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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 953290" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>The exact details of the ACC-ESPN agreement aren't public, at least I have never seen any actual evidence in the public. What is public is that ESPN purchased the broadcast rights to all of the ACC games, with the exception that Raycom had a prior contract and that is being honored. What is known is that no ACC school owns the rights to their own broadcasts. Every ACC school signed over ownership of their broadcast rights to the ACC conference. The ACC negotiated with ESPN, since the ACC is the owner of those rights.</p><p></p><p>There are all kinds of crazy theories, but almost none of them have any basis in reality. Take GT as an example. If GT were to leave the ACC and join the Big10, they would owe a large buyout to the ACC. Even after that buyout, the ACC would still own the broadcast rights to all of the GT games. Ohio State at GT would be a Big10 game, but would be broadcast under the ACC contract as part of the ACC-ESPN agreement. I'm sure it would be confusing to the viewer because it would be a Big10 game with Big10 written on the field, two Big10 teams playing, yet it would be an ACC on ESPN broadcast. The huge problem with that is that when GT joined the Big10, the Big10 TV revenue would not change, because the Big10 would not have any additional games to broadcast. (Might get more carriage money for the Big10 Network because there would be a Big10 team in Atlanta.) The Big10 would either pay GT nothing, or would have to reduce the payout to every other team in order to pay GT. I have seen people post all kinds of things, like just play only away games until 2036. That would eliminate ticket and game day revenue. It would get fans very upset, and many might not return even after 2036.</p><p></p><p>The ESPN deal gives ESPN exclusive rights to ACC managed games (with the exception of the Raycom contract). The ACC could schedule a series with the Pac12, but the ACC away games would be managed by the Pac12 TV contract. The ACC would get to broadcast home games with the Pac12, but wouldn't get any additional revenue from the away games with the Pac12. If you want the Pac12 to pay extra to have ACC teams come to play them, then the Pac12 would most likely want the ACC to pay their teams to come play the ACC. It would be a wash.</p><p></p><p>I posted earlier that there was an article this week that was more pessimistic about TV revenue for college football in the future. His assertion was that the long contract might hurt the ACC in the next few years, but could end up being beneficial to the ACC by the time the contract is finished. The ACC is in a contract with ESPN for the next 13 years. Is that good for the ACC or did the ACC "completely sell 'its' soul"? That is yet to be known.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 953290, member: 2426"] The exact details of the ACC-ESPN agreement aren't public, at least I have never seen any actual evidence in the public. What is public is that ESPN purchased the broadcast rights to all of the ACC games, with the exception that Raycom had a prior contract and that is being honored. What is known is that no ACC school owns the rights to their own broadcasts. Every ACC school signed over ownership of their broadcast rights to the ACC conference. The ACC negotiated with ESPN, since the ACC is the owner of those rights. There are all kinds of crazy theories, but almost none of them have any basis in reality. Take GT as an example. If GT were to leave the ACC and join the Big10, they would owe a large buyout to the ACC. Even after that buyout, the ACC would still own the broadcast rights to all of the GT games. Ohio State at GT would be a Big10 game, but would be broadcast under the ACC contract as part of the ACC-ESPN agreement. I'm sure it would be confusing to the viewer because it would be a Big10 game with Big10 written on the field, two Big10 teams playing, yet it would be an ACC on ESPN broadcast. The huge problem with that is that when GT joined the Big10, the Big10 TV revenue would not change, because the Big10 would not have any additional games to broadcast. (Might get more carriage money for the Big10 Network because there would be a Big10 team in Atlanta.) The Big10 would either pay GT nothing, or would have to reduce the payout to every other team in order to pay GT. I have seen people post all kinds of things, like just play only away games until 2036. That would eliminate ticket and game day revenue. It would get fans very upset, and many might not return even after 2036. The ESPN deal gives ESPN exclusive rights to ACC managed games (with the exception of the Raycom contract). The ACC could schedule a series with the Pac12, but the ACC away games would be managed by the Pac12 TV contract. The ACC would get to broadcast home games with the Pac12, but wouldn't get any additional revenue from the away games with the Pac12. If you want the Pac12 to pay extra to have ACC teams come to play them, then the Pac12 would most likely want the ACC to pay their teams to come play the ACC. It would be a wash. I posted earlier that there was an article this week that was more pessimistic about TV revenue for college football in the future. His assertion was that the long contract might hurt the ACC in the next few years, but could end up being beneficial to the ACC by the time the contract is finished. The ACC is in a contract with ESPN for the next 13 years. Is that good for the ACC or did the ACC "completely sell 'its' soul"? That is yet to be known. [/QUOTE]
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