I wish Stanford and Cal cut and run from this mess and just help OSU and WSU rebuild a PAC/MTW Conference.

Ohio State fan in Ohio here. the big 10 would absolutely love to get a foothold in florida, with either fsu, miami, or both. they'd also love to add unc, and maybe ga tech and uva too. the collapse of the acc and the addition of some of the marquee programs to the big 10 would also force notre dame's hand. the big 10 is in a contest for supremacy with the sec, and those additions would definitely give the big 10 a huge boost in that battle. the big 10 is already a national conference, stretching from LA to NYC, with many massive markets in between, whereas the sec is more of a regional conference. the sec stretches from florida to texas, while the big 10 literally spans coast to coast. now imagine adding fsu/miami/both to the mix. not only would the big 10 stretch from LA to NYC, they'd also stretch from seattle to miami/tallahassee. the already massive media rights deals would be even more massive. the big 10 would be a money making machine. in the long run, that's going to win the war for the big 10. all of that being said, i think there is a critical mass for conference size. how big can they get, before they start to crumble under their own weight? speaking personally, on my bucket list is to see the Buckeyes play in every big 10 stadium. i've been to 8, with number 9 coming up this year. there was a time not so long ago, when 9 big 10 stadiums meant i'd almost be done, but now it's only halfway. add 4 more schools, and i might not be able to get to all of them. that 9th stadium is autzen, to see the Buckeyes play the ducks. that is surreal to think of oregon as a big 10 conference game. expanded conferences make for great conference matchups, like Ohio State - oregon, but i think we'll start to miss those traditional matchups, or at least i will. people outside of traditional big 10 territory might not think much of an Ohio State vs illinois, or iowa, or minnesota, or wisconsin, but i love those games. classic, hard-nosed big 10 football at its finest, it's faaannnttastic! with expanded conferences, those games will become fewer and fewer. as it is, Ohio State only has 6 games on their schedule with traditional teams who were big 10 members when i was in high school. as expansion continues, that will inevitably become less. i hope the expansion craze ends soon, before it hits critical mass.

Mr Flip Floppers (Finebaum) brains are all in his ears and he usually wears his ass for a hat.

You can go back further than that with the flip flop artist known as Finebaum. When FSU was excluded from CFP he was calling them cry babies & that QB injury would not be at the level of a SEC team invite.

Good stuff. But as of now, here's what we do know. Clemson and FSU are suing the ACC. So, it's obvious on it's face that they are leaving. There is one other school that has been making noise about the ACC. That's North Carolina. Members of their board stated that they were unhappy with the conference, and people were well aware that they were having an internal battle, but all of this spilled out with letters and statements from their board of governors. Everyone else has been strangely quiet which only means that they haven't made statements to the media. But look, there are some big brands in the ACC. None of these schools will want to remain in a situation where they are diminished and less competitive. So, once FSU and Clemson leave, most likely the next school to depart would probably be UNC. In what order they will follow remains to be seen. It seems to me that this is very reminiscent of what happened when USC and UCLA moved to the Big Ten. Then Oregon and Washington followed. To me it just seems that all the big brands in the ACC will want out. The only question that remains is whether or not they will have a home elsewhere. Some will. Clemson, FSU and UNC will be in the SEC and Big Ten. It also seems to me that the biggest winner in this whole fiasco will be the Big XII. They will jump in and take five or six of the schools in the ACC. Probably Louisville, Pitt, NC State, Miami and Va Tech to name a few. So they'll have a nice enclave on the east coast to go along with West Virginia. After the smoke clears the ACC will become the new American Athletic conference. Their situation is vastly different from the PAC XII. They won't go away because there just won't be space for them in the SEC and B10. The ACC will be forced to raid the American and the Sunbelt. I'd bet anything that the new look ACC will include the big schools that are in the American. The ACC just took SMU. So look for South Florida, Memphis, East Carolina and Charlotte in the ACC. Maybe a Sunbelt school like App State. They are in the neighborhood. Just add 15,000 seats to their stadium and there ya go. Another X factor in all this is Notre Dame. If all this comes to pass, they will have to let bygones be bygones and join the Big Ten. And for Notre Dame this isn't about football. Their place in the football landscape is well established. But all their remaining sports are in the ACC. They certainly wouldn't stay in a conference with Memphis, ECU and South Florida. That's absurd, and I very much doubt that the Big Ten would allow them to have the same sweetheart deal that the ACC has given them. But they might. Who knows.

It was reported today that the ACC and ESPN tried to force Clemson to change the Clemson vs South Carolina game to black Friday. Clemson said no.

Understand something about Miami! Its a private school! Your not going to hear what is going on behind closed doors.

See you soon Notre Dame! I am inevitable. Sincerely, The Big Ten

Could it be enough teams that they vote to dissolve the conference before they leave?

If you look at all the other conference realignment acquisitions. Sec= Oklahoma/Texas = each other's biggest rival. BIG10= USC/UCLA , UW/OREGON = EACH other's biggest rival. I think Miami is a take, especially after a winning season, at the very least for control. Or they go big10 with ND..IMO

Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina, & Virginia to the SEC. Miami & Notre Dame to the B1G. My wishful prediction.

NCAA Finances by school published in USA Today on March 14th Revenues #14 Virginia $161.9M #15 Fl Staate $161.1M #17 Clemson $158.3M #32 No Carolina $122.6M July, yes

So Pate's breaking news is some vague "prediction" with no specifics? I need to get into this prediction game. Therefore, I predict there will be a significant world event in July. I cannot give details at this time, only that it will be big news affecting at least one country in the world. Rest assured, I will be back to take full credit once the event happens, and I will expect all of you to awe at my prognostication skills.

Everyone is saying a date. Someone is going to be right. Lol😂

Well clemson has asked for a summery judgment on the gor to be held on july 12, but the acc has objected to it and asked for a continuance until after their motion to dismiss which is also July 12th. Who knows what judge will do.

Like you, i thought June 30 date was a viable move. However, the February of 2025 is really the controlling date. June 30 was about a majority vote and the other schools either didn't have the balls or don't want their gravy train to end. Bottom line, we are leaving, and come February, espn will NOT resign thru 2036 without us and Clemson in the mix.

Who does the ACC at after Clemson and Florida State leave? Will they add 2, 4 or 6 teams?

Maryland is now really shining in my mind as very smart to leave the ACC instead of being forced into signing that ridiculous GOA. I wish FSU had been as smart and also rejected those handcuffs.

I'm thinking the SEC will take FSU Clemson Kansas and West Virginia. These school's are more aligned with the other SEC schools and I'm also thinking Notre Dame and Miami goes to the Big ten. Then the Big 12 and ACC could become one East Coast West Coast Big 12 conference under the Big 12 contract. I could be wrong but the SEC is the south and I don't think they want a lot of schools outside their political viewpoint. Well let's say they have not stepped outside of it yet. Adding a UNC or Virginia could be a shock to the SEC and both are not football schools. Never have been never will be.

Watch for the NCAA Settlement Judge to certify the Settlement or to declare against some of it and that it must be changed before it can be certified. The new lawsuit that was just filed adds more pressure to the situation.

I feel the third team is Uva or Unc.Im surprised these schools didnt break away and just start their own conference if it was financially able to do

He’s been saying this every month for the past six months, broken watch is right twice a day.

Many don't realize that Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M initially approached the B1G as part of a package of five Big 12 schools to see if the Big Ten was interested. The response was positive, but only Nebraska was chosen for an individual agreement-source: Omaha World-Herald.

Pate implied that the announcement would be made during either B1G or SEC media days occur. Didn't say it, but I think he said enough that he wants us to think he said it.

Miami to the Big 12 if they go anywhere. FSU and UVA to the B1G and UNC and maybe Clemson to the SEC. VaTech,Louisville, NCSt and Pitt to the Big 12 .

Florida state and Clemson are a perfect fit in SEC..

Is FSU still trying to go to the Big Ten? I saw a few youtube videos that were saying FSU is going to the SEC?

He's repeating what they've been talking about on spearatics channel. When SMU, Cal, and Stanford join the ACC that's when we'll break free. That's the official date.

ACC is getting 45 mil per team.. fsu and Clemson or anyone is not leaving for free.. its different than pac 12 and big 12 situation.. plus espn can renegotiate contract in 2027.. minimum of 100 mil to leave for fsu, Clemson.. thats 13-15 mil per core team.. puts you at 60 mil per team on par with SEC and big 10.. you add USF, UConn or memphis , or maybe the pac 2 for travel.. whos to say kansas, texas tech, or Utah doesn't jump at a possible NBC.amazontv , cbs contract in 2027 worth 65 mil per team....

If the ACC loses more than the top two schools FSU and Clemson then look for four to six schools immediately jump to the Big 12. No way a TV deal for the ACC is going to work out financially better than the Big 12 has minus FSU and Clemson. ACC really messed up.

Feel bad for the new schools coming in to this crumbling conference

Have to look at all sports in hand not just football when it comes down to it besides a few schools like Texas bc they got the money 😂

Is it 2026 yet?

Just watch what Brett yormark does! Take notes boys

BREAKING NEWS: Someone will win the college fball natty in 2025

More Darts

So funny how one tries to break something ahead of someone else. It's pretty simple fsu n clemson are not going anywhere until the lawsuit is figured out

I'll see ya on July 31

UNC is the one. I just have a feeling

I just want the SEC to add UNC and a Va school. However, any additions that the SEC captures will be welcome in the family.

What's really going on is that Pate is smart enough to know that the deadline to get out of the ACC and play either independently or in another conference is Aug.15. So Pate and several other insiders, podcasters, journalists are starting to come out with supposed " insider info" that's letting them know that some kind of news about conference realignment is going to happen in July. But i could've told you that, because if ut doesn't happen sometime soon then FSU will have to wait another year. I don't believe anyone knows anything, other than the ppl that are actually involved and that's the folks at FSU, Clemson and the ACC. Pate just putting out click bait lol

Seems like all you do repeat the same old stuff. Just BS

Lol, you didn't even say what josh Pate said that apped finebaum down. I usually enjoy your videos, but this one left me still having no idea how pate doubled down or what he said specifically to smack finebaum down

I know Pate has good sources but I’m not taking what he says as gospel. Let’s not forget he was wrong on the transfer portal chaos he claimed to have knowledge of last portal cycle.

Pate would have been better off to ssay nothing about FSU's efforts to leave the ACC since he never talks about our team, the players we have for 2024 and why FSU might be better this year than last. What mkae this even more aggravating is how he pumops up Miami as if they are now portal savants after landing Cam Ward and a bunch of other fill-in-the-blank players who haven't done much.

Stanford/Cal/ND/Miami to the big ten, the rest can go to sec and big12, we stay somewhat regional, or as regional as we can all be in the new landscape

One thing I do no is miami will destroy fla state in recruiting and on tha field this year

Why does anyone give a shit what Josh Pate says about anything. In reality nobody really knows anything except for the conference presidents and the president of FSU, board of directors and possibly Mike Norvell.

Team #3: UNC

Y'all sound crazy

It really seems to me that when we talk about football Virginia keeps coming up, but do people really mean Virginia Tech? If it's about basketball then Virginia for sure.

11 minutes of my life lost to clickbait

Don't want to pay that money 500 million fool! Unc is saying nothing they're not interested in paying 500 million. Pates opinion is what you referring to, none is true. ACC based in North Carolina and Florida and South Carolina have no jurisdiction in North Carolina. All they can doo is sue. Sooner they leave the better, then the conference can heal

The fact that Miami is not a public university doesn't make any difference with respect to negotiations. Nobody knows what FSU is negotiating either. Also, Miami is poverty.

As a UGA/SEC alum, if we need to go to 20 I would like to add Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech, Clemson and NC State. We in the SEC like the land-grant, ag-centric, engineering schools. It’s part of our culture.

abnormally large ears------i'm crying

LOL. What a time to be alive. Peddling BS akways pays

I think Clemson and FSU announce before the August deadline (July is very likely.) I think Finebaum obviously has sources throughout the SEC, he's not their official mouthpiece with a dedicated show on the SEC Network with zero sources. I'm not his biggest fan, but I believe that he forms his opinion based off of the things he hears. That said, I think his constant flip-flopping is deliberate. I think pushing the narrative of Clemson/FSU to the SEC was meant to see if there was any reaction from B1G sources. Likewise, I think his saying that Clemson/FSU doesn't fit into the B1G or that the B1G won't want either school because of their academics (AAU status) is probably meant to discourage the school and make them believe that they only have one real option. A significant part of Seminole Nation wants to be in the B1G and wants nothing to do with ESPN, but I still believe at the end of the day, the SEC wants Florida State and Clemson. I also believe that they want to get into North Carolina and Virginia and will likely end up with Clemson, FSU, UNC, and Virginia to get to 20. It makes too much sense from every standpoint for Clemson/FSU to be in the SEC. With the additions of Oklahoma and Texas, and the possible additions of the aforementioned schools, the SEC will get a larger payout than the B1G in the next round of tv deals. Looking at the B1G as paying more (right now) is short sighted. Not only that, but the B1G has about five decent matchups for FSU (Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Oregon, USC) whereas the SEC has like 8 (UGA, Bama, Texas, Texas A&M, LSU, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Florida.) The B1G has a LOT of low end matchups, Indiana, Illinois, Purdue, Maryland, Minnesota, Northwestern, Rutgers whereas the SEC honestly has one, Vanderbilt. Even when you're playing Vanderbilt, at least you get to visit Nashville. Not to mention, FSU has a LOT more sports than football that has to travel. It would be a lot easier, cheaper, and more competitive with rivalries across the southeast than sending athletes, alumni, boosters, and fans across the country. FSU made the mistake of turning down the SEC in 1990 for academics and money and it was a huge mistake. I hope that they don't do it again.

Ugh. I clicked without noticing the poster. Clickbait?????

I think it will be in late July or early August

Here'd my hope for July! B1G takes FSU & ND. SEC tskes NC & Virginia Big 12 takes Duke, NCST, Clemson, Miami & Louisville!

Florida State is so full of themselves, when no body want them in their conference. Miami pouncing FSU and going deep into the playoffs will show the different directions two teams are heading.

Dude my apologies if this is a physical issue but if it’s not please sit still. your head is like a bobble head and wiggle around is distracting

Every prediction date this channel has predicted has come & gone … keep throwing dates at the wall & eventually one will stick … FSU is leaving… but at what cost… they can leave sometime in July but at what cost … FSU is Not leaving for FREE … Pony up the money & leave… that’s what Josh is referring too

Hopefully! It can’t happen soon enough. Go NOLES!

If im in one of these power conferences....WHY ON EARTH would i continue to play ND? And risk loosing rhen have to run the Gauntlet of rhe Conference schedule?....NOPE sorry ND your run of big named schools playing ya is slowly coming to an end so keep your independence and play schools looking for a payday to play you.

Sorry FSU, in ea sports College Football 25, the big ten won’t be taking you and Clemson, FSU, and Miami will be joining the big 12. But good news. UCF, FSU, and UM will be mandated to play yearly and double don’t worry, Miami still won’t win a conference title. In 5 years, FSU and UCF will be joining the SEC when they override Florida’s. Veto and Vanderbilt is kicked out and sent to the big 12.

The problem is that reports from both Big 10 and SEC are that schools in those conferences could be booted or there would be less money as the next contract gets renewed, The cord cutting is going faster, and online streaming is not making a profit. So, the issue is if FSU and Clemson do leave? What happens when there are no invites? What if number of schools in the Big 12, Big 10 and SEC voted no to add them? Those two schools would be taken a risk with no home and no tv dollars.

Miami just got AAU certified. This is a pre requisite to join the Big 10.

Pate always parses his words to ensure he is covered. He seems to care deeply about his rep as a reporter. So he wouldn’t be saying this if he thought he would be hung out to dry. Paul is a Bama shock jock. He has always thrown shade at UF and FSU. He makes his $$ pissing people off. No one takes him seriously but I wonder if FSU was his target that time or BIG. All we hear all the time is about BIG academics. If that were true then they would be all about Stanford, UNC, or UVA. He might be just calling out the hypocrisy of snooty BIG fans.

I do not want Clemson or Florida State in the Big Ten. Let them go to the SEC

B1G adds Florida State Notre Dame Cal Stanford Miami Georgia Tech Sec adds Clemson North Carolina Virginia Nc State Big 12 adds Louisville Duke Pitt Va Tech Oregon state Washington state Syracuse Wake Forest

Blah blah blah blah blah. Talking head news.

This needs to go ahead and get done. Seems like every day there is something fixing to happen, and yet nothing.

Don’t care

Wait, so now FSU's hopes to join the B1G rests on the word of Josh Pate, a glorified blogger!🤣🤣🤣🤣 Even if FSU leaves the ACC, doesn't mean they have a B1G invite. Hear me again FSU fans; YOU HAVE TO BE AAU CERTIFIED! I can't believe you guys are leaning on the word of Josh Pate!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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FSU fans, I know FSU isn't going to the Big 12. But don't be so negative about the possibility being out there. Let your school use everything it can to negotiate. I think it's all a part of FSU's leverage.