Just how solid is the Grant of Rights? I know it's been discussed ad nauseum but...
The Clemson football program would have a major hurdle to overcome if it were to ever want to leave the ACC: The conference's Grant of Rights agreement.
rubbingtherock.com
"If Clemson and Florida State both elected to leave the ACC, complete turmoil would break out within the conference. Because of the loss of two schools, ESPN would have every right to renegotiate its contractual agreement with the ACC and could, in some respects, leave the conference for dead.
The one thing we have to remember in these hypothetical renegotiations is that ESPN would hold all the cards and the ACC would have almost nothing. The conference has nearly no negotiating power when its two biggest brands are gone.
In turn, the ACC may would fold on its own, leaving the other 12 conference members to find a new home. If there’s no ACC, there’s no Grant of Rights agreement."