The “Conference of Champions” is dead. Raided by the Big Ten and, in a twist of irony, the Big XII, it took just over a year for the Pac 12 to shrivel into the Pac 4. The timing can be attributed to the Pac 12’s media rights deal expiring at the end of this year so that every Pac 12 member could depart without penalty. Those circumstances stand in very stark contrast to the ACC, who’s locked into its media rights deal until 2036. That’s another thirteen years for the gap between the haves (Big Ten/SEC) and the have nots (everyone else) to widen.
How Miami Could (and FSU Probably Will) Leave the ACC
