8-4 yes vote for nd

[upstater]

The ACC football membership (specifically the few who value football above hoops) views the increased exit fee as a reasonable price to pay for the (risky) probability that if the day arrives when ND has no choice but to join a football conference, they will be painted into a corner in the ACC.

No one puts ND in the corner!

This is Swofford in 5 years:

 

[upstater]

Georgetown or Villanova to ACC is coming...

Maybe. If Swofford is an idiot and wants to keep ND as football only in perpetuity.

 

[SubbaBub]

lmao

Nothing short of 50+ million per team per year could pull that off.

I think $25m plus the ability to control the last 4 spots gets it done tomorrow. The rest of the non-carolina ACC would trip over themselves to get in. We'd even have a few old friends come groveling.

PSU probably says no, but MD, Va, definitely ask in as does GT and perhaps UNC or WVa. Pitt, Cuse, and BC would do anything.

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[SubbaBub]

This move secures the ACC's relationship with ND and prevents ND from moving to the B10.

True/False?

False, ND does whats best for ND. All previous relationships be damned.

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[UCFBfan]

Georgetown or Villanova to ACC is coming...

'Nova would make sense as I doubt they were too happy with Temple coming in

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[CL82]

This move secures the ACC's relationship with ND and prevents ND from moving to the B10.

True/False?

False, As a partial member ND will not be subject to the $50M buyout.

 

[UConnJim]

I believe the buyout is 3x times annual revenues, not $50 mill. Thus, ND would still have a buyout, but less than full members.

 

[06029]

False, As a partial member ND will not be subject to the $50M buyout.

Per ACC presser, $50mm applies to ND and applies as of today.

 

[Pudge]

If Notre Dame joins the ACC full time, I would expect UConn or Navy to be team 16 as ND is still angry at Rutgers for pulling out of a football series with them. UConn would have the edge due to better olympic sports.

Unfortunately, ND is never committing to the ACC full-time. We are trapped, unless the ACC gets raided (highly unlikely).

OMG ....

Nothing happens because of being pissed about a football series.

I think ESPN has set up the structure. It's OUR turn ... and 15 other schools to f--- tear it down.

 

[upstater]

Per ACC presser, $50mm applies to ND and applies as of today.

B10 makes $15m more a year than ACC. 2 years, and ND pays it off. Alumni chip in $20m.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

There really is less sentiment among ND people than you think about going to the BiG. Most don't really see it as a great move.

 

[pj]

Surely the ACC can't unilaterally impose a $50 mn exit fee without teams having a chance to exit first?

If 8 schools can unilaterally raise exit fees on another school, then the ACC schools are morons for signing over essentially a super-GoR to Swofford and the lesser ACC schools. Whereas an ordinary GoR is limited to media rights and has a limited term (10-15 years), the ACC agreement is more like perpetual slavery -- they could make the exit fee $1 trillion and Florida State couldn't move its athletics to another conference on any terms, no matter how bad the ACC became for them.

I see either (a) lawsuits or (b) FSU/Clemson/NC State/Va Tech take advantage of a window to shop themselves around.

 

[Dann]

now i see this


"Florida State Board of Trustees chairman Allan Bense told Warchant.com that Florida State voted against the Atlantic Coast Conference's new $50 million buyout announced Wednesday with the addition of Notre Dame as the league's 15th member".

"President Barron voted against it. I personally think that $50 million is punitive. I'm not sure that holds up," said Bense, who was named the chairman of the Board of Trustees for a two-year term in June. Bense also said that Maryland voted against the increased buyout. "I'm not implying that there's going to be any changes, but $50 million is a lot of money."

 

[FfldCntyFan]

There is precedent here. When the ACC took Miami & Va Tech, the BE voted to increase the exit fee. BC did not vote (which is less of a stance than voting no) and when the BE attempted to impose the new fee on BC a few months later (when they did receive their invitation to the ACC), BC sued and won.

If any or all of FSU/Clemson/NC ST/Va Tech announce they are leaving in the reasonably near future I don't see have the new exit fee can be enforced.

 

[kbdiggity]

on monday fsu, clem, vt, ncst said no.

You got a link for that?

That doesn't mesh at all with news reports in ACC country.