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One doesn't have to terminate the other

As I understand it, if the ESPN agreement is terminated, it doesn't necessarily mean that the GOR is also terminated, but as a practical matter the GOR would be rendered completely ineffective because the ESPN media rights would no longer exist and there would therefore be no monetary penalties associated with the departure of an ACC member school. By the way, the GOR states that the Term ends on June 30, 2027. I have been assuming, like everyone else, that extending the ESPN agreement also triggers an extension of the GOR, but I haven't seen any language that actually makes that explicit. Can anyone point us to that language and does it exist in a document signed by an authorized representative of each member school?
Posted: 08/18/2024 at 09:56 PM ET
(In response to this post by Stech)

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Does anybody have EVIDENCE that the ACC GOR is bound to the ESPN contract?
Stech 08/18/24 10:27 AM ET
GOR Paragraph 1 seems pretty clear to me (pic inside)
El Paso Hokie 08/18/24 03:08 PM ET
You guys are way smarter than me. This stuff hurts my brain!
OrlandoHokie 08/18/24 10:00 PM ET
They were written together, but nothing stating they’re bound I can see.
Stech 08/18/24 04:40 PM ET
Seems like they're bound, but you can't just look at part of a contract.**
marcbvtgm 08/19/24 04:50 PM ET
They could be. I just don’t have enough evidence to be certain of that.**
Stech 08/19/24 05:04 PM ET
Is it bound? Depends on whose lawyer you listen to.**
wwhokie1 08/18/24 01:19 PM ET
The ACC GOR was based on the b12 GOR, that much is irrefutable (I think).
Big12 guy 08/18/24 10:59 AM ET
I am looking for the truth, on whether they are bound together, what I want
Stech 08/18/24 04:45 PM ET
I'm not sure what you mean by "bound together"
El Paso Hokie 08/18/24 06:53 PM ET
Bound as n the GOR ends if the ESPN agreement ends, that’s not stated there
Stech 08/18/24 08:12 PM ET
One doesn't have to terminate the other
El Paso Hokie 08/18/24 09:56 PM ET
I might have the answer to my question in my previous post
El Paso Hokie 08/18/24 11:05 PM ET
See HokieAI’s post below
VT ChemE 1986 08/18/24 10:41 AM ET
It talks about the ESPN contract, but I don’t see anything saying they’re
Stech 08/18/24 02:18 PM ET
No evidence.
HOO86 08/18/24 10:37 AM ET