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<blockquote data-quote="ChiefGritty" data-source="post: 2067879" data-attributes="member: 746137"><p>ESPN having an opt-out in 2027 for the ACC deal is a potentially big deal that I had missed.</p><p></p><p>2 years ago you'd have said "that deal is way way undervalued so that's irrelevant, ESPN would never opt out".</p><p></p><p>But with the cable market collapsing the way it is, and Disney desperately shedding costs, maybe that isn't true anymore? And if ESPN is sincerely of a mind to walk away in 2027 (which I still *kinda* doubt, but it's one high stakes game of poker), the race is on, we are in the dealmaking space right now. Sounds like they're at least talking about it, trying to make the ACC think they'll walk in order to extract concessions.</p><p></p><p>Jim Phillips is in a real tricky spot too, because his membership have EXTREMELY differing views on whether they want the ACC to exist in 2028. What is even the voting rights situation in that conference on April 15, 2024? Who does Jim Phillips work for?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChiefGritty, post: 2067879, member: 746137"] ESPN having an opt-out in 2027 for the ACC deal is a potentially big deal that I had missed. 2 years ago you'd have said "that deal is way way undervalued so that's irrelevant, ESPN would never opt out". But with the cable market collapsing the way it is, and Disney desperately shedding costs, maybe that isn't true anymore? And if ESPN is sincerely of a mind to walk away in 2027 (which I still *kinda* doubt, but it's one high stakes game of poker), the race is on, we are in the dealmaking space right now. Sounds like they're at least talking about it, trying to make the ACC think they'll walk in order to extract concessions. Jim Phillips is in a real tricky spot too, because his membership have EXTREMELY differing views on whether they want the ACC to exist in 2028. What is even the voting rights situation in that conference on April 15, 2024? Who does Jim Phillips work for? [/QUOTE]
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