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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 5044282, member: 622"] ESPN will have to ensure a soft landing or a big money payoff going to each ACC school or the real lawsuits will begin. Honestly, it makes no sense for ESPN to give up the ACC. It would be easy enough to merge the ACC and SEC if they want a power conference. Giving up the northeast in football may not hurt as much but giving up the northeast in hoops would put a major hurt on ESPN. Plus, Fox would snap up some of the teams (Pitt, SU, and others) to squeeze out ESPN from the northeast. It makes good business sense for Fox and horrible sense for ESPN. Recall, ESPN is making profits off both the SECN and the ACCN. [/QUOTE]