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MEGA Conference Realignment and lawsuits Megathread: Stories, Tales, Lies, and Exaggerations

Rickd said:
The ACC doesn't own the media rights. They were sold / conveyed by the ACC TO ESPN. Any GOR negotiations / media buyback between exiting teams is directly with ESPN not with the ACC Conference. AND the current ESPN media commitment lapses on June 30, 2027. Leaving only 3 more seasons that are in question. The entire extension option from '27 to '36 is likely void and won't be exercised by ESPN anyway due to high media value programs leaving the conference. One interpretation is that 2 schools leaving triggers the composition clause, a look in by ESPN to revalue / re-negotiate the media deal based on the value of the new program makeup.

Nothing is clearly documented for public evaluation regarding the ESPN media agreements and they want to keep it that way.
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part possibly right. the individual teams do not have a direct deal with ESPN. you can't act like ACC is not in the mix in any theoretical negotiations barring some other hidden (to us) parts of a deal or court ruling.
 
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Rickd said:
Like I said .. there is a lot of DEBATE going on just on Warchant with conservative FSU alums stating " it is not feasible, possible, legal", and then the insistence on the part of a couple of "insiders" who are stating "it is being worked on behind the scenes" implying that there is some sort of media partner agreement and horse trading going on. Conservative people are "skeptical" to be understating, while those that believe .. are planning a celebration for the weekend.
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Again, it is quite possible that something could be worked out "for broadcast rights" temporarily, but I'm not sure what opponents F$U thinks they could actually schedule. Some parts of this are harder than other parts.
 
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TheOriginalCane said:
Again, it is quite possible that something could be worked out "for broadcast rights" temporarily, but I'm not sure what opponents F$U thinks they could actually schedule. Some parts of this are harder than other parts.
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well after all....

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Empirical Cane said:
Your mileage may vary...

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Really?
Our attendance declined by12k from when we were winning 9 games a year???
Holy ****!

My guess is the schools on the right have enjoyed better seasons the last two years than that 3-year stretch around 2017.

You gotta love the hand-picked timeframes.
 
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TheOriginalCane said:
Again, it is quite possible that something could be worked out "for broadcast rights" temporarily, but I'm not sure what opponents F$U thinks they could actually schedule. Some parts of this are harder than other parts.
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Yea, so FSU finds a media partner, the ACC dissolves, now FSU is going to dictate the media structure to every team they play? And the other teams will just go along with it?

So when FSU plays Duke, at Duke, Duke's going to let the team that dissolved the ACC and cost them money set up cameras and broadcast the game?
 
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USNAVYCANE said:
Gross
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Literally 0% chance that anything that guy says happens. There's no universe where those four teams leave the ACC and we decide to stay and be content in the "lowest paid" power conference. If they find a way out, we'll take it too. For whatever reason, it's inconceivable to him that we'll leave the conference. Biggest mope on this thread, bar none
 
NJshoreCane said:
Really?
Our attendance declined by12k from when we were winning 9 games a year???
Holy ****!

My guess is the schools on the right have enjoyed better seasons the last two years than that 3-year stretch around 2017.

You gotta love the hand-picked timeframes.
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It's how you interpret the data. This same clown has another chart that shows despite Miami's small student enrollment, the attendance figures are quite high relative to student enrollment.

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One possibility is the events that have happened (CFP payout per conference), the fact that the new CFP payout also includes wording that it CAN BE REVISED in the event of future conference realignment (ie lowered for the ACC without FSU / Clemson / UNC) plus the fact that the composition clause COULD BE enacted in April with two programs announcing their departure (then ESPN can renegotiate a lower media deal) is enough financial risk / bad news that the Magnificent Seven +1-2 more, are working together.

If 8-9-10 programs vote to dissolve the ACC they could also agree to jointly play as independents for the 2024 season, while everybody finalizes their landing spots and any legal issues involved. At least everybody is OUT without paying a $120M exit fee, and the GOR is void. It has been stated that 8 or more programs HAVE BEEN advised of landing spots (not everybody in agreement with the deal offered) so worst case ... it is better than remaining in an ACC that will backfill with G5 programs and MAYBE get $25 million a year in a new media deal.

The "nuclear option" has always been discussed as the most rational, and the ACC has been operated as a self serving entity at the expense of the members, for decades, and deserves NO sympathy. I am hoping THIS is the reality, and Miami is paired with FSU to the B10. Adios MFER.
 
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hurricaneman said:
It's likely he has multiple accounts in an attempt to drive engagement and forgot to sign out of his Genetics one.

Twitter creates these grifters who have "information" and they cast a wide net with the grift until they find a really good host to milk. He clearly found engagement with the FSU community and attached on to them like a parasite.
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USNAVYCANE said:
Dude forgot to get on his burner account
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Wonder if he still uses the one where he acts like a female??
 
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Imukat said:
It's how you interpret the data. This same clown has another chart that shows despite Miami's small student enrollment, the attendance figures are quite high relative to student enrollment.

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This argument isn’t the BEST. it’s about eyeballs. It doesn’t MATTER where they come from. It doesn’t matter how many STUDENT fill your stadium. There are no advanced analytics on these things for new CONTRACTS. It’s as simple as the RAW numbers. And Miami is at a disadvantage in that sense.

That’s like SAYING Trump lost the 2020 election but his vote per $$$ donations.. that was way better than any president in HISTORY, adjusted for inflation.
 
Comment posted on Warchant "ESPN has reportedly already declined the option to extend the ACC media agreement and the ACC might not have informed members, or all members, on a timely basis". If true .... Jim Phillips should be escorted to the door. Also means there is no media deal for 27 and on, and the GOR terminates with the 2026 season. Adios.
 
Rickd said:
Comment posted on Warchant "ESPN has reportedly already declined the option to extend the ACC media agreement and the ACC might not have informed members, or all members, on a timely basis". If true .... Jim Phillips should be escorted to the door. Also means there is no media deal for 27 and on, and the GOR terminates with the 2026 season. Adios.
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If true this would certainly expedite the process of dismantling the current ACC.
 
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