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<blockquote data-quote="orientalnc" data-source="post: 882450" data-attributes="member: 1199"><p>A friend who is a partner at one of the large law firms in NC chatted with me briefly today about the ACC GOR. First, a school would have to notify the ACC it is leaving and is revoking its grant of rights. He assumes they would also refuse to pay the exit fee. The reasons could be weak or very sound, but would be stated as if the ACC is at fault. That will start the court proceedings and the legal fees will start flowing. Presumably, the school would already have been burning a large amount on legal prep.</p><p></p><p>The discovery and hearings would take years, but he predicts the ACC would ask the court to withhold the school's media payout from their new conference until a final decision is rendered. They would likely also withhold the school's share of the ACC media payout. A school and AA like GT would have a hard time funding this process. Where it might get interesting is if UNC decided to step away. Since the ACC is a NC based organization, UNC (with its huge class of practicing lawyers in the state, many whom are now judges) might have more confidence fighting this out in NC courts. UNC also has a large reserve fund.</p><p></p><p>Asked about Clemson leaving, he laughed. He said fans might be more interested in the SEC than Dabo. He also wondered why the SEC would want Clemson or FSU when they already own the media market (which isn't huge).</p><p></p><p>The bottom line for him is that the risk for anyone jumping from the ACC is incredibly large, even with the potential gains. And, the ACC is still a very attractive media product with its five or six games with ND every year.</p><p></p><p>Last, ND cannot join the the B1G until 2036, even if they were to change their minds about being an independent. He is convinced the B1G is standing pat until ND joins a conference. The only thing that will force ND to join a conference is NBC not renewing their deal with ND.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orientalnc, post: 882450, member: 1199"] A friend who is a partner at one of the large law firms in NC chatted with me briefly today about the ACC GOR. First, a school would have to notify the ACC it is leaving and is revoking its grant of rights. He assumes they would also refuse to pay the exit fee. The reasons could be weak or very sound, but would be stated as if the ACC is at fault. That will start the court proceedings and the legal fees will start flowing. Presumably, the school would already have been burning a large amount on legal prep. The discovery and hearings would take years, but he predicts the ACC would ask the court to withhold the school's media payout from their new conference until a final decision is rendered. They would likely also withhold the school's share of the ACC media payout. A school and AA like GT would have a hard time funding this process. Where it might get interesting is if UNC decided to step away. Since the ACC is a NC based organization, UNC (with its huge class of practicing lawyers in the state, many whom are now judges) might have more confidence fighting this out in NC courts. UNC also has a large reserve fund. Asked about Clemson leaving, he laughed. He said fans might be more interested in the SEC than Dabo. He also wondered why the SEC would want Clemson or FSU when they already own the media market (which isn't huge). The bottom line for him is that the risk for anyone jumping from the ACC is incredibly large, even with the potential gains. And, the ACC is still a very attractive media product with its five or six games with ND every year. Last, ND cannot join the the B1G until 2036, even if they were to change their minds about being an independent. He is convinced the B1G is standing pat until ND joins a conference. The only thing that will force ND to join a conference is NBC not renewing their deal with ND. [/QUOTE]
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