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I promised to not stir up any controversy on TSL after setting off a bomb..

on the subscriber board on Wednesday, but a big sports media event went down this morning. Netflix just bought the rights to the FIFA Women's World Cup for 2027 and 2031. This is a HUGE deal along with Netflix showing NFL games on Christmas Day and the Tyson/Paul fight from last month. Netflix wants in on live sports programming. They have a huge untapped audience and money to spend. In my mind, if I were a visionary sitting in my plush new office at ACC HQ in Charlotte, I would be thinking, what can I do to raise the profile of my league, close the funding chasm between my league and the $EC/B1G, and be innovative while doing it? How can I tell Disney to go pound sand (or in my brain F*** OFF) for cutting the deal with the $EC, that essentially crushed ACC access to ABC Saturday football? How can I enrich the revenue picture of my league so that it stops being an $EC farm system for players and stop being such a patsy for to the $EC in basketball? Mr. Phillips are you listening? Are you out there????? If it were me, I would be pushing hard to get a visionary type deal with Netflix. Pronto! I would give them my best game inventory and tell Disney to shove it. Disney dissolved the marriage when they cut their deal with the $EC and it is time to fight back with coast-to-coast college sports, that with competitive funding, can take on the big guys. That is what I would do, I just wish I had that gig in Charlotte and could do something about it.
Posted: 12/20/2024 at 09:59 AM ET

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I promised to not stir up any controversy on TSL after setting off a bomb..
CobbCountyHokie 12/20/24 09:59 AM ET
The VT leadership, the ACC leadership and sadly a lot of our fans are still
TDVick 12/24/24 07:49 AM ET
I wish it were possible. But…
HokieAl 12/20/24 06:59 PM ET
Great idea. But once again the ACC is in the wrong place at the wrong time
VT ChemE 1986 12/20/24 11:17 AM ET
Streaming entities seem to want sports leagues/ events with national or
Femoyer Hokie 12/20/24 11:10 AM ET
I think you make some great points here.
Baltimore_Hokie 12/20/24 10:26 AM ET
The great problem is that the ACC has too much baggage
Tailgate Guru 12/20/24 12:48 PM ET
No lies detected!**
Baltimore_Hokie 12/20/24 03:24 PM ET
To convince Netflix, the ACC could give them access for
Victor Tango 12/20/24 10:54 AM ET
Let's put it another way. If the ACC does not jump first
CobbCountyHokie 12/20/24 10:30 AM ET
At some point, the P2 will try to squeeze their media partners with the-
Baltimore_Hokie 12/20/24 10:38 AM ET
Let's recognize that The ACC is still under contract with ESPN.
33laszlo99 12/20/24 10:17 AM ET
I think it is now time to negotiate some cut out from Disney for inventory
CobbCountyHokie 12/20/24 10:24 AM ET
ACC can make a very good case. Disney manipulates the value of the ACC
daveinop 12/20/24 07:36 PM ET
I don't disagree. But I think PE will intrude on the process.**
33laszlo99 12/20/24 10:28 AM ET
Good**
Baltimore_Hokie 12/20/24 10:42 AM ET