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Message: [QUOTE="CL82, post: 5304811, member: 44"] From the same article (from the paragraph immediately after the paragraph you bolded and included above): [I] If those new members do not take a full share, the remaining shares can be distributed to current league members, both offsetting travel costs and maybe even increasing annual revenue. That’s a big maybe. [B]While the contract stipulates what is called a “pro-rata” share from ESPN, it’s unclear if the network is receptive to distributing three more full shares. The network has been selective lately.[/B] “That’s the crux of the issue,” says one ACC official.[/I] So, on one hand, they indicate that ESPN has an obligation to increase the value of the contract to maintain a pro rata share, but then the articles goes on to say that "it's unclear if the network is receptive to distributing three more shares" which sounds as if it's an option by ESPN rather than an obligation. [/QUOTE]