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I'm not seeing any evidence of that.

All I've seen from Jim Phillips is trying to get the Alliance with the B1G and PAC12 going explicitly to NOT have to expand, and I've seen him talking at the Football Kickoff for each of the past 2 seasons talking about keeping everyone's neighborhoods in the other conferences healthy and only saying "Everything is On the Table", whatever that means. If he has pursued expansion and actually been turned down, I would feel better knowing he's done something. Haven't seen it. ESPN will make more money with the ACC Network if we add in-state subscriptions just like the ACC will make more money. The question is what bump on the Tier1 contract would we get. It would be something because we'd add games. I wouldn't expect a Windfall like with adding Texas. But our play is adding new states with many subscribers for the ACC Network.
Posted: 03/14/2023 at 03:43 PM ET
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Hypothetical, what if the ACC has been proactive and explored expansion
HokieAl 03/14/23 02:47 PM ET
Agree the ACC is stuck and also believe they are where big TV and
VTCALS72 03/15/23 02:12 PM ET
I am more and more starting think that ESPN just wants 1 Tier 1 Conference
Stech 03/14/23 08:20 PM ET
This shows it pretty clearly.
HOO86 03/15/23 10:10 AM ET
I came to that realization over a year ago.
EDGEMAN 03/14/23 10:42 PM ET
This is also why I think FSU and Clemson to SEC in the near term is a no go
Maroon Baboon 03/15/23 01:04 AM ET
I have been wondering about pro rata for both The SEC and The ACC.
33laszlo99 03/15/23 02:34 AM ET
The new Big Ten contracts list only ND by name and value
TerryD 03/15/23 07:14 AM ET
All true, but I think realignment is far from over.
33laszlo99 03/15/23 03:30 PM ET
My projection of ESPN's future plans for the SEC and ACC
EDGEMAN 03/16/23 12:25 PM ET
Honestly have been thinking it for years, but I didn’t want to believe it.
Stech 03/14/23 11:07 PM ET
they need to go back in time and punch Swofford and others in the face
reestuart 03/14/23 03:56 PM ET
I'm not seeing any evidence of that.
HOO86 03/14/23 03:43 PM ET
Merge BIG, PAC and ACC with 32 teams. 16 in each an East & West Division
DGHOKIE 03/14/23 09:27 PM ET
The ACC needs to get smaller. Other than ND full membership, only option
BAMRising 03/14/23 03:40 PM ET
100% agree! Boot out the dead weight members to spread the wealth **
HokieInTampaFL 03/14/23 04:30 PM ET