It starts with a bang: "Lately, the speeches from conference commissioners have been more anticipated, scrutinized and second-guessed than anything the coaches have to say. With revenue at an all-time high and collegiality at an all-time low, the boardroom drama is more fascinating than the actual games."
That is sad but true. There are people all over the internet who see these things as sport itself.
"We’ve heard from every conference commissioner as they assess the landscape. We saw flexing from Greg Sankey of the SEC and Kevin Warren of the Big Ten. We heard brass-tacks business talk from new Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark. We got a dose of pushback and perspective— wistful and weak to some critics—from ACC boss Jim Phillips. And we got a mixture of dismay and defiance from the Pac-12’s George Kliavkoff."
One of the more important quotes for us: "The gaps between the haves (Power 5) and have-nots (Group of 5) continue to grow. Heck, the gap within the Power 5 is now a chasm. As one administrator recently surmised, “It’s become the Big 2 (SEC, Big Ten), Other 1 (ACC) and Group of 7.”
That being the case, how do we close that gap enough to make certain the ACC survives and remains fully viable in football? We must prune and replace, based on football, whuch means on average game attendance and proven TV and streaming numbers and location near top recruits.
That is sad but true. There are people all over the internet who see these things as sport itself.
"We’ve heard from every conference commissioner as they assess the landscape. We saw flexing from Greg Sankey of the SEC and Kevin Warren of the Big Ten. We heard brass-tacks business talk from new Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark. We got a dose of pushback and perspective— wistful and weak to some critics—from ACC boss Jim Phillips. And we got a mixture of dismay and defiance from the Pac-12’s George Kliavkoff."
One of the more important quotes for us: "The gaps between the haves (Power 5) and have-nots (Group of 5) continue to grow. Heck, the gap within the Power 5 is now a chasm. As one administrator recently surmised, “It’s become the Big 2 (SEC, Big Ten), Other 1 (ACC) and Group of 7.”
That being the case, how do we close that gap enough to make certain the ACC survives and remains fully viable in football? We must prune and replace, based on football, whuch means on average game attendance and proven TV and streaming numbers and location near top recruits.
