Settlement is the likely end game but that is still an outcome that ends the ACC longterm. As soon as the ACC and FSU settle then schools like Miami, Clemson, etc. are going to look to get the same thing.
Interesting graphic but he likely could have saved himself time and kept to Football and Basketball since those are the 2 sports that will drive expansion. Slightly confused by the # of Football games picked up by a network or ESPN number. He has us at 43 games for 2016 through 2023. I'm...
The angle could be voting yes or no doesn't change being able to get out of the conference since they do not have the votes to dissolve. Therefore, why not vote yes and give yourself the potential to make more money
GTech gets the B10 GA which causes an automatic increase in money from the networks. That would likely be why they would slot ahead of some other schools that may have larger ratings.
Technically losing the GOR challenge is the biggest risk on both sides. The schools lose they are on the hook for the full thing but if ESPN loses they get nothing. Still feel the GOR ends up being negotiated down.
There are very few people who have that kind of money where they can just drop 120M to pay FSU's exit fee and pretty sure none of them attended or are fans of FSU football.
SMU is basically trying to buy their way into a P5 conference. Their deep pocket boosters are willing to replace the money they would not be getting from the ACC but offering to not take anything while allowing the ACC to get into Texas and the Dallas-Metro area.
How are they still posting wasn't Warchant supposed to be shutdown if their premature ejaculation of predicting Sims from UGA to FSU when he was briefly in the portal in 2022 didn't happen before he ran back after getting a hug from Norvell?
The fact that these things tend to end up being negotiated done tells a non-lawyer like myself that they feel it may not be enforceable. No reason to negotiate it down if you legally you get everything.
Usually adding teams means you can re-negotiate your tv deal. So the value would be in having a chance to re-negotiate the horrible deal you have now or you know just drag your feet and FSH, Cleamson, Miami, etc. will leave for greener pastures.