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Message: [QUOTE="Madbiker, post: 495800, member: 312"] The major conferences, and the schools comprising them, are just pawns in a mega dollar battle between huge media companies...primarily ESPN/ABC and Fox. The ACC is going to be just fine. With ESPN owning a near 100% stake in the ACC, they have a vested interest in ensuring that the ACC survives and succeeds. It's a huge plus, not a detriment, to have ESPN the biggest single live sports media player as an ally and benefactor. Swofford gets that. The Big East never understood the game. When they walked away from ESPN they not only lost a powerful ally, they made it in ESPN's interest to destroy the league rather than have it go over to a competitor...and they have. [/QUOTE]