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Message: [QUOTE="PeteCalvin, post: 4956695, member: 439"] Been hesitant to post on this topic for awhile, but I have it from a very reliable source that the WWL is NOT supportive of FSU, in any way, with this lawsuit. They will not allow the ACC to dissolve, period. As Tomcat says, ESPN is paying way below the current market value for the ACC deal. They know they have a peach of a deal. Plus, if FSU wanted out, they could have done it two years ago. They didn’t. Now they are stuck, and the WWL will not let them out of the contract as structured. So it’s FSU against not only the ACC, but ESPN (and the current power structure of the GOR’s, CFP, etc). FOX made their power play with the BIG and “nudged” the collapse of the PAC12. They wanted in on the CFP desperately, and took advantage of the lack of a PAC12 deal. Didn’t take much for UCLA and USC to jump so a new deal would be structured with FOX at the table through the BIG. The dominoes fell from there. The BIG is happy where they are. And as much as the SEC is ESPN’s prized pony, the ACC is also valuable to them, so there is no net positive in a deal allowing FSU to go to the SEC. It would degrade their other prized commodity, and as Tomcat also pointed out, the ACC makes them $$$. So the SEC is not going to bite the hand that feeds them and roll the carpet out for the Noles. The SEC and the ACC aren’t changing anytime soon. FSU is jammed up and in for a doozy. If they want out, they will have to pay every red cent of the $579 million (or whatever it is) and ESPN knows they don’t have the cash. And FOX has what they want with their BIG deal. I don’t claim to be an expert on any of this, but I know my source is solid. Can things change? Certainly. One thing we know is *stuff* happens. Never trust the BIG. However, as far as the SEC, ACC and ESPN are concerned, this will be a massive uphill battle for FSU. They are screwed as things stand, regardless of what their overzealous fans think. [/QUOTE]

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