If expansion happens soon the teams left behind stand to make a boatload of money, the only issue is ESPN would try to nullify the contract if the ACC lost all of the big teams. The GOR stands if the ACC is still a conference, so it's in everyone's best interest to keep the ACC whole. Here's an example if you lose FSU, Clemson, UVA, UNC, Miami, Duke in 2024: - The ACC receives ~$600M a year from those 6 schools' media rights deals with the B1G and SEC - Currently the ACC receives maybe ~$500M from their media rights with ESPN - The remaining 8 ACC teams split that and net $137M per school per year We know that's would never happen, ESPN would nullify the current contract due to the losses. However if the conference litigates it and renogiates a lower rate, say even just $100M a year, that nets out to $87.5M per school which is WAY more than a combined ACC/B12/Pac12 would get with all the leftover teams.