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[QUOTE="Cusefan69, post: 4684041, member: 5764"]
Sincere question for you.  Have you read the contract and you honestly understand that those are the “mechanics” of the deal?  If so then I would certainly rethink my opinion as that’s would be a new understanding for me.  That being said I have a hard time believing that ESPN agreed to a contract that inflates automatically by just adding teams.  The media rights deal pays roughly $400 million a year which translates to $35m to $39m per with playoff payouts toggling numbers.  I am by no means fluent on the media rights deal but I am skeptical that $400 million goes up for a new addition.  Certainly if we added “plus brands” that would bring ESPN to the table but I don’t think there is any auto trigger.  Again if my understanding is wrong that is fine and I will rethink my position accordingly.  I did read some articles on this to try and brush up on the topic and I did not find any mention of new teams being added automatically get the same payout or more.
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