Lots of Silence from SEC and B-12

[FfldCntyFan]

It isn't about the bnowl revenues, it is about exposure. The SEC will add to sixteen in a heartbeat if they know they'll get three schools in BCS games each season an a fourth on occasion. They won't add anyone until they determine if they are expanding to fourteen or sixteen. They won't view sixteen as reasonable until the BCS bids available to them is greater than two.

 

[NEforceUConn]

We all agree that the major reason why the ACC expanded by two was to invoke their "standard contract clause" to renegotiate their below market contract with ESPN. Two thoughts:
1) What if 1 or 2 ACC schools bolt quickly and the ACC is back to 12 - can ESPN say no to the standard clause, you still after its all done have just 12 teams? Actually if the parties can not come to terms it goes to arbitration. If I'm ESPN I say to the arbitrator if they were at 14 then yes we increase payouts but they are back at 12.
2) If everyone knew about this "standard clause" why was the BE so cavalier with ESPN's offer about a year ago when they knew the ACC had a money interest to expand by 2 teams to renegotiate.

I think this "standard clause" bs is very fishy. Please show me the ORIGINAL dated signed contract.