Wild thought: Accept a large FSU buyout and replace with SMU
FSU will eventually leave so cash in now and let them twist in the wind. Replace with SMU who has the resources to forgo some conference payouts and be successful long term while increasing ACCN subscribers. Let SMU build up and expand footprint out that way eventually. Not as far fetched as west coast.
The FSU buyout and what SMU forgoes is all conjecture but I’d estimate each of the 13 full-time members would get $30M+ in new money (not annually, to be clear) not including additional ACCN subs.
This all assumes ESPN payout remains same and this does not create a jailbreak which may be impossible to predict/stop.
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-- HOO86
Aug 10, 2023 at 10:06 AM ET
HOO86
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08/10/23 10:06 AM ET
Wild thought: Accept a large FSU buyout and replace with SMU
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-- Colonel Jessup
Aug 10, 2023 at 10:40 AM ET
Colonel Jessup
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08/10/23 10:40 AM ET
An FSU buyout of $200M nets 15M a year per team in the ACC for till '36.
-- Big12 guy
Aug 10, 2023 at 12:07 PM ET
Big12 guy
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08/10/23 12:07 PM ET