Desperation. It is the only way you can describe the circumstances of the ACC voting to add Stanford, Cal-Berkeley, and Southern Methodist University this morning after weeks of drama. Desperate to find any way to close the monetary gap with the SEC and Big Ten, the ACC invited three schools desperate enough to accept very lopsided terms to join. SMU will not receive any TV distributions from the ACC for seven years while Cal and Stanford will receive partial shares for several years. The expansion will add roughly $4 million a year per school for the rest of the ACC but for schools like Florida State and Clemson it is too little, too late.
ACC expands to add Stanford, Cal-Berkeley, and Southern Methodist in an act of desperation
