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The Addition of Cal, Stanford and SMU to the ACC Still Could Happen

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A couple of weeks back, Cal and Stanford being added to the ACC was shutdown by 4 schools: NC State, UNC, FSU and Clemson.

At that point, it seemed like the expansion of the ACC with these two particular schools was dead in the water, but it looks like that might not in fact be the case.

In fact, not only are talks still alive regarding the addition of Cal and Stanford, but SMU is also in the mix.

If an official vote actually took place, which one hasn’t in fact taken place yet, only one of the 4 naysaying schools listed above would have to change their tune.

Here’s a rundown of why the talks aren’t dead according to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo!.

  • Through the addition of the three schools, the ACC would receive an additional $72 million annually. According to the contract, ESPN has to dish out $24 million per school.
  • Apparently Cal and Stanford are willing to take 30% of the Tier 1 share from ESPN ($24 million) for a couple of years, meaning they would only take roughly $8-10 million of that, leaving the remainder to be distributed.
  • Apparently SMU is down to take none of that $24 million annually for 7 years, leaving all of that money to be distributed.
  • The payout of ESPN money has been equal up to to this point, but apparently with the additional available money in this possibility, the remainder wouldn’t be distributed equally, which has been the primary concern of the likes of FSU and Clemson.
    • “The incentives are expected to be heavily weighted toward football success, including such things as winning championships, final top-25 rankings and bowl assignments.”
    • This is a small step in the direction that FSU and Clemson desire, though they would love to see each team not earn an even share of the current ESPN money based on the 14 teams currently in the ACC.
  • According to the report, ACC presidents and Athletic Directors were expected to discuss this today.
  • An official decision could be made within the next couple of weeks.

(Yahoo!)

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Papajohn
Papajohn
8 months ago

I’m thinking this is only a matter of time. They just have to figure out how to divide up the money and get at least one more sure vote.

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Congrats to NC State Football’s Spring Graduates!

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Congratulations to the 7 NC State Football Players that just graduated this Spring.

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2024 Football Spring Graduates

Linebacker Devon Betty (1 year of eligibility)

Defensive End Davin Vann (1 year of eligibility)

Cornerback Aydan White (1 year of eligibility)

Offensive Guard Anthony Carter Jr. (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Lineman Matt McCabe (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Tackle Patrick Matan (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Lineman Brendan Lawson (no longer on the roster)

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Proposed Bill in the NC House Would Require NC State & UNC To Play One Another, as well as ECU, UNCC and App St.

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A bill has been proposed by members of the North Carolina House of Representatives that would force NC State and UNC to play one another, as well as East Carolina, UNC Charlotte and Appalachian State.

According to House Bill 965, which you can read here in full, NC State and UNC would be required to play one another annually in Football, Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball. The Wolfpack and the Tar Heels would also be forced to play a game annually in all three sports against either ECU, UNC-Charlotte or App St. Every six years, NC State and UNC would be required to have played a home and away game against each of the three school in all three sports.

Here’s the exact wording from the proposed bill:

Competition Required. – A high-enrollment institution shall do all of the following in each eligible sport: (1) Every academic year, play at least one home or one away game against (i) another high-enrollment institution and (ii) an eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution. (2) Every six academic years, play at least one home and one away game against each eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution. A high-enrollment institution shall alternate home and away games that are scheduled against the same eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution.

For glossary of terms being referenced above:

For the purposes of this bill, “High-enrollment institutions” = NC State and UNC, while “Eligible constituent institutions” = East Carolina, UNC Charlotte and Appalachian State.

It’s worth noting that NC State already has games schedule against each of these teams home-and-away in Football between now and 2031.

2025 – East Carolina (H)

2025 – @ App St.

2026 – App St. (H)

2028 – @ East Carolina

2030 – Charlotte (H)

2031 – @ Charlotte

What are your thoughts?

For more details, check out this article at WRAL.

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Akron Safety Kerry Martin Jr. will Take an Official Visit at NC State Next Week

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Akron Safety Kerry Martin Jr. (6’1″/195) confirmed with me that he will be taking an Official Visit to NC State next week beginning on May 7th.

After receiving an offer from NC State yesterday, it didn’t take him long to set up the visit.

Martin Jr. is familiar with NC State, because he was recruited by Wolfpack Defensive Coordinator Tony Gibson before he left West Virginia to come to Raleigh. Even though he never coached him, a relationship was established.

Martin Jr.’s connections to NC State are deeper than that. Former NC State Cornerback Derrek Pitts, who is currently a member of the Tampa Bay Bucs, is his cousin.

This past year, Martin Jr. recorded 45 tackles, 2 interceptions and 6 pass breakups for Akron, starting in 9 of the 11 games he played in. His PFF Grade was 68.9.

In 2022, he had 53 tackles, 1 interception and 1 pass breakup, starting in 9 of the 11 games he played in. Martin Jr.’s PFF Grade was 60.9.

In 2019, as a Freshman for West Virginia, Martin Jr. earned PFF Freshman All-American honors, recording a grade of 70.6, with 50 tackles and 3 pass breakups.

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NC State Sits in the Top-20 in 247’s Post-Spring 2024 Preseason Poll

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247’s Brad Crawford released his Post-Spring 2024 Preseason College Football Top-25 recently, and NC State moved up 1 spot to #20.

ACC Teams in the Top-25

11. FSU

14. Miami

16. Clemson

20. NC State

24. Virginia Tech

25. Louisville

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