And ESPN can keep Clemson and FSU until 2036 for $30-34M a year each

Why would ESPN pay out roughly $860M over 14 years to the ACC to broadcast Clemson/FSU and then another $800M over that same time to the SEC to just give to Clemson/FSU to be nice guys?

Do you think the lawyers that FSU/Clemson have will be better than the ones that the ACC has? Even Texas and OU are not breaking the GOR, they have announced that they are leaving at the expiration of the GOR, which they have every right to do under the conference bylaws as long as they pay the exit fee.

In response to this post by HokieAl

Posted: 08/02/2021 at 8:03PM

I do not vouch for the source but he does have a blue check mark - Rumors! -- goldendomer 08/02/2021 3:05PM

Nobody is going anywhere for about 15 years -- mrcaniac 08/02/2021 6:39PM

WADR someone says that every time there’s expansion and it never takes that -- Stech 08/02/2021 7:56PM

Not necessarily true. If ESPN generates more ad/subscription revenue -- HokieAl 08/02/2021 6:46PM

And ESPN can keep Clemson and FSU until 2036 for $30-34M a year each -- mrcaniac 08/02/2021 8:03PM

True nothing is impossible, but -- M-I-C 08/02/2021 7:36PM

If you are willing to grossly over pay, you might be right -- daveinop 08/02/2021 7:17PM

Nothing to see here -- Sunsetunderground 08/02/2021 4:12PM

Its getting to the point that even Clemson may not be worth it financially. -- wwhokie1 08/02/2021 3:50PM

They will take Clemson. Even if it doesn’t add $ per team right now. They -- Femoyer Hokie 08/02/2021 5:47PM

If FSu and Clemson could leave tomorrow for free they would find spots -- Vippie1 08/02/2021 6:22PM

Yes and No -- M-I-C 08/02/2021 3:41PM

Nice Mike Drop -- Sunsetunderground 08/02/2021 3:49PM

The main thing in VT's favor (and UVA) is the state of VA -- HokieAl 08/02/2021 5:19PM

I wonder how they determine the potential streaming numbers -- HokieAl 08/02/2021 3:25PM

In the end, the SEC might take them just to keep the B1G out of the South. -- Maroon Baboon 08/02/2021 3:35PM

An analyst who works for ESPN and the ACC Network -- GobblingHokies 08/02/2021 3:25PM

Eric is a Clemson homie though. : ) ** -- IB4TECH 08/03/2021 08:51AM

That's an easy denial though. Just have an agent do the reach out -- HokieAl 08/02/2021 3:27PM

Public schools + state sunshine laws...there is a record of everything ** -- daveinop 08/02/2021 7:24PM

They should be talking to the company that owns both conferences ** -- daveinop 08/02/2021 3:22PM

I'll bet they HAVE reached out. -- Maroon Baboon 08/02/2021 3:20PM

They may have said something along the lines of... -- EDGEMAN 08/02/2021 6:33PM

ACC would have to gut itself. 10 split off -- Colonel Jessup 08/02/2021 3:23PM

Depends on how reliable or accurate of a reporter Marc Ryan is. ** -- GobblingHokies 08/02/2021 3:34PM

The only thing I can think is saber rattling. On the surface it does not -- goldendomer 08/02/2021 3:21PM

Silver lining. USC-ND axis can bring even more schools from the Pac/BigXII -- Maroon Baboon 08/02/2021 3:24PM

It will come out of Gainesville or Columbia if so. ** -- MrFantastic! 08/02/2021 3:23PM

5k followers. Not buying it ** -- HokieJamie 08/02/2021 3:19PM

I bet ya VT has done same. ** -- MrFantastic! 08/02/2021 3:13PM

If you have any type of competent leadership than it should have. -- goldendomer 08/02/2021 3:16PM

Most these tweets are just to get things stirred. ** -- MrFantastic! 08/02/2021 3:21PM

And get "views and clicks" ! ** -- FLKEYSHOKIE 08/02/2021 6:45PM

And ESPN can keep Clemson and FSU until 2036 for $30-34M a year each

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