Does GA Tech have a chance to make it into a power conference?

Thanks for having me on. Look foward to seeing all the experts show up in the comments.

@saturdayswarriorbyu

26 күн бұрын

Haha they always do, and I welcome it!

@Knowityall

26 күн бұрын

You should look "forward" to life in the AAC.

@williamkent8792

2 күн бұрын

I like what you just said about a fan wants their team to win.... Me personally, I am a Ga Tech fan, I dont care what conference we are in. Im not a conference fan, Ga Tech fan

As a Big 12 fan I would welcome G.T.

@saturdayswarriorbyu

26 күн бұрын

Me too. There are other schools I'd go for first, but I wouldn't mind if we get them.

I’m higher on GT to B10. Just 5-10 years ago, they’d be first out after Clemson/FSU.. Athletic directors and conference commissioners I’d hope have a longer memory.

@saturdayswarriorbyu

26 күн бұрын

You'd hope so. GT probably won't excite a lot of people, but they bring value, especially for the Big 10 trying to get into SEC country.

GT to the B1G is a natural fit and could have a rival in Purdue for the engineers trophy.

@saturdayswarriorbyu

20 күн бұрын

The fit is apparent. The question is whether they make sense at this point or whether the Big 10 wants other teams more.

19:50 of code or so... what i heart is P2 envy! Plain and simple!

@saturdayswarriorbyu

19 күн бұрын

You might "heart" envy, but that's not at all what we're saying. The sport is being destroyed and the Big 10 is at the center of it. I'll think you'll see a lot people stop caring as it keeps getting exclusionary.

In order to not have the same four big money teams fight over the trophy each year and have all of the other teams and fans loose interest, the inevitable landing spot considering the NIL problems and the disparity in tv revenue is something structured like the NFL. Players will need contracts and recruiting will need to include a draft and all teams share equally in tv revenue with extra incentives for teams with winning seasons.

@saturdayswarriorbyu

8 күн бұрын

But with all that, we may as well just watch the NFL.

Why would the Big12 add Syracuse, BC, WF?

@saturdayswarriorbyu

11 күн бұрын

They wouldn't.

If Clemson went to B10, how much better would GT’s chances be? Tech already seems like a top choice to me- why not bring them along to maintain the Clemson rivalry?

@saturdayswarriorbyu

26 күн бұрын

They could, but I think FSU is first on that list. How many more teams does the Big 10 really want to add?

@fecat93

25 күн бұрын

@@saturdayswarriorbyu A full NFL-like group will be between 48-56 teams so the B1G has between 6-10 spots available assuming Northwestern doesn't depart due to athlete compensation. As a Northwestern alumnus and 25+ year season ticket holder having real students and not mercenaries/employees is important.

@C-gt42069

23 күн бұрын

@@fecat93 Many of the Tech folks feel similarly. Will always hold fast to excellence.

I also hope the ACC stays together. Im fine with F$U leaving but would like Clemson to stay. I don't agree with GT would be left behind if the ACC does collapse. I think they would ultimately land in the Big 10. Big 10 has had its eye on Atlanta for a long time.

@saturdayswarriorbyu

25 күн бұрын

I could definitely see it. We will see.

GT's branding started to sink when they stopped playing FSU annually, then the self inflicted wounds with the bad basketball hires and then Geoff Collins.

@saturdayswarriorbyu

26 күн бұрын

A couple good seasons could go a long way to correcting that.

@JohnLin-db3ci

26 күн бұрын

@@saturdayswarriorbyu If fate had GT in the same division with FSU instead of Clemson, we'd likely be talking about GT suing the ACC to leave. Before divisions and UM joined, GT was FSU's closest conference rival. Clemson started to over take them when Tommy Bowden started beating Bobby Bowden and GT's fate was sealed once they were separated into the other division, huge mistake to GT's branding IMO. Even afterward the GT vs FSU games were still close and had dramatic endings.

@saturdayswarriorbyu

22 күн бұрын

Interesting. I admittedly don't know that much about GT history.

To me GT is on the fence... Could end up somewhere like the American if not.

@saturdayswarriorbyu

26 күн бұрын

I think they definitely have the wurst range of outcomes. They do make sense for the Big 10 on many levels, but it seems unlikely.

ACC equal revenue distribution between all schools has resulted in a decade of Clemson Football paying most of the bills for the ACC and 13 other schools including Title IX sports.

@saturdayswarriorbyu

2 күн бұрын

I like equal distribution for things like TV revenue, because you need everyone to play those games. But I think it's fair to reward the programs with post season success with a bigger piece of the earnings bright in from it.

Exactly!!! You hit the heart of the matter around 30min in. The Big 12 and ACC teams have fans too. I am one of them. Exclude my team and I will not be watching the Big10 or SEC. The only reason I watch those conferences is that my team has a chance and is relevant. Continue with this elitists, exclusionary reorganization and see how overall interest starts to dwindle. The excluded team’s fans will leave and along with them, their tv numbers aka their revenue. The winners need the losers to be relevant. Looks like these bird brains are loosing sight of that.

@saturdayswarriorbyu

8 күн бұрын

Yup. It's completely changing the essence of the sport.

Some clarity to all. FSU is leaving, they already have the money for the worst case scenario. It’s just a matter of how much.

@joe_zeay

20 күн бұрын

Yes. And Miami on standby to stroke a check for that same amount

@saturdayswarriorbyu

20 күн бұрын

Nobody thinks FSU will stay in the ACC long term. The question, line you said, it how much and when.

Hilarious tale on the ac having the stronger position, when they and espn have led about the "iron clad" contract!, any youtube talking about their team, that is not, a viable candidate for the P2, has a similar take! Their conference is right and more viable! Not going to happen. The P2 will get their teams or of the acc and it will be more like the b12 in the end. Gooooo Bluuuuuueeeeee Baby!

@saturdayswarriorbyu

19 күн бұрын

It's people like you that make people not like the " P2". I grew up in Michigan rooting for the Big 10, but find it hard to care anymore.

EAST: Syracuse, Boston College, UConn, Duke, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, USF. WEST: Tulane, SMU, SDSU, Cal, Stanford, Oregon State, Washington State.

@saturdayswarriorbyu

26 күн бұрын

Better than going to the American.

GT has no chance for the SEC, and only a slight chance for the B10 perhaps as a partner with another AAU School (Virginia or Miami). Most likely -- Tech will remain in the ACC.

@saturdayswarriorbyu

24 күн бұрын

What happened to the rest of your comment? I was coming back to read the whole thing and respond. I pretty much agree with what you left in.

@hudson5112

24 күн бұрын

​​@@saturdayswarriorbyu I felt it was overly long with too much detail so I deleted most of my comment. My basic points were (1) the costs for FSU to leave will likely prove to be prohibitive, thus significantly delaying their exit from the ACC; (2) the ACC has been very proactive in defending itself over the years including the destruction of the Big East to get the schools it wanted and also the successful implementation of the GOR. I think the ACC will fight Clemson and FSU to the bitter end. (3) the state of North Carolina has alot invested in the ACC and will do what it can to protect the ACC. Bottom line --- I think the ACC will remain largely intact for the next several years and will continue to be a great home for Georgia Tech.

@saturdayswarriorbyu

22 күн бұрын

Great points. Also, even if/when FSU gets out, there's no saying whether other schools will also be able to leave. Either the ruling won't apply to them, too cost prohibitive, or no m nowhere to go.

I think everyone should look at the playoffs differently. There is at least 6 big 10 teams and 6 sec teams that are better then most of the schools if not all of the big 12 and the lower group and the acc take away florida state and Clemson and the same exist. So if the big 10 and sec are getting 3 spots and the big 12 and acc get 2 spots. I can promise you that there will be more teams in the power 2 that don’t get to the playoffs that are better then 90% of the teams in the acc big 12 and the group if 5? Plus don’t do like the pac12 did think they were better and worth more then they really are and that cost them everything… be lucky the power 2 are not asking for 4 spots each. Even if they did. I think that would be more fair. Imagine the best 2 big 12 teams go and you will have penn state usc Washington and Wisconsin not going and the sec you will have Oklahoma Tennessee lsu staying home? They should be happy with what they are getting

@saturdayswarriorbyu

25 күн бұрын

It's that kind of arrogant attitude that is leading to the destruction of the sport. Not only are you underestimating some Big 12 schools, you're forgetting to mention that at least half of the Big 10 is garbage. Teams don't deserve a spot before the season even starts. Keep the focus on the regular season and take the conference champions and a few at large teams (although I wouldn't mind dropping those too). If you want in, win your conference. Nobody made you form such a big conference with so many big brands. So, when teams get left out, no one will cry for you. Nobody wants to see a repeat of a bunch of conference games in the playoffs. The playoff is fun because different schools have access and it's fun to see new match ups.

@larry93343

25 күн бұрын

You are entitled an opinion just like me. And I think everyone will gladly watch Michigan Ohio state Alabama over the best the big 12 has to offer. I am not denying they deserve a spot. Just pointing out that the schools the big 12 plays is not the caliper teams the big 10 or sec plays and you can tell by the way the money flows that money talks. I give props to the big 12 efforts but anyone that thinks the big 12 deserves the same respect as the big 2. You will be like the pac12 left behind.

@larry93343

25 күн бұрын

I also agree that they should not have as many playoff spots maybe conference champs and that’s it. I liked the old system before the bcs. Then you had to play the whole season. I didn’t think 2 schools from the same conference should be allowed when there was only 4 spots. The conference can decide however they want to decide who will represent them. My opinion the first year of the bcs was good but nobody liked the outcome and from that point on it has been a popularity contest. I agree it’s not fair but money runs everything and money will control what happens unfortunately… not saying the big 12 doesn’t deserve to be there just facing the reality.. I think the big 12 should pull all strings do everything it can get Notre Dame florida state Clemson Miami and try to get Nebraska away from the big 10

@blakenagy8399

22 күн бұрын

Half the Big10 and half the sec is mediocre to garbage, just like the other conferences lol.

The GT guy obviously doesn't know the case. The settlement will be this fall.

@saturdayswarriorbyu

26 күн бұрын

I agree that this fall feels really soon, but everything seems to moving at lightning speed these days.

@doof1453

26 күн бұрын

Not a chance anything is decided within 2 years. There can't be a settlement because this is an existential threat to the ACC. It is not in its own best interest to settle anything. Court cases like this will drag out for years.

@robertgibbs6480

7 күн бұрын

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