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TheOriginalCane said:
The ACC GOR no longer exists, at least not as a financial barrier. Google it.
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I found this....

The ACC Grant of Rights (GoR) deal is a 2016 contract binding member schools to the conference until 2036, giving the ACC ownership of their media rights, which it sells to ESPN for revenue distribution. Facing lawsuits from FSU and Clemson, the ACC reached a March 2025 settlement, extending the ESPN deal to 2036, revising revenue sharing (more for viewership/success), and significantly lowering exit fees, allowing departing schools to keep their media rights after 2030 for around $75M, providing conference stability.

Key Aspects of the GoR:
  • Media Rights Control: Members irrevocably grant the ACC their TV revenue rights through 2036, meaning even if they leave, the ACC gets the money generated from their games.
  • Revenue Generation: The GoR, tied to the ESPN deal, provides conference revenue, split among members, though unevenly based on viewership.
  • Exit Fees: Leaving before the deal ends incurs massive penalties, but the settlement drastically cuts these costs for departing schools.

The 2025 Settlement Details:
  • ESPN Extension: ESPN exercised its opt-in to extend its media deal through 2036.
  • Revenue Shift: A new model gives 40% of base revenue equally, with 60% based on a 5-year weighted TV viewership/success formula (football/men's basketball).
  • Lowered Exit Fees: The fee drops to around $75M for teams leaving after 2030, and they retain their media rights, providing a clear, albeit costly, path out.

Impact:
  • Stability: The agreement aims to stabilize the conference amidst realignment by addressing FSU and Clemson's concerns.
  • Innovation: The new revenue structure incentivizes performance and viewership, moving beyond equal distribution.

Unless I'm reading something wrong we're still tied to it... No??.... And I am asking seriously.... Not trying to troll at all....
 
Atom Atlas said:
I found this....

The ACC Grant of Rights (GoR) deal is a 2016 contract binding member schools to the conference until 2036, giving the ACC ownership of their media rights, which it sells to ESPN for revenue distribution. Facing lawsuits from FSU and Clemson, the ACC reached a March 2025 settlement, extending the ESPN deal to 2036, revising revenue sharing (more for viewership/success), and significantly lowering exit fees, allowing departing schools to keep their media rights after 2030 for around $75M, providing conference stability.

Key Aspects of the GoR:
  • Media Rights Control: Members irrevocably grant the ACC their TV revenue rights through 2036, meaning even if they leave, the ACC gets the money generated from their games.
  • Revenue Generation: The GoR, tied to the ESPN deal, provides conference revenue, split among members, though unevenly based on viewership.
  • Exit Fees: Leaving before the deal ends incurs massive penalties, but the settlement drastically cuts these costs for departing schools.

The 2025 Settlement Details:
  • ESPN Extension: ESPN exercised its opt-in to extend its media deal through 2036.
  • Revenue Shift: A new model gives 40% of base revenue equally, with 60% based on a 5-year weighted TV viewership/success formula (football/men's basketball).
  • Lowered Exit Fees: The fee drops to around $75M for teams leaving after 2030, and they retain their media rights, providing a clear, albeit costly, path out.

Impact:
  • Stability: The agreement aims to stabilize the conference amidst realignment by addressing FSU and Clemson's concerns.
  • Innovation: The new revenue structure incentivizes performance and viewership, moving beyond equal distribution.

Unless I'm reading something wrong we're still tied to it... No??.... And I am asking seriously.... Not trying to troll at all....
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I'll try to be polite and straightforward with the explanation.

I stated that the GOR is no longer a problem. As a financial obstacle, the GOR no longer exists as a barrier. It doesn't. And that's what I was addressing when I responded to you.

I've written about the GOR frequently. As a negotiating vehicle, it actually serves a purpose. It allows the conference4 to say, "The ACC, acting on behalf of the 17 member institutions who have signed a GOR, is negotiating our collective rights with ESPN."

But the insane, consideration-free, vague, and completely unenforceable FINANCIAL penalties associated with the GOR should never have been included in the document. Again, all you have to do is go to the Megathread to see where I CLEARLY said that a FIXED exit fee included in the ACC Constitution was legitimate, and that any additional "penalties" associated with the GOR were improperly duplicative and punitive.

So to bring this around to a simple conclusion...if you have the RIGHT to exit the ACC, as a conference, and pay your exit fee (which has always been there), then the GOR cannot impose any higher or different or more costly penalties. The GOR is a mechanism for binding rights together for contractual negotiation purposes. But if a school LEAVES the ACC, then the GOR cannot provide any additional hurdles or burdens.

There IS NO financial penalty of the GOR (vague or fixed) that requires anyone to "honor the GOR" separately or above or in conjunction with ACC membership. If you want to leave the ACC, you can leave the ACC. The GOR does not bind any school to the ACC for one minute longer than that school is an actual member of the ACC.

That's it. The GOR means nothing. It has gone back to its intended purpose, to allow the ACC to negotiate a TV deal on our behalf.

PS, Google and then read the articles. Don't rely on AI to summarize something that AI doesn't understand.
 
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Get ready for an 8-1 team to get into the ACCCG over a 7-1 team who didn't have the chance to play another conference game. Or a team to lose their 9th and final conference game and get passed up by a team that played 8. I hate this conference.
 
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