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There is a big difference here… the PAC had an expired (or very quickly expiring) GOR at the time of those negotiations. Members were free to go when they didn’t like the direction of negotiations.Yeah it’ll about like the bidding war for the PAC rights- the ACC will splinter apart as the good teams make deals behind the scenes to leave while throwing monkey wrenches into the ACC negotiations
The ACC GOR will still be in force in ‘27 and has pretty strong language regarding member obligations (at least the 2013 version we can see, which is reportedly identical in language to the current). One of which is actively defending the enforceability of GOR, much less attacking it.
If FSU (or anyone else) thinks the exit fee and the repurchase of media rights are costly, wait until they actively subvert the ACC’s rights to extend / pursue a multi billion dollar deal…
Your PAC 12 example is certainly analogous to what will come as 2036 approaches, but sabotaging deals in 2027 isn’t a wise strategy IMO.