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Jul 18, 2024
8:25:59pm

runningryan Pretend Athletic Director

The ACC GoR is explicitly connected to the ESPN agreement

No ESPN deal from 2027-2036, no GoR

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runningryan

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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?

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?

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?

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

Jul 19, 11:24am

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