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Message: [QUOTE="UConnJim, post: 5055340, member: 1559"] CL82, all of the documents are readily available online with the exception of the full ESPN/ACC contract. The GOR agreements are unredacted and available. The original GORs was signed in 2013 and were set to expire on June 30, 2027. The amended GORs were signed in 2016 and extended the GORs to June 20, 2036. The way the GORs are written, the schools gave their media rights to the conference in order to execute the media contract with ESPN with ESPN providing consideration to the conference to extend the GORs which is the launch of the ACC Network. My interpretation of the GORs contract is that if ESPN walked away from the ACC, the GORs contract would be found invalid as the GORs specifically refer to consideration from ESPN and not any other media company. In addition, there appears to be some legal concerns IF the ACC Commissioner extended the media contract extension option with ESPN without the approval of the ACC Board as that would seem to go against the ACC Bylaws which are also available online. And, it could be that the 2016 GORs extension was tied to the media contract extension option. If that extension option expired and ESPN did not act, it would be possible that the 2016 GORs extension could be found invalid. [/QUOTE]