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[QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 5144116, member: 5685"]
It just defies logic. ESPN is going to let a bunch of valuable

It just makes no sense. Why would ESPN...

1. Give up cheap long term Tier 1/2 rights?
2. Allow some of the top brands under the ACC umbrella to move to the B18/Fox? 
3. Kill the ACCN which has been better than ESPN expected and is about to add San Fran and Dallas to its footprint?

Knowing the above surely ESPN will decline the mythical 2027 extension.

Some of the UConn/B12 stuff defies logic as well. How can UConn get a full non FB share and at the same time all the B12 schools make the same amount of money as they are now? Just from non TV monies alone that isn't possible. You are now dividing by 17. And from the TV money side, I highly doubt that either ESPN or Fox has a pro rata for UConn. On top of that BYU, Cincy, Houston, UCF had to agree to reduced shares when they joined. Why in the heck would they vote Yes for UConn to come in at a full non FB share? Make it make sense.

And I find it funny how sure B12anon is that the ACC can't raid the B12. ESPN has money tied up in the ACC and SEC. They also have to set aside money for the expanded CFB Playoff, which is money they didn't have to use before. Same thing with Fox the B18 and the CFB Playoffs. If both want to keep all those rights, they won't have a lot of money leftover for the B12. Especially if B12 FB starts to falter after losing Texas and Oklahoma.

Right now Fox has an stake in the B18. ESPN has a stake in both the ACC and SEC. Neither has a stake/investment in the B12. That IMO makes the B12 the most vulnerable. That and the fact that the TV rights might dry up when their next contract comes around. It is exactly what happened to the P12.
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