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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 4918312, member: 622"] In your hypothetical, FSU breaks even in 15 years, which is longer than running out the ACC deal and cashing in earlier. Additionally, your numbers are generous. FSU readily admits the minimum buyout (withdrawal fee plus TV rights buyback) would be $572MM, nearly 50% more than your settlement in the hypo. FSU's real break even point is probably 2-3 decades instead of 15 years. Finally, FSU has no bargaining power. The ACC is fighting their claims. If FSU wins, no GORs are valid. That means the B1G and SEC deals aren't solid. If the schools can break GOR, so can the broadcasters and streaming services. Contracts obligate all parties and are generally upheld in court. There remains no basis to negotiate with FSU. [/QUOTE]