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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 5082470, member: 622"] The problem with most of the internet speculators (I know, some are legit writers) is that: 1) they fail to look at anything beyond what is in front of them, 2) they fail to look at the law (I mean the real law, not the ambulance chaser's version of law), 3) they fail to consider ESPN'S positions, liabilities, responsibilities, and as a segment of a larger corporation, 4) they refuse to factor in political impacts, NOT Republican v. Democrat, but that all of Congress will want to control anything that appears monopolistic, 5) they forget that fans of other schools have no obligation legal, moral, or ethical, to watch Mississippi St. play Minnesota, 6) they fail to look at the real financials. Even if FSU jumps next year, the cost of jumping - $572MM at their estimate, I think it will be higher as that would be the floor not the ceiling, spread over 11 years of new income would require they get a net increase of more than $50MM annually! No, neither the SEC nor the B1G is projected to hit the $50MM+ differential with the ACC anytime soon, and even then it's not sufficient to break even. FSU is better off waiting out the GOR. 7) they fail to admit the ACC and ESPN are making money, simply shutting down a profit center is only viable when you will make a significant increase by doing so; 8) they fail to realize that the remainder of the ACC has no incentive to settle; 9) they fail to realize that FSU fans will not be happy being a mid-tier program or worse, which is likely to happen if FSU gets what it wants; 10) they conveniently forget that FSU could not afford the pittance of a $100 MM settlement they offered last summer, let alone more than half a billion it is likely to command in the present term. There is more, but that should be sufficient for now. The FSU BoT is likely to resolve the matter quietly and quickly if real progress is not made soon. The legal fees are already likely in the $MMs and may soon exceed the ACC exit fee. They will not be happy paying big money for nothing. Just one Fan's opinion. [/QUOTE]

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