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Message: [QUOTE="UConnJim, post: 5314494, member: 1559"] I think some key facts are being ignored. First, the ACC's GORs are dead as the financial penalty to leave the ACC with your media rights has been defined. The exit fee is $165 million today and declines to $75 million in 2030/2031. Second, if you analyze the current ACC vs Big 12 football TV ratings, the Big 12 comes out on top, although the income of viewers could be higher in the ACC than the Big 12. You take away the top ACC media schools and the ACC is looking at a media value less than the Big 12 in the future. Third, the ACC has the schools that the Big 10 and SEC would want, the Big 12 does not. That means the ACC is less stable than the Big 12. Fourth, the Big 12 has schools in 5 of the top 10 growing states in the US: Utah, Texas, Colorado, Florida, and Arizona which is attractive to media buyers. Finally, the Big 12 is a better basketball conference top to bottom than the ACC. [/QUOTE]