More conference realignment talk

[muwarrior69]

From The Athletic: ACC's legal settlement with FSU, Clemson reveals 'super league' escape clause

Excerpt: "Suppose at least six members want to leave the same sport to join a "single sport league, conference or other association" alongside other schools. In that case, they'll owe $75 million or 50 percent of the current withdrawal figure (whichever is greater). In practice, that would allow, say, Florida State, Clemson, Miami, North Carolina and a few other top programs to leave for a super league in football while remaining ACC members in basketball, baseball and every other sport."

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6472151/2025/07/03/accs-legal-settlement-with-fsu-clemson-reveals-super-league-escape-clause/

So Syracuse, Pitt and Duke could join the Big East and play football with ACC?

[WhiteTrash]

So Syracuse, Pitt and Duke could join the Big East and play football with ACC?

BE is not a single sport league.

[MarquetteMike1977]

NM

[MarquetteMike1977]

Grand Canyon is joining the Mountain West immediately. They left the WAC to join the WCC, but when the Mountain West offered, decided to rescind the acceptance of the WCC invite leaving them without a conference this season. Now that is resolved.

School will transition immediately as stated instead of July 2026 as scheduled

[DFW HOYA]

So Syracuse, Pitt and Duke could join the Big East and play football with ACC?

No, but in theory, Duke, Syracuse, Pitt, Wake, BC, SMU, Cal, and Stanford could create a football-only G5 league and park their other sports elsewhere. The Big East wouldn't need or want all of them, but that's an out-clause too big to ignore.

[The Sultan]

No, but in theory, Duke, Syracuse, Pitt, Wake, BC, SMU, Cal, and Stanford could create a football-only G5 league and park their other sports elsewhere. The Big East wouldn't need or want all of them, but that's an out-clause too big to ignore.

How many schools would have to vote "yes" for the ACC to no longer sponsor football?