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<blockquote data-quote="CEB" data-source="post: 909244" data-attributes="member: 4905"><p>This was true before the Big12 deal. It’s just getting sensationalized now. </p><p></p><p>ACC is hamstrung by a long term deal. At the time, it seemed like a good one. For a brief moment, the ACC was pulling slightly more than other conferences. The problem is that it greatly undervalued FUTURE media and we weren’t getting enough escalation to keep up with the increasing market.... the long and short is that ESPN owns us for the next decade at a price that is ALREADY way under market. So, quite literally, our deal gets worse by the day, regardless of what other conferences do. </p><p>Short of an expansion, i don’t see a way to renegotiate with ESPN. I obviously haven’t seen the deal but I think there needs to be a change in membership to reopen contract talks. Subtraction of teams is prevented by GOR, so it has to be by addition. </p><p>Espn has no interest in coming to the table to pay more for the same programming. I don’t buy the notion that poor on field performance would prompt them to try anything that would reopen negotiation. If the B12 without Tx and Ok is worth that much, why would ESPN shoot themselves in the foot to pay more for ACC programming or maybe lose the programming completely on the open market?</p><p>Dissolving GOR is a non-starter for multiple reasons, not the least of which is the contract issue with ESPN. </p><p>No individual program is leaving without paying huge penalties. The notion of leaving in order to get an incremental annual increase which won’t be realized for over a decade is nuts. </p><p></p><p>I have to believe the ACC is evaluating options. Much to the dismay of FSU fans and a few others, it will be with current ACC members intact for the foreseeable future. I just hope there is a path to increasing revenue sooner than later.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CEB, post: 909244, member: 4905"] This was true before the Big12 deal. It’s just getting sensationalized now. ACC is hamstrung by a long term deal. At the time, it seemed like a good one. For a brief moment, the ACC was pulling slightly more than other conferences. The problem is that it greatly undervalued FUTURE media and we weren’t getting enough escalation to keep up with the increasing market.... the long and short is that ESPN owns us for the next decade at a price that is ALREADY way under market. So, quite literally, our deal gets worse by the day, regardless of what other conferences do. Short of an expansion, i don’t see a way to renegotiate with ESPN. I obviously haven’t seen the deal but I think there needs to be a change in membership to reopen contract talks. Subtraction of teams is prevented by GOR, so it has to be by addition. Espn has no interest in coming to the table to pay more for the same programming. I don’t buy the notion that poor on field performance would prompt them to try anything that would reopen negotiation. If the B12 without Tx and Ok is worth that much, why would ESPN shoot themselves in the foot to pay more for ACC programming or maybe lose the programming completely on the open market? Dissolving GOR is a non-starter for multiple reasons, not the least of which is the contract issue with ESPN. No individual program is leaving without paying huge penalties. The notion of leaving in order to get an incremental annual increase which won’t be realized for over a decade is nuts. I have to believe the ACC is evaluating options. Much to the dismay of FSU fans and a few others, it will be with current ACC members intact for the foreseeable future. I just hope there is a path to increasing revenue sooner than later. [/QUOTE]
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