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[QUOTE="upstater, post: 2188851, member: 153"]
Reading this article, I don't think it's a foregone conclusion that the rights package will be similar to the first: [URL="https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/disneys-espn-problem-comes-simple-math-225813515.html"]Disney's ESPN problem comes down to simple math[/URL]

If the Big East was worth $7m to $13m a decade ago, it may be that the AAC is worth more than $2m. The only question is, does the network value having it? ESPN's people are pretty clear and plain in this article. They are bringing in less money than ever. But they are still highly profitable and that profitability is based on the perception that ESPN is still the goliath in sports. Anything that erodes that perception creates a problem for ESPN. I am not saying that the AAC enables ESPN to maintain its goliath status, but if ESPN believes that retaining the AAC starves FS1 of more live sports, then you can easily make the case that the AAC is worth more than $2m per team per year.
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