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re: SEC turns down Clempson and FSU?
Posted on 8/2/21 at 5:43 pm to 8
Posted on 8/2/21 at 5:43 pm to 8
You people aren't paying attention...
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Neither team can afford to give up ALL of their TV money until 2036. Clemson and FSU aren't going anywhere (and neither is any other ACC team...)
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The ACC has an ‘exit fee’ to leave the conference set right at about $52 million. I know what you’re thinking here: What’s the big deal? Clemson would make enough off its first year of television revenue payout in the SEC to cover that ‘exit fee’ and there’s a chance that the SEC would even pitch in to help.
While that exit number is doable, it’s the league’s Grant of Rights agreement that all but keeps schools locked into the conference.
For those who are unfamiliar, a Grant of Rights agreement is written permission from an institution- like Clemson- to relinquish control of television rights for the duration of the deal. The ACC’s deal is set to expire in 2036. If you leave the ACC, you forfeit the television earnings. So, when you total what Clemson might make off its ACC television payout, you’re talking hundreds of millions of dollars.
Neither team can afford to give up ALL of their TV money until 2036. Clemson and FSU aren't going anywhere (and neither is any other ACC team...)
This post was edited on 8/2/21 at 5:48 pm
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Posted on 8/2/21 at 6:16 pm to Lonnie Utah
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Neither team can afford to give up ALL of their TV money until 2036. Clemson and FSU aren't going anywhere (and neither is any other ACC team...)
I agree, with 1 exception.
If the SEC and B1G worked together to expand with enough ACC schools, they could potentially dissolve the conference. I don’t know how many teams it would require, but it’s probably somewhere between 8 and 12. I have no idea how you make the money work, but that isn’t for me to decide.
B1G Candidates (AAU)
Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh
UNC
Duke
UVA
Notre Dame (not AAU but B1G would take them imo)
SEC Candidates
Most of the list above +
Clemson
Florida State
Miami
NC State
Virginia Tech
Louisville
Those are the options. Unless the SEC is working with the B1G to carve it up, the SEC would have to take all or none of those schools.
This post was edited on 8/2/21 at 6:18 pm
Posted on 8/2/21 at 11:48 pm to Lonnie Utah
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Neither team can afford to give up ALL of their TV money until 2036. Clemson and FSU aren't going anywhere (and neither is any other ACC team...)
Doesn't ESPN already have the ACC locked in with their GOR? Doesn't make sense for them to move to the SEC where ESPN would have to give them a better deal..
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