Conference Realignment

WreckinGT

Helluva Engineer
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yeti92 said:
So if ESPN wants out of the contract, would it not be in their interest to have the ACC dissolve? And would publically declining the option not benefit that goal? FSU, Clemson, and few others leaving would cause the contract to have to be redone, so shouldn't ESPN be encouraging that, and not threatening to sue FSU for potentially revealing details of the contract?
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Im not sure ESPN wants the ACC to dissolve. They just want to move its premier teams to their premier conference. After that, and probably a few more teams leaving for the Big 10 and Big 12, they can negotiate a new contract with the leftovers of the ACC for a substantially lower rate which can fill out some of their lower tier content needs. Dissolving the ACC completely would just shuffle several programs to G5 conferences. I doubt ESPN wants that.
 

gtbb

Georgia Tech Fan
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forensicbuzz said:
Why does the rivalry have to be "bust up?" With 10 team groupings, there will be plenty of games against teams not in their group. We still play uga every year.
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It's a neutral-site game. And if you have 9 games within your 10-team group, it harder to schedule outside that group with a neutral-site game. Also, the SEC would want that game helping to decide who wins that division with Georgia, Bama, Tech, etc. If you split Florida & Georgia, you greatly de-emphasize that rivalry, and you make the continuation in Jacksonville very difficult. I don't think the SEC allows it.
 
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