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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 2224658, member: 27"]
The ACC Network is expected to raise millions for each ACC school on an annual basis.  The last estimates I have seen expect 8-10 million annually for each school to start, with the annual revenue per school expected to grow to $15-$20 million.

An initial outlay of $5-7 million to facilitate this revenue stream is a no brainer.  SU should be doing like VT is, and trying to ensure their facilities are top notch, state of the art and capable of future expansion.

This kind of an investment might be strange for a university but it isn't for a business, and I am sure John Wildhack is doing everything he can to position Syracuse to support the ACC Network as well as he possibly can.  I remain concerned SU has fallen behind some of the other schools in the conference.  The facilities are supposed to be place by the start of the 2018 school year.

Maybe @Cuslegacy is right and the new facilities at Newhouse are going to be fine for this.  I don't think so.  You want facilities customized for supporting a network;not teaching.  And you want them in your athletic facilities, not 4 or 5 blocks down the street.

Hope plans are announced soon and SU takes the advice learned from all the mistakes the SEC schools trying to put in facilities and not planning well.  This is a big deal.  Plan accordingly.
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