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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 5044268, member: 405"] I don't disagree that the ACC holds the far better legal position. These are not contracts the universities were [U]made[/U] to enter into. They did it voluntarily. But, do you think Clemson & Florida State will be forced to remain in the league against their will until 2036? That doesn't seem likely to me. The networks just let the Pac-12 collapse, just this year. Do you think there is a risk that ESPN decides to de-emphasize the ACC? Is there a risk they encourage movement of schools from one conference to another? Because it seems to me that the networks have been encouraging that pretty non-stop for the last 25 years. The economic future is dynamic, and the available money for college sports is going to go down, unless it is shared among fewer schools. Just because someone has the better legal position doesn't mean that things turn out the way they want them to. [/QUOTE]