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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 1935159, member: 405"] They all focus on the impact to the network and the loss of subscribers and how much they'd have to pay to keep ESPN revenues level. Newsflash, that doesn't matter. ESPN isn't going to be able to keep their revenues level. They're going to drop, a lot. What the real end game here is what happens to all the rights fees. The professional sports teams collective bargaining agreements and player salaries are going to take a huge hit over the next decade. Colleges are going to have a hard time, too, because we are only going to be receiving $25M from the ACC until the next contract. So the Dome better be paid for before that contract comes up for renewal. Universities are not going to have the money to keep the endless arms race going. It's coming to an end in about 10 years, and then the fees are going to start coming down. [/QUOTE]