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Message: [QUOTE="Pat125, post: 5056521, member: 4513"] A lot of good points. As someone that is more on the outside, I’m in the middle of what should happen. As you said, Florida St. did sign the original GOR and the extension. And by doing so, they also accepted the exit fee, even though they voted against it along with Maryland. They had the opportunity to withhold their approval of the GOR if the exit fee wasn’t reduced. While I don’t approve of the slimy nature of the secrecy of the ESPN/ACC agreement, the Florida St. peeps should have known about the ESPN deadline to unilaterally extend the GOR by August 22, 2021. And if there was no such discussion amongst the conference members, Florida St. should have brought it up and insisted on a vote then. If they let it slide, allowing Phillips to extend ESPN’s decision, I could see the courts saying “too bad.” On the other hand, being stuck in a GOR for 20+ years is onerous. Things change, which is certainly the case in college athletics. ACC should have made believe that conferences are about the schools and worked with Florida St. and Clemson on a separation agreement, of about say, $275 million (or wait until Feb 2025 to see if ESPN extends). I am intrigued by UNC’s role here. They voted with Florida St. and Clemson against the recent expansion and against the ACC’s lawsuit. Not sure what to make of it. And finally, your other point. Sometimes people forget this is a UConn site and/or forget how to behave as a guest in someone else’s house. [/QUOTE]

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