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Message: [QUOTE="huskypantz, post: 1597447, member: 65"] It wasn't really negotiated, per se. One of ESPN's competitors low-balled the AAC and ESPN just had to match it to secure the contract. Easy money for them. Unfortunately, the BE contract terms did not allow for a counter. The only major benefit to the contract was the requirement to get games on real TV instead of internet-only broadcasts. The idea was that as bad as it was, it allowed for the AAC to go to the open market in 6 years without the negotiation restrictions. Hopefully it will be inconsequential to us by then. [/QUOTE]