Looking at this article and today’s ruling about NIL, I can see a lot of changes coming to college football between now and. 2030. The B1G and SEC are already using their power to change the college football playoffs.
One change that may become a reality is. ND may be forced to have their football team join a conference or not being able to participate in any post season tournament in football or basketball.
This article points out the most likely teams to join the B1G are UNC and FSU. But also speculates the B1G could expand to 24 teams. And a lot of other ACC teams like Georgia tech and virgins tech and Miami and Clemson and Duke and nd could be possibilities.
The year 2030 is given because that is the year the ACC contract with ESPN is concluded. And it is expected that ESPN won’t renew it and teams will be allowed to to leave.
What is not being said is there are many current ongoing lawsuits. And teams like Clemson, FSU and Miami. May find a way to buy their way out of the ACC Before 2030 much like USC and Texas did. Sure they are under contract. Money creates and breaks contracts.
Lots of inaccuracies here:
1. 2030 is not when the espn contract ends but when the GOR agreement amendment recently passed allows a reduced buyout by the acc members. That amount is expected to be palatable for teams leaving for B1G or ACC.
2. The amendment was a settlement in the lawsuit with acc. Nothing will change before that as a result of any lawsuits you are suggesting.
3. With regards to ND they are in the ACC GOR and will not be going anywhere before 2030.
4. Your comment on ND could be shut out of playoffs is just flat wrong. Basketball is not expected to change. Ongoing discussions are how many AQ will be slotted for the B1G and SEC for football only and seeding. Honestly this will probably all have very little effect on who is in the playoffs, might only be 1-2 teams that could get AQ that would otherwise be at-larges regardless.
5. Today’s ruling? You mean the house settlement that was settled several months ago and the entire sports ecosystem has already adapted to for months? The only change was they are grandfathering some walk-ons, there was no “ruling” just the formal approval of a long time settlement that has been in the works.
My point is don’t expect anything major to change in football between now and 2030. We’ve had some major changes the past 2-3 years but it should be a slow and gradual decline of teams without full financial resources. I think the impactful news will be NIL lawsuits by student athletes which will have nuanced changes but nothing seismic.
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