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[QUOTE="CL82, post: 3204381, member: 44"]
The negotiation, in my view, will be whether we need to pay more $10M to leave early.  In that debate, the fact that Aresco negotiated away our Tier 3 rights, of which only UConn's had any significant value will come up as will that statements that we don't really bring any value to the league.  Tough to say your damages exceed the state exit fee amount if you've made statements that we have no value.

Likewise the notion that ESPN will not reduce the American deal means that the individual schools would be paid more by virtue of UConn leaving.  It's tough to say that they're damaged by our departure if they actually are making  more money.  Finally since the bulk of the media contract is due to football, our offer to continue to play in the American serves to mitigate damages.  It's dismissal by Aresco hurts a claim for damages.

All these things put us in a position to leave early without additional cost.  Not a sure thing by any means, but there are arguments.  The more interesting question is how much does our interest in accrued bowl and NCAA tournament fees offset the $10M.
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