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<blockquote data-quote="Epsilon" data-source="post: 2067974" data-attributes="member: 186921"><p>It’s odd. ESPN can cancel the deal unilaterally in 2025 (which would be effective 2027), but the grant of rights is enforceable through 2036 regardless of whether ESPN exercises the continuation of the deal. That’s a lot of faith that things will “work out.” Their deal is reportedly worth $240 million while the B1G and SEC have contracts worth 3-4x that. That’s a lot of incentive for the ACC schools to leave. The premise of the article I attached in my last post was that ESPN would be good with a school leaving the ACC for the SEC but I’m not sure they want that unless ESPN can get away with not increasing the SEC contract with any more school additions, as the SEC contract is way more expensive for them. It’s hard to imagine ESPN being able to squeeze more out of the ACC when their contract is so inferior. But they could speak out of both sides of their mouth to the ACC and say that if there are fewer schools then they don’t want to renew the contract, while also not giving more to the SEC for Clemson and FSU.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/02/12/colleges[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Epsilon, post: 2067974, member: 186921"] It’s odd. ESPN can cancel the deal unilaterally in 2025 (which would be effective 2027), but the grant of rights is enforceable through 2036 regardless of whether ESPN exercises the continuation of the deal. That’s a lot of faith that things will “work out.” Their deal is reportedly worth $240 million while the B1G and SEC have contracts worth 3-4x that. That’s a lot of incentive for the ACC schools to leave. The premise of the article I attached in my last post was that ESPN would be good with a school leaving the ACC for the SEC but I’m not sure they want that unless ESPN can get away with not increasing the SEC contract with any more school additions, as the SEC contract is way more expensive for them. It’s hard to imagine ESPN being able to squeeze more out of the ACC when their contract is so inferior. But they could speak out of both sides of their mouth to the ACC and say that if there are fewer schools then they don’t want to renew the contract, while also not giving more to the SEC for Clemson and FSU. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/02/12/colleges[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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