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Message: [QUOTE="TerryD, post: 1479786, member: 1615"] ND signed both the exit fee and the GOR agreements in addition to the "if ND football ever joins..." provision deal with the ACC: Football and hockey would not be included, since ND has NBC TV deals for both. "The agreements were signed by the current ACC members except Maryland, which negotiated a deal last year to join the Big Ten, effective in July 2014. Maryland had no comment Monday on the announcement by the ACC, which has a long-term broadcast partnership with ESPN. Maryland is in a legal skirmish with the conference over the school's contention that the exit fee of more than $52 million is unreasonable and punitive. The agreements mean that the conference will retain broadcast rights if a member leaves, making moves unlikely. "These are strong and definitive moves by the ACC and its member schools to further announce our desire to stay together and position ourselves among the top conferences in the country," North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham said. The agreements were also signed by Syracuse and Pittsburgh — which are joining the ACC in time for the next football season — and by Louisville, which is joining in 2014. [B]Notre Dame, which becomes a member this year in all sports but football, also signed."[/B] [URL]http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-04-22/sports/bs-sp-acc-media-rights-0423-20130422_1_syracuse-and-pittsburgh-acc-commissioner-john-swofford-media-rights[/URL] [URL]http://espn.go.com/blog/notre-dame-football/post/_/id/15051/acc-presidents-approve-grant-of-rights[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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