re: EXPANSION: The Case for East Carolina

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I'm sure they are pretty strong, but the ACC isn't going to want to spend a shite ton of money defending them. All this does is force the school who wants to leave to pay the conference for their media rights. Its a brilliant move by the conference, but all it does it raise the exit fee for the school.

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uh, yes they will want to fight it.

If a school tries to leave and the ACC doesn't fight in court its game over for them as a major conference.

Also, ESPN is going to give them a TV network as an extra defense against the Big Ten poaching schools. Just wait.

ESPN is not going to want to lose the most valuable properties in a conference they own lock stock and barrel.