There can never be a settlement. If you do the math, ESPN is on the hook for an incredible amount of money.
……….and all those 8 schools will leave and just ignore paying the GOR and dilute other conferences, with little to offer? Any conference that accepts any of those schools would immediately open themselves up to complicity in any breach of contract lawsuit and there are anti-trust implications as well. Congress and the federal courts would step in immediately. The remaining schools AND the cities they reside in will sue the leaving schools and those cities will remind the feds of their devastated local economies, and what happens to the ACC Network and ESPN when they lose millions? The anti trust implications are huge, the Feds will not allow the SEC and B1G to become modern day versions of Standard Oil and US Steel.
Not sure what your point is in relation to my point as to their athletic success and P2 pursuits, but okay pardner. And my team is UConn.
And won
Personally, I think there will be a settlement as schools will start looking out for themselves instead of tying their fate to what happens with the ACC. Some ACC schools have already put out feelers and think they have a spot to move to and some are figuring out they have no place to go. Why wouldn't Pitt and Louisville move to the Big 12 to make the same money (obviously the exit fee comes into play) if the biggest ACC brands look like they are leaving?
Pretty sure the bylaws allow for 8 schools to dissolve the conference.
ESPN has an out by not extending the contract.
There won't be enough schools with landing spots to break up the conference. You need more than 7 schools to scatter.
The contract runs to 2036. I never even imagined that ESPN would extend it beyond that. I was sure they wouldn't.
You think the B1G and SEC are taking 8 schools between them?
Get to 20 school conferences:
2 go to B1G, 2 go to SEC, 4 go to Big12, Notre Dame pulls out.
Why is Georgia Tech seeking a lot less money?
ESPN can opt to not renew in 2027. If the ACC losses its top 4-8 programs in the next couple of years they will not renew. That was the biggest surprise nugget that came out of last week's FSU/ACC lawsuit filings. That's pivotal to say the least.
Why do schools want to go to the B12? There's a lot less money for them.
Stability?
Everyone has always known that.
Stability. Don't worry about the Big12 payout. They're much more likely to grow their payouts over time as they're far more innovative and likely to grow their one than the laissez faire ACC.
13 years is a very long time.
The ACC payout is GUARANTEED to grow through 2036.
No one other than ACC leaders knew about ESPN's 2027 option until the end of last week. I imagine that was in the thinking of the Magnificent 7. We can agree to disagree, but I think there are 7 or 8 of the top ACC FB schools that have been talking to the three Power conferences and lining up their exit scenarios and decision trees. This is not a case of 2 ACC members acting out on their own. Case in point is the PAC implosion. This will be different but similar.
You're convinced the ACC is going to survive (and it seems like you think they're in a better position than the Big12). I disagree. Why? 25% of the ACC's tv value comes from 2 schools - FSU and Clemson. It's too top-heavy and not valuable enough overall to survive long term as currently constituted.
