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Message: [QUOTE="atom58, post: 4896024, member: 5312"] The ACC will remain ahead of the Big12 but to be fair the number above is just the [I]media rights [/I]deal. With NCAA BB and CFP $$ the number will be "get close to $50 million annually". [URL unfurl="true"]https://sports.yahoo.com/reports-big-12-reaches-new-media-rights-deal-with-espn-fox-worth-23-b-153415193.html[/URL] What SMU said gives us a clue about other ACC $$$. As they said, they are not getting "nothing"! They will get NCAA BB and CFP $$, about $9 million a year, close to what they get from the AAC right now. Adding that to the numbers above [I]from last year[/I] means the ACC would range from at least $48 to $51 million [I]already[/I], not counting the bonanza from "rebates" from the three new teams! I recall the ESPN contract is back loaded with payouts increasing every year which means payouts from this year will be larger. The ACC's "jewel in the crown" is its TV Network, which the Big 12 does not have. With increased carriage from more TV cable providers plus the addition of schools in California and Texas, this network will be "the goose that laid the golden eggs". Of course, most school income is said to arise from ticket sales and donations which gives an advantage to larger schools or those with wealthier alumni. What this means to me is that all Power 4 conferences will be in [I]strong[/I] positions, regardless of SEC homers and Big10 detractors. The "money is everything" philosophy is not good as it leads to antisocial behavior. As someone said here, some of the people in conferences and schools would push elderly relatives down a flight of stairs if there was more money in it for them. I will add my minority view that the three new schools will rampage through the ACC next year. One may even get to the conference championship game. Their addition will be a bigger shock than when FSU which joined in 1991 began to play FB in 1992. A lot can change in 5 years, during which this conference will be much stronger. [/QUOTE]

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