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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 5559226, member: 622"] As the new investment and partnership was not a fundamental part of the original BTN agreement, I would guess that the existing agreements would only stand as applied to UM and USC if they each ratify the agreement. Either or both should be able to leave with less hassle than Most other schools leaving a conference before their present agreements. What the ACC and SEC should be doing is asking ESPN how each/both would affect their deals. Either conference would weaken Fox' deal and the BTN would lose value while ESPN, via the SEC and/or the ACC would gain value. Further, the ACC can offer an ND-style deal to either or both teams. Though, I don't think either UM or USC carry the national presence that ND has and my guess is that conference affiliation is preferred. That remains to be seen by the numbers guys, as I said, it is just a guess. Anyway, the times, they are interesting, to be sure. [/QUOTE]