What a disappointing college football season....
- Colorado coverage jammed down your throat when they're no good.
- Conference realignments.
- Denied hardship waivers.
- Transfer portal mayhem.
- 13-0 P5 conference champ snubbed from the playoff..
- Stat padding, 3 losses, and losing most of your big time match ups gets you a Heisman.
This isn't the sport I fell in love with. What positive things do y'all feel like happened this season?
Significant announcement:
The Florida State Seminoles' exclusion from the College Football Playoff, despite a perfect season and winning the ACC Championship, sparked widespread anger, frustration, and disappointment.
However, the FSU Fanbase - embracing the resilience demonstrated by the 2023 team - turned these emotions into action. This week, we have seen an explosion of support through new memberships, upgrades, and individual contributions.
Inspired by this display of resolve and committed action, an anonymous donor has pledged to match all new contributions up to a total of $500,000 from now until December 22nd to help us reach our goal of 5,500 members.
We invite all FSU supporters to continue this UNCONQUERED momentum by joining us at https://t.co/nezX3okFGK and help build a truly undeniable program. Go Noles!
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Probable Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels says he thinks FSU was kept out of the CFI because of “ratings and viewership.”
Like, let that sink in. This isn’t angry FSU fans saying it. It’s the top player in the country.
The consensus is that Florida State needs leave the ACC. So, how can this work financially? That is one of the biggest questions and challenges involved in all of this.
This information has been reviewed by professionals.
The ACC bylaws are clear around the exit fee. That is an easy calculation to do. However, with the addition of SMU, Stanford, and California to the ACC, the payout value will change in coming academic year. But, with an announcment pending soon (more info coming in the coming days on this), the calculation would be based on the revenue numbers of the last tax submissions. That value is below $200M.
Make sure not to confuse a GOR buyout with the exit fee. They are not one and the same. Separate contracts.
I have to keep some information confidential as it can't be released in my tweet, but a loan from a source can be and likely will be used. Yes, it is true that money is there for Florida State to use on a buyout.
It is not unusual for the Big Ten to loan money to a new conference member. It is highly likely (😉) that will be used here as well.
Depending on the value of a negotatiined exit fee, and the loan value given to Florida State, Florida State can make a move to the Big Ten work financially.
Static revenue would be in place from the media payouts. Revenue that is not static can fluctutate academic year to acdemic year but can be projectd. Those projections have been evaluated by network professionals.
With Florida State having approval for pro rata payouts as a Big Ten member, we can calucate what the new revenue that is avaialble PRIOR to becoming a Big Ten meber. The projections provided do not count Florida State as a Big Ten member since the data is based on 2024 Big Ten membership.
Many folks say Florida State will be out of the ACC and competeting in a new conference for the 2025 academic year. Thus, as a Big Ten member, over a 5 year period, there would be a minimum of $200M of new revenue available for Florida State. Thus, any loan value that would need to be repaid can result in a net positive revenue projection. Why? Over a 10 year period, there would be a minimum of $424M of new revenue for Florida State. The new revenue from the static portion of the new revenue would have a higher value with Florida State as a Big Ten member, so keep that in mind when reviewing the numbers.
The new revenue coming from the expansion of the college football playoff will lead to more new revenue as a Big Ten member as well, but until things are signed into a contract, those numbers are not going to be listed. Why? Negotations aren't going as good as people thought they would. The networks are not interested in a G5 vs big school playoff game. The value isn't there for them to pay big money.
The GOR value will end up being a network based resolution and games can be moved around to make everyone whole - just as FOX and ESPN did with the exit of OU and UT from the Big 12. Thus, there is no value you can calculate to assess what the net gain move would be from a conference move. You can only calculate that from a exit fee.
I’ve spoken with many CFB AD’s and yes some that have been on the @CFBPlayoff Committee, and to a person they agree that what happened Sunday should NOT have happened. One aspect so many overlook is the lack of consistency by the Committee particularly where Liberty over @SMUfootball took place and the answer Boo Corrigan gave was “well, they won every game.” Gee, that works for the NY’s6 G5, but NOT a P5 undefeated team! No disrespect to @LibertyFlames but @SMUfootball got hosed as well. The new expanded playoff format structure must have a complete overhauling in their Mission Statement moving forward. The rankings after #4 were a joke! By example giving credit for quality losses propped up @PennStateFball (again no agenda)but Iowa was their biggest win! Don’t tell me the criteria itself isn’t flawed because it is! Lastly, it’s an absolutely MUST more than one TV Network carrier be involved in creating the sports post season narrative. Sure, I work @FOXSports but whether it’s them or someone else, it MUST HAPPEN!
This will be the first Thursday night @NFL game I won’t watch this season. Sorry @PrimeVideo but I no longer watch @KirkHerbstreit and encourage all #Noles to join me in staying away.
🚨 | BREAKING: Bombshell Evidence has come out linking the CFP Committee's Head Chair to ESPN...
The Head of the College Football Playoff Committee is NC State Wolfpack AD Boo Corrigan. Corrigan's already been criticized for his bias against FSU as a fellow ACC Athletic Director 🤔
Now here's where it gets even WEIRDER...
Boo's brother is Tim Corrigan, the VP of Production at ESPN 👀
Given ESPN's close ties to the SEC, it would've benefitted the company to steal Florida State's Playoff spot & give it to Alabama...
It's already troubling how closely intertwined the CFP Committee & ESPN are are organizations... but we didn't know there were FAMILY TIES between the executives of the two organizations 😳
Was there 'Corrigan Collusion', or was this all just a coincidence?