ACC schools that have contacted B12 in the past 20 hours: VT, Pitt, Cuse, NCST, GT, Miami, Louisville, BC, Wake. There is a LOT of fear and a lot of smoke. There’s also possibly enough votes to dissolve the GOR according to some of those conversations.
I don’t have specifics yet but I’m being told several ACC schools have already been on the horn with Yormark since late last night. There is a real fear that this was going to happen and that it would be a tipping point.
One source tells me the network knew the results of the selection committee before the show started and Herbie’s soliloquy about bama prior to the reveal was scripted by a committee member who shall remain nameless.
Hearing now there is a possibility B12 could go to 18 and bring in ASU/Utah/WSU/ORSU all at reduced shares for the remainder of the new contract and give them full membership at the next contract. Developing now so stay tuned.
SEC has told ESPN they would go to a 9 game conference schedule if they can get 2 more schools added at a full share. This would add a TON of SEC inventory.
There is real fire to the smoke that Mich and USC could leave the B10 over the equity deal. So much so that both schools have negotiated a backroom back up plan for non football sports to move to the ACC if necessary.