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[QUOTE="AcAndAc, post: 5365950, member: 10310"]
I don't care about the other threads... what is the source?  Commenters claiming ESPN is wrong does not make it so.

I understand how the contracts worked... but this is a [B]settlement[/B]... in order to get FSU/Clemson to drop their lawsuits, they had to come up with a compromise.  And this is it.  FSU/Clemson get a sum certain exit fee... which goes down dramatically after 2029-2030.  They also get a different fee structure before hand.

As for ESPN, what do they care.  They paid for the ACC TV rights.  If the ACC cannot deliver FSU's media... ESPN can renegotiate.  Or, they can allow the ACC to just decrease pro rata.  In fact, ESPN can use leverage with the SEC to drive the bus... if FSU/Clemson goes to SEC, ESPN will either pay the buyout to ACC or allow the media rights deal to remain the same in exchange for the ACC agreeing to not charge the buyout.  If FSU/Clemson goes to B1G, they have to pay the buyout.

Meanwhile, the revised fee structure means that the SEC or B1G need to pay full shares to get FSU/Clemson.  If FSU/Clemson are taking it $65k and those conferences are paying out $75k... FSU/Clemson are not going to take 50% of a B1G share.  No desperation.  And they can also turn down the B1G/SEC and justify it to their fans.
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