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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 1006284" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>I have a lot of questions about your post:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Why do you believe that ACC members cannot see the ESPN agreement? What I have read is that they cannot copy or take pictures of the agreement. That they have to travel to the NC headquarters to review it. But I haven't seen anything even remotely official that says that they cannot even view it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Why do you think pressure to "expose" the contract is going to cause the ACC to "allow the schools to leave"? The schools are free to leave anytime they want to. They still won't own their media rights, but they can leave. The ACC and ESPN have been battering down the hatches instead of cowering and capitulating. ESPN even accused FSU and it's lawyers of committing felonies. I don't see either group getting ready to lay down. I see them fighting to uphold NDAs, and ESPN fighting to protect supposed trade secrets.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Why do you think "a lot of other schools want out"? Reportedly only one school abstained from voting to file a lawsuit against FSU. If the schools want out as bad as you believe, why are they not stopping the lawsuit against FSU?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Where have you read that ESPN wants their investment in the ACC Network back? How much do you think ESPN has put into it? What would make you think that they could charge the ACC for that money? Do you realize that every ACC member was required to build infrastructure and a broadcasting center on campus? Non-revenue sports broadcasts are not even produced and transmitted to the ACCN with ESPN equipment. It is all done with school equipment. I don't know the exact policies, but it appears to me that GT broadcasts are even done with GTAA employees instead of ESPN or ACCN employees. The ACCN has to be the lowest cost network that ESPN has.</li> </ul><p>I don't see the pressure points that you see. The FSU lawsuit is almost farcical. Other than being public, I don't see any pressure points at all against the ACC.</p><p></p><p>What I do see changing things are unions and employment lawsuits. The Athletic article today apparently says that the P5 teams (P4 plus Pac12) plus a few others are going to form a super league that will negotiate with a player's union. I haven't read the article, but from what others have said, the Super league would basically do away with conferences and form divisions. I think that is probably the only way to accomplish such a league. The NCAA president hinted that such a thing could happen a few months ago. IF such a thing comes about, all of the worry about conference affiliation, and the FSU lawsuit will all be much ado about nothing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 1006284, member: 2426"] I have a lot of questions about your post: [LIST] [*]Why do you believe that ACC members cannot see the ESPN agreement? What I have read is that they cannot copy or take pictures of the agreement. That they have to travel to the NC headquarters to review it. But I haven't seen anything even remotely official that says that they cannot even view it. [*]Why do you think pressure to "expose" the contract is going to cause the ACC to "allow the schools to leave"? The schools are free to leave anytime they want to. They still won't own their media rights, but they can leave. The ACC and ESPN have been battering down the hatches instead of cowering and capitulating. ESPN even accused FSU and it's lawyers of committing felonies. I don't see either group getting ready to lay down. I see them fighting to uphold NDAs, and ESPN fighting to protect supposed trade secrets. [*]Why do you think "a lot of other schools want out"? Reportedly only one school abstained from voting to file a lawsuit against FSU. If the schools want out as bad as you believe, why are they not stopping the lawsuit against FSU? [*]Where have you read that ESPN wants their investment in the ACC Network back? How much do you think ESPN has put into it? What would make you think that they could charge the ACC for that money? Do you realize that every ACC member was required to build infrastructure and a broadcasting center on campus? Non-revenue sports broadcasts are not even produced and transmitted to the ACCN with ESPN equipment. It is all done with school equipment. I don't know the exact policies, but it appears to me that GT broadcasts are even done with GTAA employees instead of ESPN or ACCN employees. The ACCN has to be the lowest cost network that ESPN has. [/LIST] I don't see the pressure points that you see. The FSU lawsuit is almost farcical. Other than being public, I don't see any pressure points at all against the ACC. What I do see changing things are unions and employment lawsuits. The Athletic article today apparently says that the P5 teams (P4 plus Pac12) plus a few others are going to form a super league that will negotiate with a player's union. I haven't read the article, but from what others have said, the Super league would basically do away with conferences and form divisions. I think that is probably the only way to accomplish such a league. The NCAA president hinted that such a thing could happen a few months ago. IF such a thing comes about, all of the worry about conference affiliation, and the FSU lawsuit will all be much ado about nothing. [/QUOTE]
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