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Message: [QUOTE="jostar1, post: 1700988, member: 1737"] Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 5h5 hours ago ACC Network in jeopardy. ESPN insisting on extension of length of current TV deal & GoR. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 5h5 hours ago Several ACC schools are unwilling to accept ESPN's terms because they believe contract (& GoR) extension offsets additional revenue. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 5h5 hours ago As a result the Big 12 is likely to decide to table a decision on their network & expansion in order to "remain flexible". Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 5h5 hours ago If ESPN & the ACC have not agreed on a network by June 30, 2016 the ACC receives a ONE TIME payment of $45m. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 5h5 hours ago If ESPN & the ACC do not reach an agreement by 6/30/16 the status of the ACC GoR is unclear. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 5h5 hours ago However one Big 12 says says that several ACC schools would be on the radar should 6/30/16 come & go with a deal in place for a network. Christian Goodman ‏@troyboy8ball · 5h5 hours ago @theDudeofWV Did you mean "without a deal in place"? Certainly ACC schools are unpoachable if ESPN comes through with a network, right? Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV @troyboy8ball I guess. Sounds like it. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 5h5 hours ago The same source tells me that informal & exploratory discussions took place between WVU president Gee & Clemson president Jim Clements. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 5h5 hours ago The discussion supposedly took place when Clements, Gee's predecessor at WVU, attended commencement ceremonies in Morgantown. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 5h5 hours ago The source did not know the outcome of the discussions or the degree to which the Big 12 was discussed. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 5h5 hours ago @delawarenole Several ACC schools (FSU) believe the proposed extension devalues the additional $ (1 of 2) Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 5h5 hours ago @delawarenole ESPN is offering and essentially is revenue neutral once inflation is factored. (2/2) Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 4h4 hours ago I have a very strong bias against the ACC. I want to believe it's doomed. But I've seen ESPN do this before. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 4h4 hours ago The Big East decided to reject ESPN's renewal offer in 2010 & many believe the network engineered the collapse of the conference. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 4h4 hours ago Is the ACC's push for a network, when ESPN owns all the rights, any different? A ACCN requires ESPN pay more for content it already owns. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 4h4 hours ago If ESPN truly is non-negotiable on terms for ACCN they must know it will have a destabilizing effect. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 4h4 hours ago How will ESPN make $ or save $ by destabilizing the ACC? Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 4h4 hours ago Is ESPN better off with a ACCN or with mass defections from the ACC to conferences who partner with the mothership on a network? Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 4h4 hours ago If I didn't believe ESPN played a role in the collapse of the old Big East I would seriously doubt ESPN would reject the ACCN. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 4h4 hours ago Or maybe it's just wishful thinking on part of the Big 12? Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 4h4 hours ago Personally I want to believe and that desire impedes my objectivity. Best we just let it play out. Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 3h3 hours ago @CincyP5orbust My biased take is this. I hope ESPN uses ACC to bolster value of SEC & B12. Then ACC adds the G5 schools. [/QUOTE]

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