Expansion Rumors…

[GTFLETCH]

So if the payout per school $40M in the ACC and $70M in the SEC, and the buyout is $120M, then you break even after four years when you jump ship to the SEC, right? Two years if the SEC offers to split the buyout with you. What am I missing?

Simply put, any TV revenue a school is due from the ACC’s contract with ESPN is the conference property through June 30, 2036 regardless of whether the school remains an ACC member or leaves for another conference. “Any departing school would ... forfeit its media rights and the ability to have home games and some non-conference games air on TV. In all sports. Through 2036.”

So, hypothetically, if Florida State leaves for the SEC, the ACC would get any media revenue generated from athletic events on its campus through summer 2036 even if those are SEC games played in Tallahassee. Then you add on exit fees on top of this: those currently stand at $120 million.

So a School would pay 120Million to join the SEC to just to forfeit their media rights until 2036? This is why Texas and Oklahoma are staying in the BIG12 until either a settlement can be reached or their GOR term runs out.

The ACC’s grant of rights keeps being brought up in conference realignment discussions. Here’s why

The ACC’s grant of rights agreement has become a major talking point when it comes to the future of college football.

www.deseret.com

 

[TechRush]

Vandy is in no way similar to GT.

Similar colors, in the state's largest city/metro area. Little brother to the huge state college... You are right, they are in the SEC but Tech is not.

 

[dilleshaw]

Simply put, any TV revenue a school is due from the ACC’s contract with ESPN is the conference property through June 30, 2036 regardless of whether the school remains an ACC member or leaves for another conference. “Any departing school would ... forfeit its media rights and the ability to have home games and some non-conference games air on TV. In all sports. Through 2036.”

So, hypothetically, if Florida State leaves for the SEC, the ACC would get any media revenue generated from athletic events on its campus through summer 2036 even if those are SEC games played in Tallahassee. Then you add on exit fees on top of this: those currently stand at $120 million.

So a School would pay 120Million to join the SEC to just to forfeit their media rights until 2036? This is why Texas and Oklahoma are staying in the BIG12 until either a settlement can be reached or their GOR term runs out.

The ACC’s grant of rights keeps being brought up in conference realignment discussions. Here’s why

The ACC’s grant of rights agreement has become a major talking point when it comes to the future of college football.

www.deseret.com

So would a team be better to play all games on the road until 2036 to maximize the TV revenue and circumvent the GOR?

 

[WracerX]

So would a team be better to play all games on the road until 2036 to maximize the TV revenue and circumvent the GOR?

I’d say screw it. Play games at a time convenient to my home crowd. Then I’d do nothing to prevent pirated streaming of my home games. I also wouldn’t provide espn any access to good viewing angles. If they want to broadcast, do it from the visitors tunnel with no electricity.

 

[JJacket]

Similar colors, in the state's largest city/metro area. Little brother to the huge state college... You are right, they are in the SEC but Tech is not.

Where they sit in Nashville is not like where GT sits in Atlanta. Color? Really? And Vanderbilt has never been truly competitive with Tennessee, or ANYBODY ELSE, in the history of the program

 

[GTFLETCH]

So would a team be better to play all games on the road until 2036 to maximize the TV revenue and circumvent the GOR?

The Media deal is not just FB, you are talking MBB, WBB, Baseball , along with all olympic sports.... Is it feasible for all games to be played away from the campus? How does that enhance a students 4 year college experience? Also ask yourself why hasn't Texas & Oklahoma announced their entry date into the SEC yet?

 

[THWUGA]

So if the payout per school $40M in the ACC and $70M in the SEC, and the buyout is $120M, then you break even after four years when you jump ship to the SEC, right? Two years if the SEC offers to split the buyout with you. What am I missing?

You aren’t missing anything. It’s pretty straight-forward that if given the chance we should get out to survive.

 

[THWUGA]

No conference should bail out the Pac-12. Including the ACC with its network, despite being left behind by the B1G and SEC expansions. That said, it’s probably our only shot to get out - a completely new deal that would effectively rewrite the GOR and get us out of it at some buyout cost.

 

[dilleshaw]

The Media deal is not just FB, you are talking MBB, WBB, Baseball , along with all olympic sports.... Is it feasible for all games to be played away from the campus? How does that enhance a students 4 year college experience? Also ask yourself why hasn't Texas & Oklahoma announced their entry date into the SEC yet?

What about playing off campus, but in Atlanta. Trying to think of out of the box ways to get around GOR.

 

[originalwombat]

Simply put, any TV revenue a school is due from the ACC’s contract with ESPN is the conference property through June 30, 2036 regardless of whether the school remains an ACC member or leaves for another conference. “Any departing school would ... forfeit its media rights and the ability to have home games and some non-conference games air on TV. In all sports. Through 2036.”

So, hypothetically, if Florida State leaves for the SEC, the ACC would get any media revenue generated from athletic events on its campus through summer 2036 even if those are SEC games played in Tallahassee. Then you add on exit fees on top of this: those currently stand at $120 million.

So a School would pay 120Million to join the SEC to just to forfeit their media rights until 2036? This is why Texas and Oklahoma are staying in the BIG12 until either a settlement can be reached or their GOR term runs out.

The ACC’s grant of rights keeps being brought up in conference realignment discussions. Here’s why

The ACC’s grant of rights agreement has become a major talking point when it comes to the future of college football.

www.deseret.com

So if a school plays "home" games off campus, they can keep the media rev? So FSU could play it's home games at FAMU and Tampa, for example. Or UNC could play in Charlotte.

 

[ElCidBUZZingFAN]

So would a team be better to play all games on the road until 2036 to maximize the TV revenue and circumvent the GOR?

The trolling in real life guy and you’re Tech would be to rent out MBS until 2036 and schedule “neutral” site games either OOC or conference where Tech accepts always being the “visitor.”

 

[Big Bubba Ray]

Irish want $75 million from NBC
... so they can remain independent.
Current deal of $22 million per year expires in 2025.

 

[Milwaukee]

ACC commish better come out swinging in the morning. He’s the laughing stock of cfb at the moment, he’s failed miserably in his 1st year. I’m glad Sankey called him out this week.

 

[ClubSeats]

You can't make me read that.

 

[RoanokeJacket]

Where they sit in Nashville is not like where GT sits in Atlanta. Color? Really? And Vanderbilt has never been truly competitive with Tennessee, or ANYBODY ELSE, in the history of the program

We also were able to have our last competitive year in FB without needing to allow a gang of rapists on campus.

 

[Tampa Jacket]

Hard for me to see how anything good comes out this for GT.

 

[Bradp30]

I feel like what is somewhat lost in the B1G/SEC super conferences is, what about the schools that are already in these conferences but aren't carrying their own weight? SEC added Texas and OU. Would they add Ole Miss or Mississippi State today? Vanderbilt? Even Mizzou, would the SEC choose to add them today? B1G has Northwestern, Rutgers, even Maryland would they choose to add them if they had a do-over today?

In the age of super conferences it's easy to look at the big programs on the outside looking in. But what about the little programs that are on the inside already, any chance that these conferences in seeking 16-20 team super conferences somehow part ways with the schools that essentially bring no value in the only sport that matters?

 

[Bradp30]

Somebody has to take the Ls.

 

[OptionJacket]

Two points: 1) Swofford retired a few years ago. 2) Swofford locked up Notre Dame. Give the man his due - he jumped both the B1G and the SEC w/r to ND.

I know Swofford retired. But we are living with his stupid decisions and lack of leadership. Phillips hands are tied due to Swofford’s legacy of ineptitude. And as far as Notre Dame goes - that was Swofford’s literally bending over and letting Notre Dame have their way with him. Do you think the SEC or BIG would ever let a team take money from another network and then use their teams to fill out a schedule? The ACC is a joke and that won’t change because the member teams want to leave and are being held hostage at this point. It’s gonna get worse, I promise. Just wait until the schools give the go ahead for their players and fanbase to become vocal about it. Phillips and the ACC office will have to cave and release those who want to leave,

 

[aeromech]

So if a school plays "home" games off campus, they can keep the media rev? So FSU could play it's home games at FAMU and Tampa, for example. Or UNC could play in Charlotte.

Or Georgia Tech vs FSU in Jacksonville . That would make some heads spin.