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A lot of places require mediation before actually setting trial. Not just on a per case basis, but as a matter of procedure. I don't read anything into it pro-FSU or pro-ACC.

That doesn't really help with the local media. In 1990, GT was undefeated and won the MNC. The mutts went 4-7. Every week, the mutts had the prime -above-the-fold- spot in the sports section of the Atlanta papers. (there were two back then one in the morning and one in the afternoon) I don't...

Not a lawyer and I don't know anything about law in Florida. But, from what I have seen it appears that a lot of courts in a lot of states try to get the parties to resolve issues before the court starts a trial. Small claims court judges will often ask the parties to step in the hallway to...

Like I said earlier, the Big12 currently is what the ACC would be if FSU and Clemson leave. The Twitter trolls who say that the ACC is "in trouble" and "unstable" are just trolls. The ACC is currently what the Big12 was 5 years ago. The Big12 is currently what the ACC would be if all of the...

What if the lawsuit against the HOA was for the actions of the homeowners in agregarte? If the HOA went bankrupt, then the plaintiffs could just sue the individual homeowners who committed the damaging actions. In the case of House vs NCAA, they also listed the P5 conferences. So if the NCAA...

The two biggest brands of the Big12 left a few days ago. The Big12 IS currently the ACC after FSU and Clemson leave. If you question is -- Why would anyone want to join the ACC if FSU and Clemson leave? -- Then you would also have to ask yourself -- Why would anyone want to be in the current...

I think it is very likely that before long all of the people that salivate over every overblown post that Swaim and the other Twitter people make will get tired of hearing the same thing over and over when none of it actually happens. Those people will stop pushing the hype because it stops...

Nobody is leaving the Big12 because of their GOR. Also, nobody is leaving the ACC anytime soon for the same reason.

But that is like someone suing an HOA. The HOA can only pay if the homeowners pay. The HOA would have to use reserve funds or have assessments paid by the homeowners. The NCAA is nothing but a collection of colleges. All of the money the NCAA has or receives is money that is paid by or the...

My opinion is that the Florida AG was only involved solely for political reasons. According to lawyers that I read and saw, the type of hearing she was asking for had no chance of being successful. They reached an agreement that allowed her to save face and claim she won, while still not...

Right now listening to Joe Bonamassa

Same business model. Same or at least very similar channel packaging. Dish Network and DirecTV are satellite companies, but they operate the same as cable companies. DirecTV stream, YouTube TV, etc all use the same business model as cable and satellite companies. There are differences in how...

YouTube TV, DIRECTV STREAM, Hulu TV, etc are cable companies that use a different method of distribution. They are not what was heralded as "streaming" a decade ago. I didn't consider changing to one of those services as "cutting the cord". All of those negotiate with ESPN for the carriage of...

The ESPN contract with the SEC does not expire until 2034. The Fox/CBS/NBC contract with the Big 10 doesn't expire until 2030(I think). The streaming services have been cutting back on money spent for streaming. I don't think ESPN is concerned about anyone "poaching" the SEC away from them...

Especially since ESPN and the ACC both made announcements in 2016 that the extension was until 2036.

It appears that the ESPN option to "cancel" the contract is actually an option to extend or not extend the agreement. It is heavily redacted after that language, so it isn't clear if it is the entire agreement or portions of the agreement. We do know for certain now that ESPN has some kind of...

Have you looked at their schedule? They play mostly teams that are picked in the bottom half of the conference. Going by this pre-season poll, their conference games are 2, 3, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, and 17. Their OOC games are: Vandy, Marshall, Old Dominion, and Rutgers. If they can't win 7-8...

He isn't simply looking for large donors. At the FSU game in 2022 and Ole Miss game last year he was walking up and down the GT visitors section talking to and shaking hands with everyone that he could before the game, until he ran out of time. Not saying that he doesn't spend more time with...

Carriage fees and ads. The ACCN probably gets something like 30-50 cents per subscriber in a non-ACC state. It probably gets something like $1.50 per subscriber in a state with an ACC team. If I understand the ACCN model correctly, ESPN owns half (or about half) and the ACC owns half (or...

The ESPN commentators that covered the ACC Championship were saying in-game that FSU didn't belong in the playoffs. They were not playing to the audience of the ACC Championship game. The CFP committee was watching that game live, and listening to the ESPN commentators who were broadcasting...