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Making the ACC fight on multiple fronts.
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Mar 21, 2024, 9:02 AM
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So the so called "magnificent seven": Clemson, FSU, UM, UNC, NCSU, UVA, and VT can very soon have the ACC defending and counter-suing in multiple states. This will get expensive for the ACC quickly. I have seen several posts about the strengths and weaknesses of each side's case. This is going to become a legal conundrum fairly quickly and the strategy by the members wishing to leave is not to win their cases in court. Their strategy is to use the suits as leverage to negotiate a better exit deal. For schools looking to leave there are three possibilities. Pay the exorbitant exit fee and leave. Sue to negotiate an exit at a lesser fee. Have eight schools vote to dissolve the conference, making GOR null and void.
As of now we are in option 2: sue and negotiate.
If the magnificent seven became the magnificent eight, there would be a rapid move to option 3. The most likely eighth member in my mind is GT, Louisville or Pitt. I don't see WF, BC, Cuse, or Duke joining the fight. ND continues to see themselves as a stand alone due to their lucrative contract in football that shares revenue with no one. So, they are out.
Expect the ACC to adopt a delay strategy until Cal, Stanford, and SMU make this an eighteen school league that would require a ten school pack to vote to dissolve.
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Re: Making the ACC fight on multiple fronts.
Mar 21, 2024, 9:07 AM
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Cal/Stan/SMU brings the league to 17
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We are both wrong, the ACC is currently at 15
Mar 21, 2024, 9:15 AM
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NC, CU, Duke, FSU, GT, Louisville, UM, UNC, NCSU, ND, Pitt, Cuse, UVA, VT, and Wake, that is 15. Add Cal, Stanford, and SMU and we are at 18.
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Truly sad that nd has a vote
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Mar 21, 2024, 9:18 AM
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Agreed.
Mar 21, 2024, 9:26 AM
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All this started in motion because of football. It is still driven by football. Since ND is not "with us" in football, the honorable thing to do would be to recuse themselves from voting.
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Re: Making the ACC fight on multiple fronts.
Mar 21, 2024, 9:44 AM
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If UNC ever sues the ACC, THAT will mark the end of the conference. I want to believe they will, but with all of the UNC ties and favoratism given to them over the years I just can't see it.
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Favoritism from the past doesn't spend as well as an extra 50 million
Mar 21, 2024, 9:47 AM
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which is what the SEC and B1G schools will be making over ACC schools.
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I'm gonna make this a separate thread. Wow!
Mar 21, 2024, 11:15 AM
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Lot's of interesting quotes in there from the AD. Can't believe he said them without the knowledge and approval of his superiors.
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Re: Making the ACC fight on multiple fronts.
Mar 21, 2024, 10:57 AM
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Option 4, tie the GOR to the ESPN contract in court so that ESPN not re-upping the contract past 2027 would break the GOR?
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I have no idea on the finances, but it seems to me like...
Mar 21, 2024, 11:06 AM
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... for different reasons, the following teams would be suitable for the SEC/B1G: FSU, Clemson, UNC, UVA
Possibly suitable for B1G/SEC: GT, UVA, Miami, VT
Suitable for BGig 12: The 4 mentioned directly above plus NCSU, Pitt, UL, Duke
Possibly suitable for Big 12: Cuse
Seems like the simplest solution would be for at least 8 of those schools to vote to abolish the ACC.
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Re: I have no idea on the finances, but it seems to me like...
Mar 21, 2024, 11:16 AM
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That was something I postulated on the board last night. It certainly would be the easiest way if you could get those guys to agree to it.
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Who's next?***
Mar 21, 2024, 11:29 AM
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UNC is my guess.
Mar 21, 2024, 11:40 AM
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I can't imagine the UM doesn't already have wheels in motion.
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