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Sankey has been a conference commissioner for a long time.
He chooses his words very carefully. If adding Texas and Oklahoma was a sound business move for the SEC and ESPN, then it seems to me that adding FSU and Clemson would also be a sound business move - bigger match-ups and more eyeballs per event. There are many similarities, but the public likely won’t know about it until the day it happens.
Apparently ESPN must opt-in (not opt-out) for the ESPN media rights agreement with the ACC to be extended. I find it just a little disconcerting that with less than 6 months to go there hasn’t been some kind of announcement of ESPN’s intent. Jim Phillips skirted around the subject at ACC Media Days this year much like George Kliavkoff did before the PAC-12 overnight implosion in 2023. I guess time will tell.
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I like FSU's argument a LOT more if ESPN doesn't renew...
-- SMU Pony
Aug 16, 2024 at 10:09 PM ET
SMU Pony
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08/16/24 10:09 PM ET
By that logic, they were basically forced to wait to leave. Now that they
-- TDVick
Aug 18, 2024 at 03:21 PM ET
TDVick
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08/18/24 03:21 PM ET
True, but prior to that not so much.**
-- HOO86
Aug 18, 2024 at 11:18 AM ET
HOO86
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08/18/24 11:18 AM ET
I Think the GOR is Gone if ESPN Reneges on That Re-Signing
-- WarHog38
Aug 16, 2024 at 11:22 PM ET
WarHog38
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08/16/24 11:22 PM ET
GOR isn’t bound by ESPN contract…two separate and not equal entity rights**
-- ombandit
Aug 17, 2024 at 01:33 PM ET
ombandit
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08/17/24 01:33 PM ET
Sankey has been a conference commissioner for a long time.
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-- WBGV
Aug 17, 2024 at 10:25 AM ET
WBGV
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08/17/24 10:25 AM ET
Don't think the GOR has anything to do with the contract
-- EDGEMAN
Aug 17, 2024 at 09:10 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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08/17/24 09:10 AM ET
Yep. Not sure why this is debated
-- HokieAl
Aug 18, 2024 at 08:32 AM ET
HokieAl
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08/18/24 08:32 AM ET
Nail meet hammer. So many people want the 2 documents/contracts
-- VTCALS72
Aug 17, 2024 at 09:55 AM ET
VTCALS72
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08/17/24 09:55 AM ET
terrific, fact-based post. Too bad a lot of folks don't want to
-- ancient alien 2018
Aug 17, 2024 at 06:24 PM ET
ancient alien 2018
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08/17/24 06:24 PM ET
I Think It Is All Already Planned Out By ESPN & P2
-- WarHog38
Aug 17, 2024 at 03:04 PM ET
WarHog38
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08/17/24 03:04 PM ET
Better check your story,........
-- 2hhoop3
Aug 17, 2024 at 10:03 AM ET
2hhoop3
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08/17/24 10:03 AM ET
Hey, I was just reporting what was said by Flugar.
-- VTCALS72
Aug 17, 2024 at 02:33 PM ET
VTCALS72
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08/17/24 02:33 PM ET
If that were really true......
-- 2hhoop3
Aug 17, 2024 at 02:41 PM ET
2hhoop3
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08/17/24 02:41 PM ET
Are you saying CALS is wrong again?**
-- NokieHokie
Aug 17, 2024 at 10:09 AM ET
NokieHokie
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08/17/24 10:09 AM ET
Most people seem to forget that NO ONE outside of some no-nothing
-- ancient alien 2018
Aug 16, 2024 at 10:28 PM ET
ancient alien 2018
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08/16/24 10:28 PM ET
IF it occurs, it will be a mass movement and a true conference
-- ancient alien 2018
Aug 17, 2024 at 09:13 PM ET
ancient alien 2018
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08/17/24 09:13 PM ET
yep, there is only one possible reason
-- Vippie1
Aug 17, 2024 at 10:04 AM ET
Vippie1
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08/17/24 10:04 AM ET
If there's a non-aggression understanding, that only works until there's a
-- wwhokie1
Aug 17, 2024 at 10:51 AM ET
wwhokie1
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08/17/24 10:51 AM ET
It isn't a matter of being deferential to each other
-- Vippie1
Aug 17, 2024 at 12:24 PM ET
Vippie1
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08/17/24 12:24 PM ET
They may have very well miscalculated. we will not know until this
-- Big12 guy
Aug 17, 2024 at 02:25 PM ET
Big12 guy
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08/17/24 02:25 PM ET
Big 10 said they weren't expanding
-- HouClone
Aug 17, 2024 at 12:29 AM ET
HouClone
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08/17/24 12:29 AM ET
What advantage would they get from talking about it before it happens?
-- Stech
Aug 17, 2024 at 12:20 AM ET
Stech
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08/17/24 12:20 AM ET
When Asked Direct Questions About Adding FSU
-- WarHog38
Aug 16, 2024 at 10:54 PM ET
WarHog38
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08/16/24 10:54 PM ET