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Looking forward to this thread being renamed the above in the very near future @OrangeBowlMagic

I don't believe ESPN is "****ed off" at either fsu or Clemson. What has ESPN done to this point to demonstrate it has the ACC's back in the two lawsuits? There hasn't been one leak confirming the media rights deal option for 2027-2036 will indeed be extended by the Feb. 1, 2025 deadline. Pete...

JK, but I do think we're just biding time till we announce within the next year or so we're headed for the Big Ten

No worries. Miami and Clemson are working side by side.

The ACC commissioner was (and is) very desperate. Wouldn't be shocking if the some of the "yes" votes weren't actually votes but rather "confirmations" derived from previous conversations with administrators at various schools. In other words, there's no real documentation to be unearthed.

More effective blocker than many of our offensive lineman the past decade or so 🤔

TOC has little time for other people's arrogance and condescension

FSU's crack legal team met afterward outside the courtroom

Absolutely — and the same goes for the conference commissioners in Sankey and Petitti. A lot of folks think the "magic number" is 20 for the SEC and B1G, but imo it's gonna be 24 each. Consolidates and thus controls more of the big-name sports brands and prestigious academic brands Additional...

SEC: SEC/ESPN + B1G/FOX are aligned as opposed to working against one another ESPN and FOX created a mutually beneficial partnership with The Rock on the UFL ESPN bought the entire CFP media rights for $1.3B annually, an agreement that includes the right to sublicense games to other networks...

Seems like you're saying we got some porsters running this thread?

Imagine covering College Football at this point and actually being dumb enough to believe "well-placed sources" telling you the "B1G & SEC have zero interest in expanding at the moment" At the moment doesn't mean jack in the big picture. How will the SEC and B1G feel about expansion once ACC...

B1G: 85% SEC: 10% Big XII: 5%

Does Sankey not want to dominate the NC and VA markets as well? Can we expect the wheels are also being greased for ACC schools in those states? It's always easier to leave when the front door's been knocked down

Will ESPN exercise that 9-year ACC renewal by the 2-1-25 deadline once it's confirmed FSU and Clemson are leaving? What have we seen that indicates the SEC has the ACC's back in these FSU and Clemson lawsuits? How much leverage does the ACC even have going foward? Will the ACC have-nots...

The similarity would be how schools headed to the B1G have handled business: create as little commotion and disharmony as possible before hitting the exit ramp. "Everything's good. We're proud members of this conference. We're committed to the path we're on..." Followed by a departure...

Not happening, IMO. FSU + Clemson leave and all **** breaks loose. Greg Sankey — and he and ESPN are 100% working together here — will also take UNC, NC State, UVA and Va Tech to get to 22 and eventually fill things out with Duke and GT as 24 is more manageable than 22. If need be, Sankey...