I like it, but all that work just to end up with the same 4 teams, more of less, that we get every year. The occasional upset this would give fans would be marvelous, however.
They actually do bring in enough to justify it. Between the cable adds and the additional base ESPN pay they more than pay for themselves. This is an accretive deal.
Does this additional money include added ACCN subscriptions? I haven't seen that directly noted.
The most I have seen any projections is an extra 3 million a year per school per year, once you factor in travel and how it hurts Olympic sports not sure it it make financial sense. This does nothing to appease FSU or Clemson, the gap in still way to much. Now if it was an extra 10 million per school then so be it.
If it means added revenue while we wait out the inevitable dismantling in 10 years or so, then so be it. But as someone said, I hope the ACC financial wizards haven't given loopholes to FSU, Clemson, and the others who've been itching to leave. I have no faith in the conference HQ- they're constantly reactive after the fact, and appear flatfooted while isht is happening around them.
The college football world will see more changes before any of these schools gets a full share. Nice short term money grab by existing ACC schools but I don't see how this keeps SU relevant on the next spin of the dial.
This isn’t a back and forth I promise, but why do u think it will be more than that? Adding those markets are awesome I agree but why would ESPN need to pay the ACC more when they already have such a sweet heart contract. This most definitely will get ESPN more money but not sure that funnels down to the 14 teams.
The agreement is based on a formula. Those markets move the needle.
No. Any school that joins the ACC must sign the same GOR all current ACC schools have already signed. The GOR should not be affected in any way.
It's been previously reported in this thread that the per subscriber charge for the ACCN is higher in a state with an ACC team. Given the current state of cable TV, however, ESPN may only be able to get that in the Bay & Dallas areas rather than the whole states of California & Texas. I'd think some of greater revenue generated by the ACCN would benefit the ACC schools.
Lol. We now have armchair expert posters weighing in on speculative financials and confidently asserting that the deal shouldn’t be made. Why don’t you leave the details to the professionals and the people running the conference who actually have all the particulars and knowledge of the deal to add these three teams?
Those teams will create additional revenue for the ACC Network, which is co-owned by the conference.
That’s literally all a fan board is for. If we police talking about this we might as well make sure no one talks about game decisions, time management, dome improvements, movement of games and the like because hey, we’re not D1 coaches on the sidelines or in the board rooms.
Sources being some a$$hat from FSU. "Officials working on how to divide pool". Pathetic. How about we take FSUs added share and give it to Clemson for that one added vote needed and tell FSU to go shut up and sit in the corner and oh we needed one more team for a pod FSU, so we are partnering you with the new schools. Be sure to sign up for frequent flier.
If anything, the breakaway will be to take football out of the NCAA so that the players don't have to attend class. They'll still be the Alabama Crimson Tide and Ohio State Buckeyes, but the name will be used under license to a team owner. The argument will be put forward that they've gone a long way toward title IX compliance because the 85-scholarships/100+ roster spots for football are now gone. Separation will come at a cost, losing records for teams used to winning. As I have posted before, which Week 10 game will draw the bigger audience - 2-7 Alabama v. 3-6 Texas or 9-0 UVa v. 8-1 Pitt?
The number of new ACCN subscriptions will be minimal. The big thing is that there are a lot of people in Texas and California who already get the ACCN and will be paying more for it. The argument that no one in California and Texas (or anywhere else, for that matter) cares about those teams is irrelevant. The ACCN is either part of the basic package or bundled into a premium sports package. People do not subscribe to it as a stand-alone. The current contract Disney has with the cable and stream providers regarding the ACCN has two prices, a higher price for ACC states and a lower one for non-ACC states. Metro areas do not matter, so someone in NYC is paying the same for the ACCN as someone in CNY. The day that "Calford" and SMU join the ACC is the day that the cost of the ACCN goes up in the entirety of California and Texas by ~$1 per subscriber.
Our insiders seem to be hinting that Clemson and FSU will leave the conference by summer of next year at the latest...
