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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 5137264, member: 27"]
ESPN makes $150 million plus a year from the ACCN from carriage fees alone.  Ad revenue is on top of that.

ACCN was a great deal for ESPN.  I think for the ACC, it was a decent deal.  If the ACC didn't make the super long commitment to ESPN to get ACCN, they would likely be in a similar position to the B12 today.

They probably would be getting a little more money (because the schools and markets are better) but I don't think they would be very competitive with the SEC or B1G in an open market.   The ACC just doesn't get the TV ratings those conferences do on the whole.

The question is, will the added revenue the ACCN brings the ACC more than offset the added money the B12 gets by getting two new contracts while the ACC waits until 2036?  I am not sure on this but I suspect the ACC will continue to make more money.  IMHO, it will be pretty close.

The market is volatile and a lot could change if one of these conferences successfully raids the other.  It will be an interesting next 12 years to be sure.
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