if my thesis is that building value for The ACC involves bigger fan bases WV makes all the sense in the world. I think y’all are judging this entire deal through SEC lenses, how much does WV write the check for thinking, where the money is creating the value. I don’t care about the current monetary value I care about future fan base value, adding 300,000 more fans via 4-6 schools will generate more money. once I have that I can develop the value Via marketing and product. It’s a larger example of what everyone has agreed on about Tech. Tech gets better with more fans not because of ESPN but because more fans contribute more money. NO.
institute gate/conference sharing and boom Tech, Duke, Wake, BC, Syracuse and the other schools not named Clemson, NC or Fla State has 2 million more a year. Adding schools who are big also gives The ACC a right to renegotiate its ESPN contract which would have to bring more money by default considering it as a package involves more schools who weren’t in the current package. With a gate share alone of just UCF and WV the value equation changes, it’s not the same value share as it’s currently based on. Yes it’s small compared to current TV revenue but 1-3 million more a year ain’t small if you are Tech. No, it wouldn't. Gate sharing doesn't exist, never existed, and will never exist.
Anyway if I were The ACC commish y’all would hate me no doubt about that. No doubt. We'd also be full of also-rans. I'll stick with the current ACC Commissioner. He has a proven track record of building winners in this industry.
Tomorrow I would send out back room messages for WV, UCF, USF, Texas Tech, TCU and Baylor to petition to join, I would institute true gate sharing and start soliciting all school presidents to contribute to a marketing fund for the “marketing of their schools”. I didn’t say sports programs I said schools. People would know every member school like the back of their hands, alcohol would be in every stadium and promotions would be an every game event, top tier vendors would be selling food and The conference would be incorporating current and former pro athletes in TV commercials and autograph events at the schools, weekly. My venues would be turned into community centers and concert halls and The ACC a would be the cool place to be everyday not just game day. Spring and Fall fairs, axe throwing, seed spitting, beauty pageants EVERYTHING would be going on at every school. If Texas Tech wants to have Bull riding then they would be doing it. I ain’t taking a backseat to anyone. If ND dosent want to come in then they ain’t playing any of my member teams. In ten years they would want in and ESPN would make us at least the 2nd biggest TV offer. Why ? Because The ACC and million fans would demand it and so would I. I wouldn’t hope and pray ND saves us or that The SEC blesses us with a partnership, matter of fact since they consider themselves bigger and better they would pay us to come to their stadiums. I’ll take 1 million per game. This just isn't based in reality.
new ideas and new formats would be The ACC business model I hope you're having fun, because none of this is actually going to happen.
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