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[QUOTE="DoctorBombay, post: 5044486, member: 626"]
Again. ESPN doesn't have to do squat, at least for another 5-7 years, and the status quo remains the same. They have 12 more years left on that ACC contract. 
As for the extra pay to the Big12, the PAC teams joined because there was literally no other place to put them, so why not pony up a little extra to secure the programs under the WWL umbrella.
For years Big12 had fewer members than the other P5 conferences, that's why their payout was on par. Once they started sucking up the leftovers and expanding, maybe ESPN figures they'll put all those programs on ice until the ACC contract comes due? That way the ACC, with it's network and other valuable commodities, can grab the best pieces and incorporate them in a revamped ACC.
The big mistake was FSU/Clemson jumping the gun and looking for an out. If the ACC had stuck together,  we'd be in a much stronger position to negotiate a new agreement but unfortunately that would've taken patience and foresight...so here we are. JMHO
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