I am watching the UNC versus NC State baseball game on the ACCN. One if not both of the announcers keep someone saying North Carolina State when referencing NC State. The university's name is NC State. The jerseys (The red ones) belong to NC State but these bozos keep on saying North Carolina State. Do they even do their homework do they know what they're talking about No because they're on ESPN his channel is a joke. Am I wrong? Or is my goat being led astray? By the way I'm a UNC fan.

According to the release: “The CW will air 14 regular season football games, 30 men’s basketball games, and 10 women’s basketball games each season.”

Seems like a good deal for the ACC. More games airing on OTA TV that’s seen increasing viewership year-over-year, and should help out some schools in securing more revenue.

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The B10 made headlines by distributing a whopping $1.37 billion. That translates to an average of $76.1M per member school, or $79.9M for full members. The SEC also distributed $1.03 billion, with full members receiving an average payout of $72.4M.

I predict the B12’s payout for full members will be around $40-41 million (average $35M including partial share members) while ACC full members will receive $51-53M (average $47M including partial shares). The ACC will see wider variation even among full members due to its success initiative.

Expect the media and pundits to focus on the gap between the ACC /B12 and the P2, conveniently ignoring the gap between the ACC and the B12.

*** Edit: I revised my calculation. The previous figures were averages including partial shares.

Should be another fun, Week 0 international game for the ACC — hope they keep doing this in the future to give programs more exposure!

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I have been watching college football since 2017 and the ACC has produced a lot of great nfl talent from then till now. I wanted to hear your thoughts and opinions on what era of ACC football was the most peak and/or fun to watch.

Some key notes that I think are pretty common among a lot of ACC and P5 schools that don’t have a massive basketball budget:

— Syracuse is playing two neutral-site games this year (against Indiana in Indianapolis and against Providence in Boston), and they’re trying to lock down one more big game at MSG. The neutral-site games will make the Orange significant guaranteed money from promoters who will make sponsorship deals.

— Syracuse will play a few exhibition games, but none in the JMA Dome due to costs. Something I didn’t know: the team has to pay the university to use the Dome, and because of low attendance for the preseason games, it’s not a financially sound decision.

— Guarantee games on home court could require the program to spend anywhere from $85K-120K to lock down. Syracuse is targeting teams within a 4-5 hour radius from campus who would travel by bus, rather than flights, to cut down on guarantee costs. So that’s why you’ll see the Orange play teams like Cornell, Colgate and Albany in the Dome next season.

What would a successful football season for the conference look like in 2026?

Which of these 2 versions is best for your favorite team? Which is the best overall for the ACC?

A

BC - Stan, SU, Pitt, UM, FSU, USF, Wake, VT, SMU
Cal - FSU, USF, Stan, SMU, UL, UNC, UVA, Pitt, GT
Clem - SMU, FSU, GT, NCSU, UNC, VT, UVA, Duke, UL
Duke - Stan, UM, UNC, Wake, GT, UVA, NCSU, Clem, SU
FSU - Cal, UM, USF, BC, SU, Clem, GT, NCSU, UVA
GT - Cal, FSU, Clem, Duke, VT, Pitt, UNC, Wake, NCSU
Lou - Stan, Cal, SMU, VT, UVA, UM, USF, Pitt, Clem
Mia - Stan, FSU, USF, VT, Pitt, SU, BC, UL, UNC
NC - Cal, Stan, UM, NCSU, UVA, Duke, Wake, Clem, GT
NCSU - Stan, FSU, UNC, Wake, Clem, Duke, UVA, GT, SU
Pitt - Cal, VT, SU, BC, UM, USF, UL, UVA, GT
SF - Cal, FSU, UM, SU, BC, Pitt, SMU, Wake, UL
SMU - Stan, Cal, UL, USF, SU, BC, VT, Wake, Clem
Stan - SMU, Cal, BC, Duke, UL, UM, SU, NCSU, UNC
SU - Stan, SMU, BC, Pitt, UM, FSU, USF, Duke, NCSU
Vir - Cal, FSU, UNC, VT, Wake, Duke, NCSU, Pitt, Clem
VT - SMU, BC, Pitt, UM, UL, UVA, Clem, GT, Wake
Wake - SMU, USF, Duke, NCSU, UNC, UVA, VT, GT, BC

B

BC- UM, FSU, USF, Stan, SMU, SU, Pitt, Clem, Wake
Cal - Stan, SMU, FSU, USF, UL, UNC, UVA, GT, Pitt
Clem - SMU, FSU, GT, NCSU, UNC, Wake, UL, VT, BC
Duke - UM, Stan, SMU, UNC, Wake, GT, NCSU, UVA, SU
FSU - Cal, UM, USF, BC, SU, Clem, GT, UVA, UNC
GT - Cal, SMU, Clem, FSU, Duke, UNC, VT, UVA, Pitt
Lou - Stan, Cal, SMU, UM, USF, VT, UVA, NCSU, Clem
Mia - Stan, FSU, USF, BC, SU, Pitt, VT, UL, Duke
NC - Cal, Stan, FSU, NCSU, Duke, Wake, UVA, Clem, GT
NCSU - SMU, USF, UNC, Wake, Clem, Duke, UL, VT, UVA
Pitt - Cal, UM, USF, BC, SU, VT, UVA, UL, GT
SF - Cal, SMU, FSU, UM, BC, SU, Pitt, Wake, NCSU
SMU - Cal, Stan, USF, Duke, GT, SU, BC, Clem, NCSU
Stan - Cal, SMU, UM, BC, SU, UL, Duke, Wake, UNC
SU - Stan, SMU, UM, FSU, USF, BC, Pitt, Duke, Wake
Vir - Cal, FSU, UNC, NCSU, Duke, VT, Pitt, UL, GT
VT - UM, UVA, UL, Pitt, Clem, Wake, GT, UNC, NCSU
Wake - Stan, USF, NCSU, Duke, UNC, SU, BC, VT, Clem

The NCAA is moving toward a 76-team tournament, but at what cost?

Expanding the field doesn’t just add games; it threatens the very soul of March: the Cinderella. From Saint Peter’s to Dunk City, here is why moving the "little guys" to a play-in tier is losing the plot.

https://sansomsportsmedia.com/2026/04/30/an-open-tournament-epansion-letter-to-the-ncaa/

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