"The ACC has trailed the B1G/SEC in revenue for YEARS by $10-15M/school/year and it's still managed to win champs. But that gap is going to grow starting in 2023-24 and will keep doing so. That's the existential problem Alford and others are so concerned about." "So, what can be done about it? Based on my reporting, there are 5 options: 1) everyone waits until 2036-ish 2) ND joins or other expansion 3) ESPN renegotiates 4) The league is dissolved 5) School(s) fight GoR in court Let's look at each in more detail..." "Option 1: Everyone waits. The anger this week stemmed from "the 7" but that outrage was largely by design. FSU, Clemson, UNC & others CANNOT wait on this & Alford, in particular, is driving home a sense of urgency that being a half-billion behind SEC by 2036 is untenable."