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It's like you didn't read my post

I know top SEC games are not on their network. A given SEC team will be on SECN 2-3 times a year against a bad OOC opponent and maybe a bad SEC team. If a provider does not carry the SECN, a fan of that team will miss those games. That creates outrage, threats to switch to a different provider, and a good subscriber rate. You will not have the with the ACC football. ESPN/ACC could try that with basketball but to anyone who has been paying attention to conference realignment, basketball is a small fraction of importance compared to football.

Eating up airtime with Olympic sports does not drive $ and we're talking $ here, not placating ACC fans with games watched by 2,590 people and old re-runs.

I've been saying these things for years. But you don't have to take my word for it...the proof is in the network (or lack thereof) and the subscriber rate. If it were profitable for ESPN to launch a new ACCN channel they would. Even if they do, it won't beat the $3 mil per school.

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Posted: 03/13/2016 at 1:23PM

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An ACCN would cross several channels & not be like the SECN & B1GN | $45mil -- ChrisLords 03/12/2016 10:38AM

So bottom line is, there will be no ACCN, in the true sense of the word. -- Atlee Hokie 03/13/2016 08:29AM

The bottom line is there is no bottom line yet. ** -- Stech 03/13/2016 09:49AM

Do you believe there is still the possibility of a real ACCN? -- Atlee Hokie 03/17/2016 04:30AM

Disagree- the bottom line does exist right now- -- KnoxHokie 03/14/2016 2:53PM

Therein lies the frustration IMO ** -- Calamitous 03/13/2016 6:30PM

Thanks. Lots of good information. I wonder how it would work. -- ahokie4u 03/12/2016 7:17PM

My guess: -- daveinop 03/13/2016 5:15PM

Thanks for sharing, this does not bode well for the ACC. -- chuckd4vt 03/12/2016 1:19PM

There is no scenario where the ACC gets SEC money in the near term. -- daveinop 03/13/2016 5:41PM

I don't see the ACC getting more/school than the B10... -- EDGEMAN 03/14/2016 2:13PM

"making" more -- daveinop 03/15/2016 09:02AM

MAYBE is all you guys have. RIGHT NOW, the ACC's behind them all. -- chuckd4vt 03/14/2016 12:48AM

Tomorrow is always maybe...and you are speculating as much as I am -- daveinop 03/14/2016 10:21AM

Three million is the bottom...not the top. -- Stech 03/12/2016 3:48PM

No, we just have NDBC to contend with, -- Marooned 03/13/2016 1:38PM

Been letting it to play out for yrs. Each decision = less confidence in ACC ** -- chuckd4vt 03/13/2016 01:39AM

So a 3 million bottom is bad news...okay if that's how you choose to see it ** -- Stech 03/13/2016 07:33AM

You cant look at it in isolation. You have to put it -- 133193Hokie 03/13/2016 09:16AM

Isolating the fact that a 3 million bottom is bad news...that's isolation. -- Stech 03/13/2016 09:47AM

Of course not, but the ACC should not have limited -- 133193Hokie 03/13/2016 11:06AM

What very good content? Why do 95% of posters -- Colonel Jessup 03/13/2016 12:11PM

The way I see it -- Old Line Hokie 03/14/2016 12:43PM

Exactly ** -- Calamitous 03/13/2016 7:40PM

Top SEC games aren't on their network. Potential ACCN content is better. -- chuckd4vt 03/13/2016 12:49PM

It's like you didn't read my post -- Colonel Jessup 03/13/2016 1:23PM

I think we don't have a network due to horrible leadership more than anythi -- chuckd4vt 03/13/2016 1:46PM

Then you just weren't paying attention during (link) -- Colonel Jessup 03/13/2016 3:13PM

In the big picture isn't 3 million almost zero compared to the SEC/B10 ? ** -- Hokie Dale 03/12/2016 6:58PM

No. -- daveinop 03/14/2016 10:41AM

Don't even bother talking logic and sense -- ren_hoek 03/12/2016 6:07PM

Exactly how long are you will to "let it play out". -- Atlee Hokie 03/13/2016 08:20AM

July 1 ** -- daveinop 03/13/2016 5:00PM

Been hearing wait till next year since 2009. We shall see. ** -- chuckd4vt 03/14/2016 12:50AM

Agreed -- Marooned 03/13/2016 1:28PM

Seems 2017 is a waypoint in the process -- ren_hoek 03/13/2016 09:56AM

I don't follow your last sentence. ** -- Femoyer Hokie 03/12/2016 4:49PM

I assume that Stech is talking about ACC 's academic partnership? -- Old Line Hokie 03/12/2016 5:29PM

Amen, Old Line Hokie- +10 for the post. ** -- KnoxHokie 03/13/2016 1:24PM

There is a major split on this board- like politics -- Mercury 03/12/2016 10:35PM

Some see reality. Acad. partnership & conf. affiliation aren't related. -- chuckd4vt 03/12/2016 11:17PM

You need to talk to the people most responsible for raising University $$$$ -- Stech 03/13/2016 07:39AM

Please verify, you believe VT would raise less money if not in the ACC? -- chuckd4vt 03/13/2016 12:51PM

Yes -- RTFC 03/14/2016 11:54AM

And how would that change if VT were in another P5 league? ** -- chuckd4vt 03/14/2016 12:34PM

Ahem, that was my question to you below re: OU -- daveinop 03/14/2016 5:27PM

Agreed... -- Calamitous 03/12/2016 2:00PM

Why not restructure the ESPN News channel as the MACCN? -- EDGEMAN 03/12/2016 2:00PM

Until we get our non-revenue sports on television as often... -- EDGEMAN 03/12/2016 1:08PM

Thanks ChrisLords! CRB junkies you don't want to miss this one!!!! -- Stech 03/12/2016 11:34AM

Almost sounded as if Wes Durham feels an... -- Old Line Hokie 03/12/2016 1:23PM

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