FSU vs ACC: Legal Expert Says One Side ALREADY has UPPER HAND...

If ESPN drops the ACC in 2027 at their behest the conference will become a shell of itself because of the poaching from Big 12, BG10, an SEC for some schools. Example: I've read the Big 12 are interested in Louisville, Pitt, Virginia Tech, and NC State. I've also heard that BG10 would invite FSU to get in the rich Florida market and its viewership among other positive avenues. I am hearing Clemson could wind
up in the SEC regardless of any objections from South Carolina which I am in favor of Clemson moving forward in SEC conference. Rough breakdown of 2024 revenue for each member of Big 12 upper $20MM range,
SEC upper $60MM range and BG10 low $70MM range. ACC 2024 revenue roughly $30MM range. So if ESPN bows out of ACC in 2027 ( reason I believe they will Disney their parent company will not have the funds to pay both SEC and ACC ) its whoever the ACC could find to partner with contractually but probably at a much reduced revenue rate per school. Hopefully Clemson is being pro-active in their future endeavors to
land in the best conference and IMHO that would be the SEC if they invited Clemson. Just my opinion based on alot of speculation this time.

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I was a bit confused whent he law rep said FSU hadn't gotten a fair deal...

Dec 25, 2023, 10:57 AM

on pretense that FSU had such great accomplishments since 2010. My interest in the video ended when the talking head demanded that the ACC members on the POC hadn't 'fought,' for FSU.

That violates the heart of the reason the playoff system was adopted. It's not a political committee where each conference has a representative to fight for conference 'rights,' or the good of the conference(s). The main function is to select the four best teams to play and determine a national champion, the best football team in the NCAA's FBS league.

Previous to those idiotic and ignorant statements the guy made some good points. FSU, along with all the other teams in the ACC in 2013, I think, were offered an option with only one practical solution; pay 213 mil dollars to get out of the conference or sign the extension.

That alone reeks with the stench of extortion. Whether the law guy is telling the truth about this or not is the key to appreciating the circumstances of this situation. It makes me wonder if he had taken it upon himself to read the agreement or if he's just gleaned his information from others.

That's the big deal here because he is lobbying for public opinion which always includes spin. He's obviously like all of us who see an injustice but struggle to see that the ACC just doesn't have the viewership of either the SEC or perhaps even the B1G.

Don't get me wrong, I want Clemson out of the ACC and into a conference which will have other teams contribute to that conference's collective income.