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<blockquote data-quote="RamblinRed" data-source="post: 986599" data-attributes="member: 1776"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/florida-state-calls-emergency-board-meeting-could-take-first-step-towards-leaving-acc-per-reports/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>"<a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/inside-the-big-12s-ironclad-grant-of-rights-contract-that-helped-keep-the-acc-together-amid-turbulence/" target="_blank">industry experts</a> told CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd in May that <strong>it's unlikely that any ACC schools would be able to join one of the two big conferences without taking a partial share, making for a shaky benefit</strong>."</p><p></p><p>"The ideal landing spot would be the SEC. The league has established itself as the top dog in college football and the Seminoles fit neatly into the league footprint. However, there's plenty working against them. In-state rival Florida would almost certainly do anything in its power to block FSU from entering the league. For many SEC members, adding Florida State would be more of a threat than a benefit both in recruiting and on the field. "</p><p></p><p>"That leaves the Big Ten as a potential Hail Mary destination."</p><p></p><p>"If the Big Ten is not interested, however, Florida State could find itself in a brutal position. Florida State athletic director Michael Alford told <a href="https://theathletic.com/5020559/2023/11/01/florida-state-conference-independence-acc/" target="_blank">The Athletic</a> in November that independence was "not a true option" because of the complications of media contracts and scheduling. The Big 12's media deal is comparable to the ACC's, making it an unlikely destination. "</p><p></p><p>"Landing in the power conferences is only getting more difficult. <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/OREG/oregon-ducks/" target="_blank">Oregon</a> and <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/WASH/washington-huskies/" target="_blank">Washington</a> took approximately 50% shares to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten through the end of the media rights deal."</p><p>"<strong>Florida State might have to take a similar short term haircut to make its case to another league.</strong> "</p><p></p><p></p><p>My thoughts.</p><p>Sounds like they are ready to challenge the GoR - good luck with that. I assume they will try to file in FL state court, but since the ACC is not based there and has many schools outside of it, it would likely be immediately moved to a Federal Court. B12 had set up their legal entities such that any legal action would be adjudicated in Federal Court in Delaware - don't know if ACC did similar, but regardless - FSU won't be in a favorable legal environment.</p><p></p><p>Also, if they decide to sue without actually leaving the conference (hoping to get their media rights back before trying to join a new conference) - a judge could potentially dismiss the case saying they have no standing to sue, since they haven't actually tried to leave the conference.</p><p></p><p>ESPN and Fox would both be against the GoR's being found not to be legally valid as both rely on conferences to provide content. If the GoR's are found not legal then there is no stopping any school from trying to leave one conference for another without consequence and both of them could end up losing inventory.</p><p></p><p>At the end it feels like they just are hoping the ACC will let them go at some discount rate. I doubt the ACC would do that. Would be bad for the ACC and would be bad for other conferences. </p><p></p><p>If they want to leave and are willing to do a deal similar to TX And OK - $50M per year for each year remaining in the GoR - that would be $650M and i'd say great- pay us the money and don't let the door hit you on the way out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RamblinRed, post: 986599, member: 1776"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/florida-state-calls-emergency-board-meeting-could-take-first-step-towards-leaving-acc-per-reports/[/URL] "[URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/inside-the-big-12s-ironclad-grant-of-rights-contract-that-helped-keep-the-acc-together-amid-turbulence/']industry experts[/URL] told CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd in May that [B]it's unlikely that any ACC schools would be able to join one of the two big conferences without taking a partial share, making for a shaky benefit[/B]." "The ideal landing spot would be the SEC. The league has established itself as the top dog in college football and the Seminoles fit neatly into the league footprint. However, there's plenty working against them. In-state rival Florida would almost certainly do anything in its power to block FSU from entering the league. For many SEC members, adding Florida State would be more of a threat than a benefit both in recruiting and on the field. " "That leaves the Big Ten as a potential Hail Mary destination." "If the Big Ten is not interested, however, Florida State could find itself in a brutal position. Florida State athletic director Michael Alford told [URL='https://theathletic.com/5020559/2023/11/01/florida-state-conference-independence-acc/']The Athletic[/URL] in November that independence was "not a true option" because of the complications of media contracts and scheduling. The Big 12's media deal is comparable to the ACC's, making it an unlikely destination. " "Landing in the power conferences is only getting more difficult. [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/OREG/oregon-ducks/']Oregon[/URL] and [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/WASH/washington-huskies/']Washington[/URL] took approximately 50% shares to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten through the end of the media rights deal." "[B]Florida State might have to take a similar short term haircut to make its case to another league.[/B] " My thoughts. Sounds like they are ready to challenge the GoR - good luck with that. I assume they will try to file in FL state court, but since the ACC is not based there and has many schools outside of it, it would likely be immediately moved to a Federal Court. B12 had set up their legal entities such that any legal action would be adjudicated in Federal Court in Delaware - don't know if ACC did similar, but regardless - FSU won't be in a favorable legal environment. Also, if they decide to sue without actually leaving the conference (hoping to get their media rights back before trying to join a new conference) - a judge could potentially dismiss the case saying they have no standing to sue, since they haven't actually tried to leave the conference. ESPN and Fox would both be against the GoR's being found not to be legally valid as both rely on conferences to provide content. If the GoR's are found not legal then there is no stopping any school from trying to leave one conference for another without consequence and both of them could end up losing inventory. At the end it feels like they just are hoping the ACC will let them go at some discount rate. I doubt the ACC would do that. Would be bad for the ACC and would be bad for other conferences. If they want to leave and are willing to do a deal similar to TX And OK - $50M per year for each year remaining in the GoR - that would be $650M and i'd say great- pay us the money and don't let the door hit you on the way out. [/QUOTE]
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