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It's really is ESPN's hands if they want it to be
Yes, they have a deal until 2036, but it seems likely that that deal is gonna get busted out before that and they will be left with squat if it does. Keep in mind though, if you think they don't have some sway over the SEC on raiding the ACC, you are kidding yourself.
I think you all that are talking about the Big10 are kidding yourselves. The Big10 needs to expand west, the logistics of 2 LA teams is going to bust travel budgets, plus after a couple years of new wears off, no one is going to give a rats butt about UCLA vs NW or IN or Perdue or .... They need those rivalries for long term interest. OR/Wash/Stanford/Cal makes a nice west coast division and makes the "big10 is an academic conference" morons on their high horse.
The question is, does pulling 4 from the ACC to the SEC make ESPN more $$ than keeping the ACC in tact and what is the price point for that (how much more can they pay the ACC until that metric turns sour). At any cost that the ACC has more value, they will be willing to sweeten the existing deal to keep it together, if not, they'll help the SEC expand and let the ACC deal go away.
** Edited by Vienna_Hokie at 5/18/2023, 7:31:02 PM
Thread Replies (32)
ACC ADs tell ACC commissioner: "We're all in this together."
-- MP4VT2004
May 17, 2023 at 08:48 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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05/17/23 08:48 PM ET
LOL!! "Wink wink, nod nod"!!**
-- ancient alien 2018
May 19, 2023 at 02:36 AM ET
ancient alien 2018
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05/19/23 02:36 AM ET
What we need, is two super conferences. One North, one South. (T.I.C.)**
-- No_Limit_Hokie
May 18, 2023 at 07:25 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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05/18/23 07:25 PM ET
The PAC12, ACC, and BIG 10 all told each other the same thing. **
-- wwhokie1
May 18, 2023 at 10:11 AM ET
wwhokie1
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05/18/23 10:11 AM ET
Yup. We are all together, until we aren't**
-- VT ChemE 1986
May 18, 2023 at 12:45 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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05/18/23 12:45 PM ET
Yes! We are all in this together....
-- Hokie Chief
May 18, 2023 at 08:11 AM ET
Hokie Chief
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05/18/23 08:11 AM ET
I’m just not buying it - I love being in the ACC
-- Hokie12thman
May 17, 2023 at 09:13 PM ET
Hokie12thman
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05/17/23 09:13 PM ET
It's really is ESPN's hands if they want it to be
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-- Vienna_Hokie
May 18, 2023 at 07:22 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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05/18/23 07:22 PM ET
What is to figure out? the ACC is being swept along and I am not sure
-- VTCALS72
May 18, 2023 at 08:29 AM ET
VTCALS72
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05/18/23 08:29 AM ET
Thing is, you knock VT out and I don't just start being interested in the
-- jmanatVT
May 18, 2023 at 09:49 AM ET
jmanatVT
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05/18/23 09:49 AM ET
Yep. If the goal is to make everyone besides the SEC/B10 irrelevant
-- HokieNoVA
May 18, 2023 at 10:50 AM ET
HokieNoVA
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05/18/23 10:50 AM ET
Which is why, the BIG taking the PAC and SEC taking ACC makes sense
-- Vienna_Hokie
May 18, 2023 at 07:38 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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05/18/23 07:38 PM ET
Well said. But,I'll still follow a G5 type VT, even still go to some games
-- RTFC
May 18, 2023 at 12:33 PM ET
RTFC
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05/18/23 12:33 PM ET
Think it’s more about disturbing the lower teams.
-- sandmanfan06
May 17, 2023 at 09:39 PM ET
sandmanfan06
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05/17/23 09:39 PM ET
We have four schools that can’t pull their weight in football.
-- RoswellGAHokie
May 17, 2023 at 09:36 PM ET
RoswellGAHokie
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05/17/23 09:36 PM ET
that is a current fact but among other unanswered questions is
-- VTCALS72
May 18, 2023 at 08:35 AM ET
VTCALS72
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05/18/23 08:35 AM ET
pulling FB out is very unlikely because of title IX
-- Vienna_Hokie
May 18, 2023 at 07:52 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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05/18/23 07:52 PM ET
And VT. What have they done lately? Remember, the bowl money is dispersed
-- Big12 guy
May 17, 2023 at 11:05 PM ET
Big12 guy
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05/17/23 11:05 PM ET
Had the 7th most TV viewers among B12, PAC-10, and ACC teams over the past
-- jmanatVT
May 18, 2023 at 09:52 AM ET
jmanatVT
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05/18/23 09:52 AM ET
Virginia Tech has won the ACC 4 times since joining.
-- 4x4hokies
May 18, 2023 at 01:10 AM ET
4x4hokies
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05/18/23 01:10 AM ET
Case isn't horrible. Has football fans
-- SpeakToDamien
May 17, 2023 at 10:15 PM ET
SpeakToDamien
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05/17/23 10:15 PM ET
Both Cuse and duke brought in Bowl money, and if you look back at NCAA
-- Big12 guy
May 17, 2023 at 11:07 PM ET
Big12 guy
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05/17/23 11:07 PM ET
The payout of the pinstripe bowl is not 4.4M because Syracuse was in it.
-- jmanatVT
May 18, 2023 at 09:57 AM ET
jmanatVT
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05/18/23 09:57 AM ET
Our at-large bid to the Sugar Bowl made the ACC more money
-- 4x4hokies
May 18, 2023 at 01:58 AM ET
4x4hokies
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05/18/23 01:58 AM ET
We had the longest bowl streak in the country going into Covid
-- 4x4hokies
May 18, 2023 at 01:12 AM ET
4x4hokies
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05/18/23 01:12 AM ET
We are pretty much right there with them
-- ScottsdaleHokie
May 17, 2023 at 10:06 PM ET
ScottsdaleHokie
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05/17/23 10:06 PM ET
Are you thinking in terms of wins next season or ability to generate profit
-- jmanatVT
May 18, 2023 at 10:11 AM ET
jmanatVT
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05/18/23 10:11 AM ET
Que the "Vote of confidence" here🙄**
-- VTMONEY94
May 17, 2023 at 09:02 PM ET
VTMONEY94
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05/17/23 09:02 PM ET
Justin Fuente approves of this message**
-- No_Limit_Hokie
May 17, 2023 at 09:13 PM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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05/17/23 09:13 PM ET
Another of the great lies……..**
-- RJHokie
May 17, 2023 at 09:00 PM ET
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05/17/23 09:00 PM ET