Menu
Colleges

ACC Contemplating New Football Schedule Rules To Add Inventory For Conference TV Net

ACC ADs will hold a conference call Friday in which outgoing Georgia Tech AD Mike Bobinski anticipates discussing a "nine-game conference schedule" in football, and the "impetus for the discussion is the desire to provide inventory for the ACC Network" when it is scheduled to launch in '19, according to Ken Sugiura of the ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION. Bobinski, who today was announced as the next Purdue AD, recently "brought up an intriguing alternative" -- keeping an eight-game conference schedule, but "requiring that teams play two non-conference games against power-conference teams." ACC teams will be required to "play one such game" beginning next season. The conference last month agreed to "expand its basketball conference schedule from 18 games to 20," starting in the '19-20 season (ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, 8/7). Five ACC schools -- Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Pitt -- are scheduled to play two other teams from Power Five conferences in '16, while two more ACC teams play a Power Five game and Notre Dame as part of the Fighting Irish's annual five-game ACC schedule (THE DAILY).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: April 26, 2024

The sights and sounds from Detroit; CAA Sports' record night; NHL's record year at the gate and Indy makes a pivot on soccer

TNT’s Stan Van Gundy, ESPN’s Tim Reed, NBA Playoffs and NFL Draft

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with TNT’s Stan Van Gundy as he breaks down the NBA Playoffs from the booth. Later in the show, we hear from ESPN’s VP of Programming and Acquisitions Tim Reed as the NFL Draft gets set to kick off on Thursday night in Motown. SBJ’s Tom Friend also joins the show to share his insights into NBA viewership trends.

SBJ I Factor: Molly Mazzolini

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Molly Mazzolini. Elevate's Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the power of taking chances. Mazzolini is a member of the SBJ Game Changers Class of 2016. She shares stories of her career including co-founding sports design consultancy Infinite Scale career journey and how a chance encounter while working at a stationery store launched her career in the sports industry. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

Shareable URL copied to clipboard!

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2016/08/09/Colleges/ACC.aspx

Sorry, something went wrong with the copy but here is the link for you.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2016/08/09/Colleges/ACC.aspx

CLOSE