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<blockquote data-quote="ThatGuy" data-source="post: 994510" data-attributes="member: 3440"><p>I dunno. In hindsight, it can appear to be mismanagement - hindsight is always 20/20. But as I was discussing with someone on Reddit yesterday, when it was launched, the ACC deal was seen as a big win. It put us second in revenue per team, only behind the Big 10 (who had just expanded into multiple larger markets - NY and Washington DC), and the Pac-12 (and we saw how that one turned out).</p><p></p><p>My personal thought is that the way the deal was structured was a bet that cord cutting was going to continue to rise and ESPN revenues were going to start contracting. We launched a deal that allowed us to get the most out of dwindling cable then (as we saw it), and to add stability to the league with the Grant of Rights (which ESPN required us to do, anyway, but it was seen as a win for the conference - and I still think it is). Even if the bubble bursts, our contract with ESPN might protect our revenues (as long as ESPN doesn't go belly up). I think it still could work out in our favor, if the Grant of Rights holds and if the other conferences all see this sort of Premier League contraction when they renegotiate their contracts close to 2030.</p><p></p><p>So yeah - I'd say if it turns out the way you mentioned, it would be more the "ACC jinx". The strategy was (mostly) a good one, just based on some predictions that proved inaccurate.</p><p></p><p>Then again, John Swofford was involved, so the chances of complete and utter ineptitude playing a key role do go through the roof. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThatGuy, post: 994510, member: 3440"] I dunno. In hindsight, it can appear to be mismanagement - hindsight is always 20/20. But as I was discussing with someone on Reddit yesterday, when it was launched, the ACC deal was seen as a big win. It put us second in revenue per team, only behind the Big 10 (who had just expanded into multiple larger markets - NY and Washington DC), and the Pac-12 (and we saw how that one turned out). My personal thought is that the way the deal was structured was a bet that cord cutting was going to continue to rise and ESPN revenues were going to start contracting. We launched a deal that allowed us to get the most out of dwindling cable then (as we saw it), and to add stability to the league with the Grant of Rights (which ESPN required us to do, anyway, but it was seen as a win for the conference - and I still think it is). Even if the bubble bursts, our contract with ESPN might protect our revenues (as long as ESPN doesn't go belly up). I think it still could work out in our favor, if the Grant of Rights holds and if the other conferences all see this sort of Premier League contraction when they renegotiate their contracts close to 2030. So yeah - I'd say if it turns out the way you mentioned, it would be more the "ACC jinx". The strategy was (mostly) a good one, just based on some predictions that proved inaccurate. Then again, John Swofford was involved, so the chances of complete and utter ineptitude playing a key role do go through the roof. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ [/QUOTE]
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