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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 998491" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>That is an interpretation of what the "nine-year option" is, it isn't the text from the contract that explains in detail what it is. It could simply be a misinterpretation. There are no contract wording details, so there are only "hints" about what FSU wants to "hint" about.</p><p></p><p>Also, there are multiple ways of reading the last quote you put in there. "unilateral option to extend --- with its already out-of-market rates". If they are stating the contract exactly correct, does that mean that they have a nine-year option to extend or cancel the contract, or does that mean that they have a nine-year option to use the predetermined rates and not increase them? Words can impress a meaning, but actually mean something else. That is why in this entire discussion I have been warning to refrain from deciding conclusively what the facts are from just pieces of information. The public used to have enough information to believe the Earth is flat. Once they obtained more information, most now understand that the Earth is round. Partial information often leads to the wrong conclusions.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Even more questions about the wording in the FSU complaint. "...2016 ACC Tier I Agreement granted ESPN a unilateral option to extend <strong>that </strong>agreement..." Does "that" refer to the 2016 ACC Tier I Agreement, or a different agreement. I am not a lawyer, but I believe most lawyers would expressly make it clear what agreement is being discussed. "That" can be ambiguous. It could refer to the ACC Network. (Not saying it does, just pointing out that it isn't extremely clear.) Words are very important in contracts and in legal filings. Lawyers will spend lots of time analyzing a contract for where commas are placed, or what multiple meanings a pronoun in the contract could have. In fact, most contracts I have dealt with have definitions of what each term in the contract is and refrain from using pronouns. I have read thousands of legal filings, but many that I have have definitions for who the plaintiff is, who the defendant is, what all of the contracts involved are, what the law being referenced is, and they don't leave things up to understanding of pronouns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 998491, member: 2426"] That is an interpretation of what the "nine-year option" is, it isn't the text from the contract that explains in detail what it is. It could simply be a misinterpretation. There are no contract wording details, so there are only "hints" about what FSU wants to "hint" about. Also, there are multiple ways of reading the last quote you put in there. "unilateral option to extend --- with its already out-of-market rates". If they are stating the contract exactly correct, does that mean that they have a nine-year option to extend or cancel the contract, or does that mean that they have a nine-year option to use the predetermined rates and not increase them? Words can impress a meaning, but actually mean something else. That is why in this entire discussion I have been warning to refrain from deciding conclusively what the facts are from just pieces of information. The public used to have enough information to believe the Earth is flat. Once they obtained more information, most now understand that the Earth is round. Partial information often leads to the wrong conclusions. EDIT: Even more questions about the wording in the FSU complaint. "...2016 ACC Tier I Agreement granted ESPN a unilateral option to extend [B]that [/B]agreement..." Does "that" refer to the 2016 ACC Tier I Agreement, or a different agreement. I am not a lawyer, but I believe most lawyers would expressly make it clear what agreement is being discussed. "That" can be ambiguous. It could refer to the ACC Network. (Not saying it does, just pointing out that it isn't extremely clear.) Words are very important in contracts and in legal filings. Lawyers will spend lots of time analyzing a contract for where commas are placed, or what multiple meanings a pronoun in the contract could have. In fact, most contracts I have dealt with have definitions of what each term in the contract is and refrain from using pronouns. I have read thousands of legal filings, but many that I have have definitions for who the plaintiff is, who the defendant is, what all of the contracts involved are, what the law being referenced is, and they don't leave things up to understanding of pronouns. [/QUOTE]
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