{"id":111928,"date":"2024-08-27T15:38:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T22:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/?p=111928"},"modified":"2024-08-27T15:38:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T22:38:08","slug":"fbs-smu-cal-stanford-acc-media-deal-college-football-conference-realignment-aac-cpcp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-smu-cal-stanford-acc-media-deal-college-football-conference-realignment-aac-cpcp\/","title":{"rendered":"SMU &amp; ACC College Football Conference Realignment: Mustangs Are Now A Power Four Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SMU is among three teams which are going to join the ACC this year. It is yet another school which leaves the <a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/college-football\/fbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Group of Five<\/a> conferences and heads to the Power Four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at SMU\u2019s situation and what it means for the <a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-college-football-realignment-pac-12-mountain-west-merger-stanford-cal-heading-to-aac-cpcp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">college football realignment<\/a> landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6a896cfa alignwide\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-21cd4368\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betmgm.com\/en\/mobileportal\/register?utm_source=herosports&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-21cd4368\" src=\"https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/atl-ms-1549850-paid-display-leaderboard-728x90-1.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"ATL_MS_1549850_Paid Display-Leaderboard-728x90 (1)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/atl-ms-1549850-paid-display-leaderboard-728x90-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 728w, https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/atl-ms-1549850-paid-display-leaderboard-728x90-1-300x37.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/atl-ms-1549850-paid-display-leaderboard-728x90-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;w=384&amp;ssl=1 384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cal-stanford-and-smu-moving-to-the-acc\">Cal, Stanford, And SMU Moving To The ACC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ACC school presidents voted in 2023 to add SMU, Stanford, and Cal to the conference for this year. All three schools reportedly won\u2019t receive full ACC revenue shares for nine years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cal announces it will not receive full ACC revenue shares until its 10th year in league: 2033. Stanford &amp; SMU in same situation<\/p>&mdash; Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Brett_McMurphy\/status\/1697619768340054166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SMU will likely have to pay more than $10 million to the AAC as an exit fee, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/news\/acc-expansion-smu-emerges-as-potential-target-along-with-stanford-cal-from-pac-12-per-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS<\/a>, as SMU intends to leave in 27 or fewer months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AAC commissioner Mike Aresco had contingency plans if SMU were to leave, as the league is now adding Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clemson &amp; FSU\u2019s ACC Lawsuits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After the Pac-12 imploded, some have begun to wonder if the same would happen to the ACC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clemson and Florida State have both sued the ACC in recent months over matters related to the league\u2019s grant of rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida State has reportedly expressed frustration with the ACC\u2019s media deal for months, saying FSU isn\u2019t making enough to keep up with SEC and Big Ten programs also seeking to win national championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the nine FBS leagues recently signed off on a six-year College Football Playoff arrangement through 2031 that would give the Big Ten and SEC nearly twice as much money as the ACC and Big 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida State has argued the ACC has mismanaged its TV agreement with ESPN, <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/5465774\/2024\/05\/02\/acc-florida-state-clemson-lawsuits-realignment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Athletic<\/a> reported. FSU is also seeking for a court in Florida to rule whether the ACC\u2019s grant of rights is legitimate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clemson is questioning the legitimacy of the ACC\u2019s grant of rights when it comes to a school leaving the conference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sports media experts have argued Clemson and Florida State\u2019s cases against the ACC aren\u2019t very strong, which could prevent the conference from dissolving anytime soon. However, that doesn\u2019t mean it isn\u2019t impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those schools could come up with the financial means to separate from the ACC, or perhaps all parties involved come to an amicable solution which means those two programs can seek a new conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if that did happen, the ACC would be losing arguably its two most valuable members when it comes to college football. And like what happened with the Pac-12, some big-name schools leaving could lead to several others wanting out as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A judge reportedly decided this week to grant a temporary restraining order against North Carolina\u2019s board of trustees. That means the board can\u2019t go over things like finances or conference realignment in a closed session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the sake of the Group of Five, if the ACC were to completely dissolve, it\u2019s not impossible some programs are left behind by the power leagues. Perhaps the AAC or the Sun Belt figure out an arrangement with leftover ACC teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SMU Football Fundraising<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>SMU announced it raised $100 million in just seven days to help support its transition to the ACC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That money will prove critical because of the funds it&#8217;s losing out on as the athletic department makes the transition to its new league. The program also publicized that media coverage of the ACC move produced over $163 million in advertising revenue in a mere three days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is an unprecedented financial commitment from a core group of donors who have understood from the beginning that moving to the ACC will be transformational for our university on both athletic and academic levels,&#8221; SMU President R. Gerald Turner said in a press release. &#8220;While there is still much work to be done, the ability to rally this kind of support in just one short week demonstrates that SMU and Dallas recognize the excellence of this opportunity and are stepping up to support it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6a896cfa\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-21cd4368\"><a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/betmgm-promotions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"147\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-21cd4368\" src=\"https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"PROMO-BANNER-2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2-300x41.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2-768x105.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2-1024x139.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2-750x102.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;w=384&amp;ssl=1 384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-smu-acc-football-record\">SMU-ACC Football Record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>SMU is 16-18 against the teams which are currently in the ACC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, N.C. State, North Carolina, Pitt, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest were the teams in the ACC last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of those schools have reportedly shared disinterest in adding other schools. Florida State, for example, has expressed frustration about the ACC\u2019s media deal and a possible desire to go to another conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>For more Group of Five coverage, follow us on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HEROsportsCFB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HERO_SportsCFB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-conference-was-smu-in\">What Conference Was SMU In?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>SMU has been a member of the AAC since 2013 but has long been regarded as another team which might go to the Power Four.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SMU, which was previously in <a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/college-football\/c-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conference USA<\/a>, positioned itself as the next G5 school to move on after Houston, UCF, and Cincinnati went to the Big 12 last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SMU ended the 2023 season 11-3 overall after winning the AAC Championship against Tulane and losing to Boston College in the Fenway Bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9a04ddb9\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ca0a0411 related_art_block\">\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-black-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-black-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-808aa430 gb-headline-text\">Related Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-washington-state-football-conference-realignment-cougars-mountain-west-aac-pac-12-cpcp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington State Football Conference Realignment: WSU Joins Mountain West\/Pac-12 Arrangement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-g5-power-five-college-football-conference-realignment-ranking-teams-cpcp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Group Of Five To Power Four College Football Conference Realignment: Ranking G5 Teams Most Likely To Move On<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-college-football-realignment-pac-12-mountain-west-merger-stanford-cal-heading-to-aac-cpcp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College Football Realignment: Pac-12\/Mountain West Announce Scheduling Alliance, ACC Faces New Issues<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-black-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-black-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-acc-media-deal\">ACC Media Deal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The ACC\u2019s media deal netted each program about $40 million in 2021-22, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/florida-state-president-not-satisfied-with-how-much-money-school-currently-gets-from-acc-media-deal-203012049.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yahoo Sports<\/a>. The deal is set to expire in 2036.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In comparison, the media deals for the Big Ten and SEC both give over $50 million to each school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aac-media-deal\">AAC Media Deal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The AAC and ESPN agreed to a 12-year contract worth about $1 billion, via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ncaaf\/2019\/03\/20\/ap-source-american-athletic-makes-12-year-tv-deal-with-espn\/39229011\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USA Today<\/a>. The deal began in 2019 and was to pay each program just less than $7 million per year when it was made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NCAA To Pay College Football Players<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The NCAA, along with the Power Four leagues, agreed recently to let schools pay athletes directly. This obviously affects SMU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is in the wake of the NCAA\u2019s settlement in federal antitrust cases which will lead to former college athletes being paid after they weren\u2019t able to profit off of their names, images, and likenesses while in college. This will reportedly result in the governing body of college sports paying about $2.7 billion over 10 years to past and current athletes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/story\/_\/id\/40206364\/ncaa-power-conferences-agree-allow-schools-pay-players\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">per ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NCAA will pay for nearly half of it. Of that remaining half, 60% will be paid by non-Power Four conferences and their programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SMU is among three teams which are going to join the ACC this year. It is yet another school which leaves the Group of Five conferences and heads to the Power Four. 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