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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 5335516, member: 622"]
From the ESPN article: [URL="https://www.espn.in/college-sports/story/_/id/43623233/sources-espn-ok-option-televise-acc-sports-36"]ESPN picks up option to televise ACC through '36[/URL]

[I]Between the brand and success initiatives, it is expected that the ACC schools that maximize both revenue streams could close the gap with Big Ten and SEC schools to as little as a few million annually.[/I]

The discussion is internal to the ACC and there are proposals.  However, if a proposal will get the top ACC teams to within "a few million annually" there must be a large increase coming forth.  I have no inside info, but I find it hard to believe the lesser teams will agree to a severe cut in their revenue.  If FSU and Clemson are going, why not take the money now and build the best AD you can to grab a potential open slot, maybe knock them out of contention (eleven years is a long time), and by no means assist Clemson and FSU to get out easy?

I am guessing, but I think there is probably a decent sized adjustment in the future to make the ACC a solid #3 conference and close enough for ESPN to preserve the conference without losing anything to the B1G and keeping the SEC "as is".  Recall that the ACC is a profit center for ESPN/The Mickey Corp.  There remains no business basis for ESPN conceding the northeast to Fox and essentially cutting themselves out of the northeast college sports scene for decades to come.

Anyway, just a thought.
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