Heather wants the ACC to play the Notre Dame Finghtin' Irish in the Orange Bowl EVERY YEAR.
(Oh by the way, in Heather's little bio under her picture, it says that Heather is from Indiana....)

In a throw-back to the 1980s, let me just say "Gag me with a spoon !!!"

I think the Champions Bowl will be in either Dallas or New Orleans...which pushed out the Cotton or Sugar in status.

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Agree.

Since the Champs bowl agreement was signed, the SEC agreed that their top non-[don't call it BCS anymore] team will face the Big XII.
That potentially leaves the Sugar Bowl and Fiesta Bowl out in the cold.
The Sugar Bowl has mde it known they have a ton of money in a slush fund ready to use to bid for a piece of this playoff.
Perhaps that means chasing SEC vs. Big XII (would they then call it the Champs Bowl or Sugar Bowl ?) OR perhaps they want to host a few
NC games.
And Jerry Jones built that edifice precisely to host such games, and he's not going to come up short in bidding for his share of the pie, either.
I'm sure he's confident he can sell 110,000 seats to an NC game or a semi-final game or a SEC vs. Big XII match-up.

In a move that should not surprise many people,the FREEP is reporting that the Rose Bowl,ESPN,PAC 12, and Big 10 have extended their contracts to 2026.Link at http://www.freep.com/article/20120628/S ... -bowl-espn

CBSSports blog article reporting that as expected the Orange Bowl and ACC have extended their contract an additional 12 years.Link at http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootbal ... 014-season

ESPN article with comments from MWC Commish regarding this week's BCS Commissioners conference calls discussing more of the playoff details.Link at http://espn.go.com/college-football/sto ... ight-teams

SBJ article(previously posted in another thread)discussing Rose Bowl tv revenue and the impending tv negotiations for the Champions,Orange and remaining Playoff package.Link at http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Jour ... yoffs.aspx

Dennis Dodd blog article with update on FB playoff revenue and possible revenue distribution schemes at http://www.cbssports.com/general/blog/d ... n-per-year

Brett McMurphy blog article reporting that the Champions Bowl bidding process is scheduled to begin next week.Link at http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootbal ... -next-week

SBJ article(previously posted in another thread)reporting that ESPN has purchased tv rights to Champions Bowl for about $80 million per year.Link at http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Jour ... pions.aspx

(Site requires a subscription.I will try to obtain an alternate link if possible)

SBD article reporting that 10 cities are preparing to submit Champions Bowl hosting Bids by the August 22nd deadline at http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Dail ... -Bowl.aspx

Article out of Birmingham with comments from BCS Executive Director with an update on how details of new playoff system are developing at http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012 ... al_fo.html

Dennis Dodd blog article discussing upcoming playoff revenue subcommitte meeting scheduled for 18-20-September in Chicago at http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootbal ... tty-gritty

Dennis Dodd blog article(previously posted in another thread)discussing BE attempt to "crack" into Major FB bowl access for 2014 at http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootbal ... range-bowl

ESPN(Brett McMurphy) is reporting that the Orange bowl is close to announcing that the ACC opponents for 2014 and beyond with either be ND or a school from the Big Ten or SEC.Unclear when the announcement will be made.Link at http://espn.go.com/college-football/sto ... range-bowl