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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 5173799, member: 27"]
Here is an excerpt from one of a series of tweets David Hale of ESPN posted last week.  I have included a direct link to the tweet as well.

It acknowledges the ESPN option to extend the ACC contract to 2036 must be exercised by February of 2025.

The February 2025 deadline has also been published by many other reputable sources.  This is not a pie in the sky thing by the FSU crazy people

ESPN writers are not going to post references to the ESPN contract unless they know what they are writing is accurate.

This is a fact.

[I]What's ESPN's perspective on all this?(Preface: This is based on reporting, not on any inside knowledge from ESPN.) [B][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]The elephant in the room is ESPN's option which must be exercised by February if the TV agreement with the ACC is to continue through 2036[/COLOR][/B]. I'm not sure what incentive ESPN would have to want to see the GoR reduced but it certainly makes sense for ESPN to want an amicable solution to the ongoing legal battles with FSU/Clemson. The bigger question is whether ESPN sees a financial value in adding a bit more to the overall pot to make this happen. I've heard nothing to suggest that is imminent. I also continue to hear there's no reason to expect the option won't be picked up, but the sticking points remain safeguards on future expansion and guarantees on TV time slots and network preferences.[/I]

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