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[QUOTE="UConnJim, post: 5054129, member: 1559"]
The cash cow for ESPN is the ACCN and ESPN/Disney owns 80% of the network.  And, the ACCN provides additional media cash for each ACC school.  But, the risk is that the ACCN revenues have peaked as cord cutting continues and it might not be economical to transition the ACCN to a streaming network.

I think if ESPN doesn't extend the ACC media contract, they will still own the ACCN, but the content may not be readily available.  So, if ESPN does not extend the ACC media contract, you could see the bulk of ACC games on another network and a group of games on the ACCN owned by ESPN.  Due to cord cutting, I doubt another company would buy the ACCN from ESPN or another company would start up a new ACCN.  Of course, the risk is that another company would give the ACC a big raise and the ACCN is left with no content, but if ESPN does not extend the ACC contract, my guess is at least Clemson and FSU would leave and the value of the ACC media rights would decline.
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