"I do think ACC has real value to ESPN that it does not want to a) lose to FOX/B1G or b) have to pay tons more for in a new SEC agreement in a few years and 3) devalue a network it's 50/50 partners on. But even if ESPN opened the coffers, ACC isn't getting close to SEC $." "Option 4: The Magnificent 7 dissolves the league! Few things: 1) That name is a made-up joke from McMurphy. No AD was calling it that. 2) There have been LOTS of side convos among schools: The 7 mentioned have talked. So have smaller groups. So have schools outside the 7." "Yes, those 7 had lawyers review the GoR. So did most of the other 7. "You'd be stupid not to," one AD said. And no AD would confirm a nuclear option is even possible legally. Me & @aadelsonESPN wrote about this in early March..."