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Hearing RUMORS ESPN may pull the plug on the ACC deal next week by declining the 2027-36 period option
runningryan
Pretend Athletic Director
Jul 18, 8:22pm
Does that mean schools are free to go or will not be under contract?
braddahmike
Jul 18, 8:23pm
It means the current GoR ends June 30, 2027
runningryan
Jul 18, 8:24pm
So what would that mean exactly?
thewaterboy
Jul 18, 8:23pm
The ACC GoR is explicitly connected to the ESPN agreement
runningryan
Jul 18, 8:25pm
So will the conference survive now since they could renegotiate a better
thewaterboy
Jul 18, 8:30pm
Who,is going to do a deal with them knowing FSU and Clemson want P2?
runningryan
Jul 18, 8:33pm
Everyone. They still have plenty of decent content.
BYUtka
Jul 18, 8:39pm
Clemson and FSU are 40% of the ACC TV value
runningryan
Jul 18, 8:49pm
Except everyone also knows the P2s wants UVA and UNC
jrifkin48
Jul 19, 6:55am
Why would they cancel? Don't they have the ACC locked up at a cheap rate?
HarlemCoug
Jul 18, 8:23pm
Not if the 2-4 cash cows can leave and all the other schools join CUSA
BYUheaven
Jul 18, 8:25pm
but they can't leave right?
HarlemCoug
Jul 18, 8:25pm
They can leave anytime.
Conan
Jul 18, 8:28pm
Not if the option isn’t picked up
runningryan
Jul 18, 8:32pm
So how would ESPN benefit from letting them out?
BYUtka
Jul 18, 8:40pm
See answers below
runningryan
Jul 18, 8:51pm
Because some assets can be deployed to conferences where their value could be maximized
runningryan
Jul 18, 8:28pm
Would that kill the ACC or allow them to negotiate a better deal?
cougarmeister
Jul 18, 8:24pm
My guess is it would kill it or allow the top dogs to leave and the rest would
BYUheaven
Jul 18, 8:26pm
Not G5 but a distance 4th power conference. I assume they'd pick up Oregon State and Washington State
Conan
Jul 18, 8:30pm
Except it would mean ESPN wouldn’t be a partner
runningryan
Jul 18, 8:30pm
The top six or Ten teams would go SEC BIG or XII
44C
Jul 19, 12:37am
I want one Florida school, would kill 4 Clemson, duh, then NC State,Pitt,LVille
Captain Stubing
Jul 19, 10:33am
Sounds like wishful thinking coming out of Tallahassee.
PJMort
Jul 18, 8:35pm
That seems like a silly move for ESPN. It would make no sense. They have the
BYUtka
Jul 18, 8:38pm
Has it ever occurred to you that more money can be made by creating premium matchups?
runningryan
Jul 18, 8:46pm
ESPN has the SEC, B1G and B12. Add FSU/Clemson, ND, UNC, UVA to them and now ESPN gets the ACC even cheaper (if they
unctoothman
Jul 18, 11:05pm
Yes, ESPN shows Ball St, Grambling and some of those games and I’m sure they
44C
Jul 19, 12:40am
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coventry94
Jul 18, 11:57pm
ESPN must be convinced FSU/CU will leave. What would the ACC do?
CougarCanuck76
Jul 19, 11:44am
With cord cutting the focus is on ad buys more than ever
runningryan
Jul 18, 8:39pm
TNT is still a ACC-will-dissolve denier
TNT
Jul 18, 10:48pm
Wsu and osu to the acc scraps
CAPX
Jul 18, 10:58pm
Would the ACC taking in Cal and Stanford have anything to do with this?
wildwilderness
Jul 19, 9:43am
Absolutely
44C
Jul 19, 10:14am
RE: Hearing RUMORS ESPN may pull the plug on the ACC deal next week by declining
CougarCanuck76
Jul 19, 11:24am
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