of expansion are just saying that to be diplomatic, or whether they are really "open."

There are 11 members. Here's the breakdown:

5 G5 Presidents
6 P5 Presidents (including Notre Dame's President)

It is said in the article that 5 are definitely in favor of expansion, including the AAC and PAC-12 representatives who are most strongly supporting expansion.

Presumably, the other 3 in support of expansion are G5 Presidents.

Q: How many votes do the Presidents have?

There was a recent post stating that the G5 Presidents have 1 vote apiece, and the P5 Presidents each have 2 votes. That's all I know - it may or may not be the case.

If it is true, then here's how the vote would go:

Total votes: 5 (G5) + 12 (P5) votes = 17 total votes.

5 in favor (4 have 1 vote apiece; 1 has 2 votes) = 6 total votes (4 G5, 1 P5).

3 say they are are "open" to the idea: probably 5 votes (2 P5, 1 G5).

3 are noncommittal or opposed to expansion: probably 6 votes (3 P5s).

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It looks like a tie vote at this point, with the tie being broken by the Presidents that say they are "open" to expansion.

If they are just saying that they're "open" to the idea of expansion, but would actually oppose the specific expansion proposals, then a vote to expand would fail.

To win a vote, the pro-expansion group would need 3 more votes (presumably 1 from the G5 President and 2 from one of the P5 Presidents who say they're "open" to expansion).

Q: Which two P5 Presidents are most likely to be "open" to expansion?

A: The Big Ten and Big 12 Presidents.

Q: Why?

A: Because there have been two CFPs without a Big 12 team (2016, 2020) and two CFPs without a Big 10 team (2017, 2018) in the past five years.

The ACC, Notre Dame, and SEC Presidents would have no particular reason to support expansion.

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In order for a motion to expand to pass, the Big Ten and/or Big 12 President on the Board might have to support the motion.

The prospects for expansion would be a lot rosier if each of the 11 Presidents have one vote. In that case, the six G5 and PAC-12 Presidents would constitute a majority.

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I think that vote depends on the format and on the cash offer from ESPN. You may have missed it—but for the playoff to be modified early—the vote must be unanimous.

I was thinking that perhaps they would vote first on whether to expand and second on the format, but if they can't agree on a format, perhaps there would be no point in a preliminary vote on whether to expand.

As far as a cash offer from ESPN, my guess would be that they're not going to offer any more than they have to. Thus, if the only way to get an approval would hinge on getting a wheel barrow full of cash, it wouldn't seem likely to happen, especially with ESPN's coffers being dented by the pandemic.

As far as a unanimous vote is concerned, requiring a unanimous vote is tantamount to giving veto power to any President that wishes to oppose an expansion proposal.

They're all talking nicely about being open-minded right now, but they're just trying to be diplomatic right now. When crunch time comes, if anyone is opposed to expansion, they could simply nix it by being the 1 vote against the proposal, and that would be that.

As upbeat as the article was, many of the positive things were said may turn out to be nothing more than a pretense or a smokescreen.

Now, I can understand why Commissioner Aresco was so pessimistic and frustrated about the situation.

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Two points.

1). The vote must be unanimous to expand the CFP before the current deal expires. That’s because there is already an existing signed contract. An existing contract can only be altered if ALL parties agree to alter it. However, once this current deal runs its course, CFP expansion can happen with a simple majority. In other words—it’s going to happen sooner or later—-but it’s probably no more than 5 or 6 years away...and could be sooner.

2). Don’t underestimate the size of the budget hole left by Covid and it’s affect on schools budgets. Furthermore, Covid will likely still be a factor regarding stadium capacity into 2021-2022 in many areas. Also keep in mind, this budget hole is happening in an environment where many states are cutting back on higher education funding. At the end of the day, conferences are made up of individual schools and those individual school presidents are the ones charting the path for the conference. Do not be surprised if this is a vote that ends up being less about “big picture conference strategy” issues and hinges more on "little picture finances at the individual school level" issues.
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(05-04-2021 03:21 AM)jedclampett Wrote:  I was thinking that perhaps they would vote first on whether to expand and second on the format, but if they can't agree on a format, perhaps there would be no point in a preliminary vote on whether to expand.

As far as a cash offer from ESPN, my guess would be that they're not going to offer any more than they have to. Thus, if the only way to get an approval would hinge on getting a wheel barrow full of cash, it wouldn't seem likely to happen, especially with ESPN's coffers being dented by the pandemic.

As far as a unanimous vote is concerned, requiring a unanimous vote is tantamount to giving veto power to any President that wishes to oppose an expansion proposal.

They're all talking nicely about being open-minded right now, but they're just trying to be diplomatic right now. When crunch time comes, if anyone is opposed to expansion, they could simply nix it by being the 1 vote against the proposal, and that would be that.

As upbeat as the article was, many of the positive things were said may turn out to be nothing more than a pretense or a smokescreen.

Now, I can understand why Commissioner Aresco was so pessimistic and frustrated about the situation.

.

Wut?

Where is pessimistic/frustrated?

Here is the April 2021 quote, WITH WHICH YOU KICKED OFF THIS ENTIRE THREAD

(04-16-2021 04:34 PM)jedclampett Wrote:  AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco Believes The College Football Playoff Will Expand

“There will be discussions coming up in a few weeks at the CFP meetings. Do I think some proposals will be made regarding an expanded playoff – yes. Do I think down the road it could well happen – yes.”
AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco on playoff expansion

— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) April 7, 2021

(jedclampett's original post edited here - I didn't pick up on it earlier, but the finebaum tweet with the Aresco quote ended there...jedclampett included the quote below, which is actually attributable to the Daily Caller article's author, David Hookstead. jedclampett additionally emphasized (italics/bold) the "when will it happen? I have no idea..." excerpt)

"As I’ve said too many times to count, the playoff is 100% going to expand. It’s absolutely going to happen. Now, when will it happen? I have no idea..."

https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/07/aac-c...ly-expand/

Was the pessimism/frustration the 14 March "crossroads" remarks?
Because we've addressed that already - it was a couple minutes of response to a question (during the basketball conference tourney presser), it didn't say anything that hadn't been the Commissioner's messaging for years, it actually was talking about separation from the G4 not conference expansion -- that separation has always been a key line of effort in the P6 AAC strategy.
Heck, one minute and twenty seconds before the first use of the word "crossroads" Commissioner Aresco says "In terms of the future of the conference...I am bullish on our prospects." And then one minute and thirty seconds after the first use of the word "crossroads" Commissioner Aresco says "I think there's a great future for this league." That's the opposite of pessimism and frustration.

He does touch on CFP expansion:
"If the playoff expands, we are going to have to fight hard for an automatic bid, because a two-loss team in our conference I think is often the best team in the so-called Group of Five. We get lumped into that back at the very beginning, when, again, people weren't even sure our conference would survive, and we've clearly outgrown it...we have a TV deal that gives us tremendous exposure...I see a bright future for the league, but we are at a turning point. We definitely have to get out of the situation we're in."
That's identifying the problem, talking about the way ahead, and doing so with "I see a bright future" not with pessimism or frustration.

Then he says about "frustration":
"As you know its very frustrating when they talk about non-power, and then you win a championship, you win a big bowl game, you do the things we're doing, of course we're powerful. But unfortunately that's a term that got coined and we have to deal with it. "
Frustration with the 2013 to present lumping in as "Group of Five" same as he's said for 6 years. Not with the probability/pace of CFP expansion.

Then back to the second and final mention of CFP expansion, as well as second use of the word "crossroads":
"I think the future is bright, I really do, but we are at a crossroads, we've got to figure out in the next year or two, if that playoff gets expanded, we've got to be at the table."
Note the acceptance of a non-immediate time frame, in the next year or two. No impatience here, or frustration with the pace.
And that's where the "gotta figure out" line comes in.

See posts #7 and #17 in this thread.
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(05-04-2021 11:26 AM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  
(05-04-2021 03:21 AM)jedclampett Wrote:  I was thinking that perhaps they would vote first on whether to expand and second on the format, but if they can't agree on a format, perhaps there would be no point in a preliminary vote on whether to expand.

As far as a cash offer from ESPN, my guess would be that they're not going to offer any more than they have to. Thus, if the only way to get an approval would hinge on getting a wheel barrow full of cash, it wouldn't seem likely to happen, especially with ESPN's coffers being dented by the pandemic.

As far as a unanimous vote is concerned, requiring a unanimous vote is tantamount to giving veto power to any President that wishes to oppose an expansion proposal.

They're all talking nicely about being open-minded right now, but they're just trying to be diplomatic right now. When crunch time comes, if anyone is opposed to expansion, they could simply nix it by being the 1 vote against the proposal, and that would be that.

As upbeat as the article was, many of the positive things were said may turn out to be nothing more than a pretense or a smokescreen.

Now, I can understand why Commissioner Aresco was so pessimistic and frustrated about the situation.

.

Wut?

Where is pessimistic/frustrated?

Here is the April 2021 quote, WITH WHICH YOU KICKED OFF THIS ENTIRE THREAD

(04-16-2021 04:34 PM)jedclampett Wrote:  AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco Believes The College Football Playoff Will Expand

“There will be discussions coming up in a few weeks at the CFP meetings. Do I think some proposals will be made regarding an expanded playoff – yes. Do I think down the road it could well happen – yes.”
AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco on playoff expansion

— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) April 7, 2021

(jedclampett's original post edited here - I didn't pick up on it earlier, but the finebaum tweet with the Aresco quote ended there...jedclampett included the quote below, which is actually attributable to the Daily Caller article's author, David Hookstead. jedclampett additionally emphasized (italics/bold) the "when will it happen? I have no idea..." excerpt)

"As I’ve said too many times to count, the playoff is 100% going to expand. It’s absolutely going to happen. Now, when will it happen? I have no idea..."

https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/07/aac-c...ly-expand/

Was the pessimism/frustration the 14 March "crossroads" remarks?
Because we've addressed that already - it was a couple minutes of response to a question (during the basketball conference tourney presser), it didn't say anything that hadn't been the Commissioner's messaging for years, it actually was talking about separation from the G4 not conference expansion -- that separation has always been a key line of effort in the P6 AAC strategy.
Heck, one minute and twenty seconds before the first use of the word "crossroads" Commissioner Aresco says "In terms of the future of the conference...I am bullish on our prospects." And then one minute and thirty seconds after the first use of the word "crossroads" Commissioner Aresco says "I think there's a great future for this league." That's the opposite of pessimism and frustration.

He does touch on CFP expansion:
"If the playoff expands, we are going to have to fight hard for an automatic bid, because a two-loss team in our conference I think is often the best team in the so-called Group of Five. We get lumped into that back at the very beginning, when, again, people weren't even sure our conference would survive, and we've clearly outgrown it...we have a TV deal that gives us tremendous exposure...I see a bright future for the league, but we are at a turning point. We definitely have to get out of the situation we're in."
That's identifying the problem, talking about the way ahead, and doing so with "I see a bright future" not with pessimism or frustration.

Then he says about "frustration":
"As you know its very frustrating when they talk about non-power, and then you win a championship, you win a big bowl game, you do the things we're doing, of course we're powerful. But unfortunately that's a term that got coined and we have to deal with it. "
Frustration with the 2013 to present lumping in as "Group of Five" same as he's said for 6 years. Not with the probability/pace of CFP expansion.

Then back to the second and final mention of CFP expansion, as well as second use of the word "crossroads":
"I think the future is bright, I really do, but we are at a crossroads, we've got to figure out in the next year or two, if that playoff gets expanded, we've got to be at the table."
Note the acceptance of a non-immediate time frame, in the next year or two. No impatience here, or frustration with the pace.
And that's where the "gotta figure out" line comes in.

See posts #7 and #17 in this thread.

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(05-04-2021 11:38 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  
(05-04-2021 11:26 AM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  
(05-04-2021 03:21 AM)jedclampett Wrote:  I was thinking that perhaps they would vote first on whether to expand and second on the format, but if they can't agree on a format, perhaps there would be no point in a preliminary vote on whether to expand.

As far as a cash offer from ESPN, my guess would be that they're not going to offer any more than they have to. Thus, if the only way to get an approval would hinge on getting a wheel barrow full of cash, it wouldn't seem likely to happen, especially with ESPN's coffers being dented by the pandemic.

As far as a unanimous vote is concerned, requiring a unanimous vote is tantamount to giving veto power to any President that wishes to oppose an expansion proposal.

They're all talking nicely about being open-minded right now, but they're just trying to be diplomatic right now. When crunch time comes, if anyone is opposed to expansion, they could simply nix it by being the 1 vote against the proposal, and that would be that.

As upbeat as the article was, many of the positive things were said may turn out to be nothing more than a pretense or a smokescreen.

Now, I can understand why Commissioner Aresco was so pessimistic and frustrated about the situation.

.

Wut?

Where is pessimistic/frustrated?

Here is the April 2021 quote, WITH WHICH YOU KICKED OFF THIS ENTIRE THREAD

(04-16-2021 04:34 PM)jedclampett Wrote:  AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco Believes The College Football Playoff Will Expand

“There will be discussions coming up in a few weeks at the CFP meetings. Do I think some proposals will be made regarding an expanded playoff – yes. Do I think down the road it could well happen – yes.”
AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco on playoff expansion

— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) April 7, 2021

(jedclampett's original post edited here - I didn't pick up on it earlier, but the finebaum tweet with the Aresco quote ended there...jedclampett included the quote below, which is actually attributable to the Daily Caller article's author, David Hookstead. jedclampett additionally emphasized (italics/bold) the "when will it happen? I have no idea..." excerpt)

"As I’ve said too many times to count, the playoff is 100% going to expand. It’s absolutely going to happen. Now, when will it happen? I have no idea..."

https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/07/aac-c...ly-expand/

Was the pessimism/frustration the 14 March "crossroads" remarks?
Because we've addressed that already - it was a couple minutes of response to a question (during the basketball conference tourney presser), it didn't say anything that hadn't been the Commissioner's messaging for years, it actually was talking about separation from the G4 not conference expansion -- that separation has always been a key line of effort in the P6 AAC strategy.
Heck, one minute and twenty seconds before the first use of the word "crossroads" Commissioner Aresco says "In terms of the future of the conference...I am bullish on our prospects." And then one minute and thirty seconds after the first use of the word "crossroads" Commissioner Aresco says "I think there's a great future for this league." That's the opposite of pessimism and frustration.

He does touch on CFP expansion:
"If the playoff expands, we are going to have to fight hard for an automatic bid, because a two-loss team in our conference I think is often the best team in the so-called Group of Five. We get lumped into that back at the very beginning, when, again, people weren't even sure our conference would survive, and we've clearly outgrown it...we have a TV deal that gives us tremendous exposure...I see a bright future for the league, but we are at a turning point. We definitely have to get out of the situation we're in."
That's identifying the problem, talking about the way ahead, and doing so with "I see a bright future" not with pessimism or frustration.

Then he says about "frustration":
"As you know its very frustrating when they talk about non-power, and then you win a championship, you win a big bowl game, you do the things we're doing, of course we're powerful. But unfortunately that's a term that got coined and we have to deal with it. "
Frustration with the 2013 to present lumping in as "Group of Five" same as he's said for 6 years. Not with the probability/pace of CFP expansion.

Then back to the second and final mention of CFP expansion, as well as second use of the word "crossroads":
"I think the future is bright, I really do, but we are at a crossroads, we've got to figure out in the next year or two, if that playoff gets expanded, we've got to be at the table."
Note the acceptance of a non-immediate time frame, in the next year or two. No impatience here, or frustration with the pace.
And that's where the "gotta figure out" line comes in.

See posts #7 and #17 in this thread.

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"Aresco continued. “Football tends to drive everything. So we are going to have to figure out, if the playoff expands, we are going to have to fight hard for an automatic bid, because a two-loss team in our conference I think is often the best team in the so-called Group of Five."

"“We got lumped into that back at the very beginning, when people weren’t even sure our conference would survive. And we’ve clearly outgrown it. ... We have to get out of this situation we’re in. We just don’t want that to continue, because it’s very frustrating when they talk about non-power, and then you win a championship or you win a big bowl game or you do the things we’re doing, of course you’re powerful. It’s a term unfortunately that got coined and we have to deal with it."

https://247sports.com/college/temple/Art...162486095/
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AAC commish: It's 'indefensible' that Iowa State is now ahead of Cincinnati in playoff rankings

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Mike Aresco doesn’t think there’s any good reason why Iowa State should be ranked ahead of Cincinnati in the College Football Playoff rankings.

The Cyclones jumped to No. 7 on Tuesday night after a blowout win over West Virginia. Cincinnati, which hasn’t played since Nov. 21 because of COVID-19, fell a spot to No. 8. Big 12 member Iowa State is 9-2. American Athletic Conference member Cincinnati is 8-0.

"Aresco is the commissioner of the AAC. And on Wednesday he expressed his frustration with the rankings to the Cincinnati Enquirer."

"It really can't be defended. It's indefensible," Aresco told The Enquirer on Wednesday. "This team [Iowa State] has two losses. Why do we bother to play the games?


https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/...r-BB1bOC2i
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"Mike Aresco frustrated by playoff snub, calls for expansion"

More than 24 hours after the final College Football Playoff rankings were released, American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco was still upset.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/u...story.html
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AAC commissioner Mike Aresco discussed the league's strength of schedule prior to the UCF-Tulane game. (Matt Murschel)

Mike Aresco is trying to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday weekend with family at home. However, [size=large]"the American Athletic Conference commissioner is having a hard time enjoying himself because he’s angry and agitated."
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Cool.

jedclampett has FINALLY found the OLD quotes that made so many react to this entire thread saying that Commissioner Aresco's Mar 2021 "crossroads" comment was fully in keeping with YEARS' worth of messaging (like in post #7, like a month ago)

jedclampett also proved my point that despite his assertions in post #185, Aresco isnt expressing pessimism/frustration about the probability or pace of CFP expansion.
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(05-10-2021 01:33 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  Cool.

jedclampett has FINALLY found the OLD quotes that made so many react to this entire thread saying that Commissioner Aresco's Mar 2021 "crossroads" comment was fully in keeping with YEARS' worth of messaging (like in post #7, like a month ago)

jedclampett also proved my point that despite his assertions in post #185, Aresco isnt expressing 0essimism about the probability or pace of CFP expansion.

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(05-10-2021 01:33 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  Aresco isnt expressing pessimism/frustration about the probability or pace of CFP expansion.

I agree that he hasn't expressed pessimism about the long-term probability of CFP expansion at some point in the future.

However, he has expressed frustration with the CFP committee's deliberations regarding both their 2021 CFP rankings/selection and the pace of their consideration of potential CFP expansion.

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"(Aresco stated)... “There will be discussions coming up in a few weeks at the CFP meetings. Do I think some proposals will be made regarding an expanded playoff – yes. Do I think down the road it could well happen – yes.”

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Note: In this statement, Aresco clearly distinguished between the likely outcome of the Spring CFP meetings and the longer-term possibility ("could well happen") of CFP expansion.

Specifically, he made it clear that he did not expect the "proposals" for an expanded playoff to be approved during the Spring meetings.

Would this have caused him any degree of frustration? I can't find any evidence to suggest that he was perfectly happy and content with the unwillingness of the CFP to move toward near-term expansion. To the contrary, the many accounts of Aresco's feelings about the CFP committee's intransigence have emphasized how angry and upset he has been about this issue.

Apparently, you don't think Aresco was frustrated by the fact that the CFP committee showed no indications of supporting a motion for an expanded playoff during their Spring meetings.

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Though you stated that "Aresco isnt expressing pessimism/frustration about the ... pace of CFP expansion," I don't think you have presented any evidence that he is ok with the pace of their deliberations.

I wonder if you or anyone else can cite a specific statement in which Aresco has expressed satisfaction or contentment with the pace of the committee's work on the matter of CFP expansion.


Q: Has Aresco accepted the reality that the playoffs probably won't be expanded until the current CFP system expires in 2026?

A: He did make it clear that he has accepted that reality in a 4/12/21 interview with Paul Finebaum. He spoke in a very somber tone and didn't sound very happy about it, and his remarks came in the midst of a critical statement about the injustice of the current CFP system.

http://finebaumfan.com/listen-to-the-pau...-podcasts/

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His only optimistic statement was that, despite his assumption that the committee would not approve CFP expansion during their Spring meetings, he nevertheless did think that there would eventually be an expanded playoff.

That's why he felt the need to add this sentence: Do I think down the road it could well happen – yes.”

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As to whether he has expressed frustration with the CFP committee, there is abundant evidence that he has.

In fact, his frustration with the CFP Committee was so profound that it even led him to question their credibility:


SBJ Sports Business Journal

"AAC's Mike Aresco Questions Credibility Of CFP Committee
12.17.2020"

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Da...s/CFP.aspx



AAC Commissioner tees off on CFP selection committee
ByAUSTIN NIVISON Dec 16, 2020


"First, the AAC Commissioner took aim at the committee for failing to operate in what he believes to be a logical fashion. Instead, Aresco thinks they are giving protection to bigger brand names in the sport."

"I never thought I’d say it, but if this continues, I’d say let’s bring back the BCS and the computers. It would be a fairer system than I’m seeing now."

The committee is honestly undermining its credibility with the rankings. It defies logic, common sense, and fairness. I’m not the only one. I think there’s universal criticism … It’s clearly become a P5 invitational. That term has been used. Certain teams, because of their name, branding, pedigree, or whatever, are given the playoff privilege, it seems to me.”

"Aresco ...can’t believe which teams get the benefit of the doubt and which ones have to scratch and claw for respect."

“I think what this ranking did last night with Florida after that game against LSU, a team that is depleted, and Georgia jumping over Cincinnati, it just brings the P5 vs. G5 issue into stark contrast,” Aresco said. “It’s been there before, but even more so now. I can speak for Louisiana, which went up to Iowa State and won by 17 points. I can speak for Coastal Carolina, of course. I happen to think Cincinnati is an elite team that’s deserving of a top four spot.”

"Toward the end of his lengthy rant, Aresco made the case that the SEC is having a down year..."

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Has Aresco made some more positive statements about the long-term prospects for CFP expansion?

Yes, he has.
My only point about CFP expansion was that there was at least one interview after he spoke about the AAC's willingness to consider expanding to 14 teams when he made a gloomier statement about the immediate, short-term prospects of CFP expansion, in which he used terms such as "frustration" and "frustrating."

Is it possible that that pessimistic statement was just a "one-off?" Yes.

On the other hand, he has to express long-term optimism because it's part of his job to work toward CFP expansion.

His true feelings on the matter may or may not be quite as optimistic as his statements about the long-term possibilities for expansion may suggest.

Overall, all I am saying is that Aresco's statements about CFP expansion have been a mixed bag. He has made optimistic statements about CFP expansion in the long-term, but has expressed frustration about the prospects for CFP expansion in the shorter-term.

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