Report: Orange Bowl nearing deal with Notre Dame, Big Ten, SEC

[Bulls1181]

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Report: Orange Bowl nearing deal with Notre Dame, Big Ten, SEC

Posted by Ben Kercheval on September 17, 2012, 7:09 PM EDT

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While details of a four-team playoff such as payout and selection remain undecided, it’s beyond clear that college football’s new-look postseason will have representatives from the five major conferences. And that’s about it.

Courtesy of a report from Brett McMurphy of ESPN.com, the Orange Bowl is nearing a deal that would match the ACC champion against either Notre Dame, a Big Ten or SEC team. The move would begin after the 2014 regular season. News of the agreement, which has not been finalized, comes a week after the ACC announced Notre Dame as a member in all sports except football (and hockey). Details of that partnership mandate that the Irish play five ACC opponents a year in football.

Here are the specifics of the reported arrangement, per McMurphy:

The ACC champion, or another team from the conference if its champion qualifies for the national semifinals, will play annually in the Orange Bowl. How the ACC’s opponent will be selected from Notre Dame, the SEC or Big Ten is still being determined.

The ACC and Orange Bowl would have the opportunity to take Notre Dame, if it doesn’t make the national semifinals; an SEC team not in the national semifinals or Champions Bowl; or a Big Ten team not in the semifinals or Rose Bowl.

Recall that the two semifinal games in college football’s new playoff will rotate among six bowl sites. The Orange Bowl is expected to be one of those sites. However, unlike the Rose Bowl and Champions Bowl, which are also believed to be among the rotating playoff locations and have contracts with the Big Ten/Pac-12 and Big 12/SEC respectively, the Orange Bowl had no permanent opponent for the ACC. Not coincidentally, future TV payout for the Orange Bowl has been difficult to gauge despite an extended agreement with the ACC.

Notre Dame confirmed two months ago to the Chicago Tribune that it was talking with the ACC about becoming a tie-in.

The move, assuming it comes to fruition, is designed to maximize the game’s TV value; it also limits the Big East, which doesn’t have a BCS tie-in, and its chances of having a seat at college football’s new table.

In essence, either your team is part of the privileged group or it isn’t.

[Reliable Source]

When the desires of BMM and ESPN align. Doing everything in their power to torpedo the Big East because both were jilted lovers. The Orange Bowl is trying to remain relevant by jumping on the ESPN bandwagon. Expect fireworks from NBC and Mike Aresco. These guys are not Gerry Clooney. More like Joe Frazier. knocked down a bunch but never irrelevant.

[Ghost]

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[mikemcp88]

I guess this finally make it official that BE is not in same league as the Big 5?

[Reliable Source]

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Oh come on, anyone that didn't see this coming hasn't been watching the stage production. This falls into the category of

1. Pitt, TCU, Syr and Couch Burning U have left the conference. we are doomed the sky is falling we are CUSA. Oh, NBC is considering paying us ACC money, never mind.
   
2. Our Tater Head Commisioner has left we are in disarray, the conference is doomed. Oh, we hired one of the most influential men in CFB sports broadcasting, never mind.
   
3. We will never again be able to compete with the Big Deal" conferences. Oh, we went 3-0 vs the ACC this weekend, never mind.
   
4. BSU can't find a home for their OS. Oh, they joined the Big East anyway, never mind.
   

Just because the Big East doesn't have patsies like the SEC(Vandy, UK, UT, Ark and AU). Like the ACC (Duke, WF, UNC, MD, BC, UM, Syr) like the Joke prestigious Big Ten(Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin(real joke) Northwestern.purdue and PSU). Who plays a tougher schedule, us or them? When they start counting true schedule strength these teams will have to quit padding their OOC games with road warrior patsies. Might make things real interesting. And when we get to quit sucking ESPN's weinie by playing Thursday night games after West Coast tough road games. We'll see what happens.

[Mission9]

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

Oh come on, anyone that didn't see this coming hasn't been watching the stage production. This falls into the category of

1. Pitt, TCU, Syr and Couch Burning U have left the conference. we are doomed the sky is falling we are CUSA. Oh, NBC is considering paying us ACC money, never mind.
   
2. Our Tater Head Commisioner has left we are in disarray, the conference is doomed. Oh, we hired one of the most influential men in CFB sports broadcasting, never mind.
   
3. We will never again be able to compete with the Big Deal" conferences. Oh, we went 3-0 vs the ACC this weekend, never mind.
   
4. BSU can't find a home for their OS. Oh, they joined the Big East anyway, never mind.
   

Just because the Big East doesn't have patsies like the SEC(Vandy, UK, UT, Ark and AU). Like the ACC (Duke, WF, UNC, MD, BC, UM, Syr) like the Joke prestigious Big Ten(Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin(real joke) Northwestern.purdue and PSU). Who plays a tougher schedule, us or them? When they start counting true schedule strength these teams will have to quit padding their OOC games with road warrior patsies. Might make things real interesting. And when we get to quit sucking ESPN's weinie by playing Thursday night games after West Coast tough road games. We'll see what happens.

OMG, LOL

[Reliable Source]

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

Oh come on, anyone that didn't see this coming hasn't been watching the stage production. This falls into the category of

1. Pitt, TCU, Syr and Couch Burning U have left the conference. we are doomed the sky is falling we are CUSA. Oh, NBC is considering paying us ACC money, never mind.
   
2. Our Tater Head Commisioner has left we are in disarray, the conference is doomed. Oh, we hired one of the most influential men in CFB sports broadcasting, never mind.
   
3. We will never again be able to compete with the Big Deal" conferences. Oh, we went 3-0 vs the ACC this weekend, never mind.
   
4. BSU can't find a home for their OS. Oh, they joined the Big East anyway, never mind.
   

Just because the Big East doesn't have patsies like the SEC(Vandy, UK, UT, Ark and AU). Like the ACC (Duke, WF, UNC, MD, BC, UM, Syr) like the Joke prestigious Big Ten(Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin(real joke) Northwestern.purdue and PSU). Who plays a tougher schedule, us or them? When they start counting true schedule strength these teams will have to quit padding their OOC games with road warrior patsies. Might make things real interesting. And when we get to quit sucking ESPN's weinie by playing Thursday night games after West Coast tough road games. We'll see what happens.

OMG, LOL

Clever response, such intellectual genius behind your stellar abbreviations, as usual.

Edited September 18, 2012 by Bullwinkle

[Bull Martin]

We are in the new CUSA.

Our conference champion will get to play a 6-6 SEC team in the liberty bowl (and still lose!)

[Reliable Source]

Well it just depends If the bowls want 6-6 Vanderbilt or 10-2 USF or BSU on New Years Eve. Money always rules, which game would you watch?

[ncentonze]

This deal doesn't effect USF...its not like we were going to a BCS game in our future on our current path.