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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 988567" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>This is a very interesting point, actually. I'm not a lawyer (although I did watch My Cousin Vinny and the Suits series...which is the same as law school, amirite?!) but I do remember from business law class that a contract is not valid without consideration given to both sides. "Consideration" does not have to be equal, but what will be the court's interpretation of FSU's (or any ACC school) signing over their media rights for financial consideration (Tiered media rights) versus a GOR that extends almost a decade beyond the tiered media rights of the ACC's media partner that can unilaterally be cancelled in 2027? Will the courts tell the ACC the GOR is no longer valid after 2027 because after that date, "consideration" is no longer given to FSU (or any other ACC School) and holding a school "hostage" for a decade, under the GOR rules, would be an unreasonable burden to a school's financial well being?</p><p></p><p>I've actually seen several media figures that practice contract and media law bring up this point. If ESPN does decide not to continue with the agreement after 2027, FSU may have a case. However, if ESPN decides to stick with the agreement (which they would be dumb not to do given how lucrative/profitable the ACC contract is compared to the SEC's and B1G's media deal), FSU may have to bite the bullet and either stick with the ACC until 2036 or pay the $500+ million to get out of the contract.</p><p></p><p>There's also the legal reasoning that FSU (and every other ACC school) understood the terms and willingly signed the deal, therefore they have to live with it.</p><p></p><p>This much is certain: FSU is definitely taking the headshots as the school leading the GOR fight against the ACC. There are several school that will benefit from this if FSU wins, however, from the sounds of it, FSU is the only one willing to put their head above the firing line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 988567, member: 360"] This is a very interesting point, actually. I'm not a lawyer (although I did watch My Cousin Vinny and the Suits series...which is the same as law school, amirite?!) but I do remember from business law class that a contract is not valid without consideration given to both sides. "Consideration" does not have to be equal, but what will be the court's interpretation of FSU's (or any ACC school) signing over their media rights for financial consideration (Tiered media rights) versus a GOR that extends almost a decade beyond the tiered media rights of the ACC's media partner that can unilaterally be cancelled in 2027? Will the courts tell the ACC the GOR is no longer valid after 2027 because after that date, "consideration" is no longer given to FSU (or any other ACC School) and holding a school "hostage" for a decade, under the GOR rules, would be an unreasonable burden to a school's financial well being? I've actually seen several media figures that practice contract and media law bring up this point. If ESPN does decide not to continue with the agreement after 2027, FSU may have a case. However, if ESPN decides to stick with the agreement (which they would be dumb not to do given how lucrative/profitable the ACC contract is compared to the SEC's and B1G's media deal), FSU may have to bite the bullet and either stick with the ACC until 2036 or pay the $500+ million to get out of the contract. There's also the legal reasoning that FSU (and every other ACC school) understood the terms and willingly signed the deal, therefore they have to live with it. This much is certain: FSU is definitely taking the headshots as the school leading the GOR fight against the ACC. There are several school that will benefit from this if FSU wins, however, from the sounds of it, FSU is the only one willing to put their head above the firing line. [/QUOTE]
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