Article from the Dallas Morning News focused on SMU but mentions Stanford & Cal:
SMU to ACC not a done deal, but conference realignment heating up again
The Mustangs would reportedly forgo TV revenue distribution from the conference for up to seven years, reports have said. SMU, Stanford and Cal, potential Atlantic Coast Conference expansion candidates, have agreed to revenue distribution models that could make them more appealing to ACC schools, according to multiple reports Wednesday. SMU would be willing to forgo its television revenue distribution from the conference for seven years, Yahoo Sports has reported, while Stanford and Cal would reduce theirs for multiple years, starting at about 30%.
How new revenue generated by adding members to the conference would be distributed has been a sticking point for several ACC schools, among them Florida State, Clemson and North Carolina.
Two weeks ago, conference officials and university leaders met twice in three days to consider adding Stanford, Cal and SMU, but never voted, knowing they wouldn’t have the necessary 12 of 15 votes to approve expansion.
Commissioner Jim Phillips has continued to work on a revenue distribution model, a person with direct knowledge of the ACC’s potential move told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The plan would direct a large portion of the money ESPN would pay the conference to cover three new members to a pool that pays out performance-based bonuses.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the conference was not making its internal discussions public.
Talks with ACC officials and school leaders will continue over the next several days, according to Yahoo, with a final decision expected next week.
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SMU to ACC not a done deal, but conference realignment heating up again
The Mustangs would reportedly forgo TV revenue distribution from the conference for up to seven years, reports have said. SMU, Stanford and Cal, potential Atlantic Coast Conference expansion candidates, have agreed to revenue distribution models that could make them more appealing to ACC schools, according to multiple reports Wednesday. SMU would be willing to forgo its television revenue distribution from the conference for seven years, Yahoo Sports has reported, while Stanford and Cal would reduce theirs for multiple years, starting at about 30%.
How new revenue generated by adding members to the conference would be distributed has been a sticking point for several ACC schools, among them Florida State, Clemson and North Carolina.
Two weeks ago, conference officials and university leaders met twice in three days to consider adding Stanford, Cal and SMU, but never voted, knowing they wouldn’t have the necessary 12 of 15 votes to approve expansion.
Commissioner Jim Phillips has continued to work on a revenue distribution model, a person with direct knowledge of the ACC’s potential move told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The plan would direct a large portion of the money ESPN would pay the conference to cover three new members to a pool that pays out performance-based bonuses.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the conference was not making its internal discussions public.
Talks with ACC officials and school leaders will continue over the next several days, according to Yahoo, with a final decision expected next week.
Story continues...
https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/smu-mu...alignment/