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The schools being looked at don't pay for themselves
The SEC and B1G's next contracts will pay each school about $90M each, do any of the schools not in the two conferences have that much value? No.
USC/UCLA did, Texas/OU did. UW/UO did not, that is why they joined at a lower payout.
The question then becomes, is the Big10 Network (Fox/CBS/NBC) willing to pay $90M+ for any of the ACC schools? If it is, then some of the schools will be invited.
The next question then becomes, is ESPN willing to pay a lot more money for some of the schools to go to the SEC, or is ESPN content with them staying in the ACC where they can pay them less? I think we all know that answer.
Thread Replies (9)
Is the reason the B10 and SEC haven't expanded yet due to...?
-- The_VT_Rock
Jul 30, 2026 at 07:51 AM ET
The_VT_Rock
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07/30/26 07:51 AM ET
The schools being looked at don't pay for themselves
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-- mrcaniac
Jul 31, 2026 at 07:10 PM ET
mrcaniac
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07/31/26 07:10 PM ET
If they ever get to that metric.......
-- 2hhoop3
Jul 31, 2026 at 08:01 PM ET
2hhoop3
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07/31/26 08:01 PM ET
They are not expanding because they don’t have to.
-- HokieAl
Jul 30, 2026 at 11:44 AM ET
HokieAl
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07/30/26 11:44 AM ET
They both, particularly the Big 10
-- mancunian
Jul 30, 2026 at 09:22 AM ET
mancunian
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07/30/26 09:22 AM ET
It might be the law of diminishing returns by now.
-- Maroon Baboon
Jul 30, 2026 at 08:54 AM ET
Maroon Baboon
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07/30/26 08:54 AM ET
The one thing they will need to remember...
-- The_VT_Rock
Jul 30, 2026 at 09:18 AM ET
The_VT_Rock
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07/30/26 09:18 AM ET
Viewers/ratings makes sense (or cents) if that is the model driving the
-- VTHokie2000
Jul 30, 2026 at 10:12 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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07/30/26 10:12 AM ET
Now I get it. Thanks for clearing that up.**
-- 33laszlo99
Jul 30, 2026 at 10:20 AM ET
33laszlo99
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07/30/26 10:20 AM ET