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[QUOTE="AcAndAc, post: 5368054, member: 10310"]
The ACC was set to exist [I]miserably [/I]until 2036.  The ACC refused unequal revenue sharing.  FSU and Clemson called that decision by suing.  Once the lawsuit was filed, FSU and Clemson were pretty much announcing that they will never sign another G of R with equal revenue sharing.  But without the G of R from those schools, no incentive/benefit/upside for anyone else to sign one either... giving leverage to the B12 to start poaching the middle tier of schools as of 2037.

While FSU/Clemson can leave now or in 2030 or whenever, this at least makes it theoretically possible for the league members to continue to co-exist.  FSU could go back to its fans and say that this new deal closes the gap enough to maintain the status quo.  This, in turn, ramps up the amounts that the SEC/B1G need to come up with to land FSU/Clemson.  No more 50% share, like what Oregon took.

Meanwhile, we will now get better data as to the viewership for FSU/Clemson. If it is more disappointing than expected, why would B1G/SEC want them?  If it is better than expected, they will get more money because of same from the ACC than we currently think.
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