Let's say... FSU finds a way out. If it includes the $500M buyout.... that would be ~$30M per team (so ~$3M per school per year). If Clemson and UNC follow suit, with the same terms, that would be another $3M per school per year. And, ACC still has the minimum of 14 schools, so the ESPN money shouldn't change... plus everyone is getting an extra $9M (assuming SMU, Stanford, and Cal get the same cut). That moves the ACC schools from ~$40M to ~$50M. At that point, $50M per year isn't the $60M or $70M that the BIG10/SEC can give... but somehow the ACC schools will have gone from $30M to $50M. Which isn't a bad deal. And, then we get to 2036. At that point, will the payouts be higher? We assume things move linear... but what if they don't? What if NIL and tranfers and whatnot decrease ratings? ..... then by 2036, maybe the ACC schools are looking pretty solid. That is looking at it with the 3rd Gingerbread Stout half full... but if the SEC / BIG10 came calling tomorrow and VT could get more than $50M per year from them (even if it is less that the rest) ... sign me up. Clearly, schools like Rutgers, Maryland, Vandy, Northwestern, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Nebraska aren't winning big with the extra money.