No, the ACC is not getting a BIG/SEC deal anytime soon. But, I don't believe the BIG is going to see those numbers either, they are projections from FOX and partners to drive the BIG to their deal. ESPN did the same with the ACC and the B12 will see the same. So, when it all shakes out in 5 years, if this mess holds together that long, the BIG and SEC will be likely aroundd $60mil, the ACC will be pushing $50mil and the B12 will be mid $40mil. The simple fact is, there is only so much money and the projections have the overall revenue doubling in like 6 years, that is just not going to happen. College football is at peak viewership, there aren't a bunch of people that are sitting around on saturdays to attract. It's all about carving up that pool, which will grow a bit because of some new matchups that this mess has created, but that is not going to be good for the B12 and will be not great for the ACC, but not as bad. Look at the TV ratings by week I posted above. All the teams that draw big, no matter who they are playing will be in the BIG SEC and a couple in the ACC, none are in the B12. There are 4 broadcast slots that matter now at noon, 5 at 3:30 and 4 in primetime. Starting this season, there will be an additional one in each of those time slots. So that's another game to divide the existing eyeballs. Since the 4th place finisher in those time slots is now drawing between 100k and 500k viewers, what happens when you add another game to compete? Most weeks, that 4th place in each time slot is going to be a B12 or ACC game. The difference is, once in a while Clem or FSU will be there to move the ACC up the ladder, but that is not likely for the B12, because you don't have any brands that create national interest. Also remember, the ACC has been as bad as it has ever been in both football and basketball for the last few years and has managed to put $40 mil in the pockets of each school, just reverting to the mean brings those numbers up. The B12 on the other hand has been where they have never been in basketball, when things revert to the mean, as they do (especially after Tex and OU leave, though AZ will help a bit) they'll be struggling for viewers when competing against more broadcast games. So, that said, your initial statement is true, there is no one out there that adds value. Once again, the ACC has a 13 year deal in place, you keep saying when the top teams leave, well it's gonna be 10 years at least before that happens without a huge financial windfall which changes the entire discussion. What's more likely to happen is the real payouts are going to come in, the gap between the ACC and the BIG/SEC will be there, but not the absurd projections that are out there now. The B12 will be behind that. The incentive for the top teams to leave will be marginalized and we will likely see the feds get involved which will do lord knows what. Your entire argument is based on the top teams leaving the ACC, which is not likely for a decade. During that decade, the reality of the revenue gap will become real. If the projections are real, then fine, they'll leave. But the entire landscape is going to change in that decade. Adding more welfare cases now just takes away options in the future. The B12 is going to have to deal with those WNBA level ratings for UCF, Cin and HOU every week and will soon be wishing they'd not knee jerked and had some flexibility to operate. Last thing the ACC needs is to replicate that. Being a solid 3rd through a period of structural change is not a bad place to be.