(08-02-2022 04:51 PM)bullet Wrote: (08-02-2022 04:41 PM)Attackcoog Wrote: Thats pretty good news for everyone who is trying to survive in college football outside the cozy confines of the P2.
He doesn't rule out going beyond, but doesn't even seem to be considering it. He answers the questions about superconferences by talking about 18 to 20.
And this means exactly what? Nada! Rule #1 of expansion. You don't talk about expansion. Rule #2 of expansion. You don't talk about expansion.
Sankey's AD's are saying 20 plus. Sankey will see what the Big 10 does out West before he does anything. If they add 2 more, he'll add 2 more. If they add 4, he'll add four, or add 2 to the West and hold slots for the East.
Until then he'll admit there is a possibility and deny any action. They already know who they accept next. They likely know who they would accept after that. If the Big 10 takes Oregon, Washington, Cal and Stanford to move to 20, then Sankey knows no slots were spent on the ACC. This could open up a couple of current or past B12 schools. And any ACC interests would be lined up. If the Big Ten attempts a move on the ACC the SEC would be ready to announce in a moment's notice. If not we sit.
Citing these kinds of interviews means practically nothing. Sankey says 18-20, but isn't planning anything now. Standard Operating Procedure for any Commissioner. Warren wanted an Alliance to "stop the power grab" only it really meant "stall things until I can grab some power."
Frank wants to believe intentions are good, and Sankey speaks of the greater good, but one destroyed the Big 12's value and the other the PAC 12's value, and yet you, Frank, and others in denial, pay heed and take hope in these legally obfuscatory declarations while the Big 10 reloads tubes 1-4 to finish off the PAC and Sankey admits 4 more are possible for the SEC.
Well, if the SEC takes 4 valuable ACC targets and Warren finishes taking half of the PAC how can anyone doubt the impact it will have on playoff inclusion? Yes, there will be a catch all tweener conference, but for how long? Until present contracts expire, or the best of that conference are absorbed as well.
Nonsense to me is the extreme denial of what is going on as you watch it happening and after being wrong about the Big 10 raiding the PAC and calling the concept nonsense and fanatical, I would expect Frank to be a bit more judicious and cautious as to his stances, especially as credible sources openly discuss the possible next move of 4 more PAC schools.
All conferences deny activity until they announce it. All stories are denied or not mentioned until it happens. Nothing new there! And P.T. Barnum is still correct, there's one born every minute!