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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 4724604, member: 622"] Tom, I think this reflects ESPN's veto power, the power to ensure the ACC cannot water down the value of the conference by adding "friends and family" at will. Specifically, any add would have to increase the value to cover the increase in ESPN's total payout. I think this is why the B1G did NOT immediately invite Washington and Oregon. Fox Balked, neither was worthy of such a contract. Recall, collectively, the Pac-12 was not worth a $30MM/team deal from ACC or Fox. USC and UCLA were the primary value in the conference and without USC and UCLA, they were offered something around $21MM/team. Obviously, this is speculation on my part, but it helps explain why the B1G offered Washington and Oregon $30MM with $1MM annual increases for the current deal. Just another opinion, nothing worth being dogmatic about. [/QUOTE]