John Swofford has improved in his ability to convince the council to do stuff by his organization of committees and sub-committees for everything, but the decision is not his. He learned that the hard way during 2002 with that episode of conference expansion. And his gag orders to control leaks has worked well ever since.

He could not have possibly negotiated the deal you expected him to make in 2010 with the conference at a very low point in football. Taking this basketball conference to a respectable football reputation is not easy, and it was not something the other
P5 conferences had to do. The ACC was known as the basketball conference with FSU, and the Big East was the basketball conference with Miami. Molding the two of them into what we have in 2017 is a big accomplishment especially with Miami falling down on the job.

He has more leverage to do the things you want now than he had in 2010. But the Presidents decide.