ACC clears way to add Stanford, Cal, SMU, AP sources say, providing escape for 2 Pac-12 schools

SF Gate (Associated Press) ^ | 9/1/2023 | By AARON BEARD and RALPH D. RUSSO

[NohSpinZone]

I know many Americans struggle with geography but even they might understand the folly of two left coast schools joining the ATLANTIC COAST Conference.

[FLNittany]

Seems Notre Dame runs the ACC and isn’t even a full member. Go figure.

[FLNittany]

FSU and Clemson are gone - as soon as they can pack their stuff. Possibly UNC and UVA as well.

Only question is is it to the SEC or B1G.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Yep, this is too funny.

The Atlantic Coast Conference will have teams on the Pacific Coast.

Maybe they will change the name of the ACC since it doesn’t make sense anymore???

Well, in minor league baseball, the Pacific Coast League has teams in Oklahoma and Texas. So there’s that.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

They can rename it the “Great Atlantic and Pacific Conference” or “A&P” for short.

[Tell It Right]

The Atlantic Coast Conference ought to rename themselves the Non Flyovers Conference.

[NohSpinZone]

Those four schools are the heart of the ACC. Miami isn’t much of a football program anymore, so their departures will make the ACC a second-tier conference. FSU joining the SEC would make a lot of sense given the rivalry with Florida.

[dfwgator]

Conferences are going the way of the Dodo Bird, eventually all of college football will be run by one big organization, separating teams into divisions, which actually will resemble more the old conferences.

[FLNittany]

UF will veto any invitation to the SEC for FSU. I think they wind up in the B1G.

[NohSpinZone]

Right but Texas and Indiana schools would ruin that. California is becoming more of a flyover state than any in the Union these days.

[nitzy]

“All Coasts Conference”

[NohSpinZone]

There's even a ready-made logo!

[sasquatch]

https://gostanford.com/news/2023/9/1/athletics-stanford-to-join-the-atlantic-coast-conference-in-august-2024.aspx

[tomkat]

Given the nation’s current chaotic state, this fustercluck seems just about par.

[CommerceComet]

as soon as they can pack their stuff.

Packing their stuff will have to include figuring out how to void the grant of rights agreement. Unless they can void the GOR, it is highly unlikely that they can afford to leave until the 2030s.

[HYPOCRACY]

The Pac 2 will be back stronger than ever!

[Tadhg]

SMU must have some big donors....no tv revenue for 9 years.

[God luvs America]

In 3 to 5 years it will all be revised again- two super conferences with teams from the SEC/Big Ten/ACC/Big 12 merging.

They ACC will be a fraction of what it is now- mediocre- and SMU still won’t be getting any revenue.

[GSWarrior]

See what greed begets.

[FLNittany]

Frankly, the ACC is mediocre now.