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Message: [QUOTE="arbitragegls, post: 338283, member: 302"] It is taking much longer than thought...but the ACC and Orange Bowl competitors are being worked through slowly. It probably will not come to light until after the Champions Bowl media rights are assigned--and exected to be around $80 million (Rose Bowl dollars). Now according to source the Orange Bowl probably will not get that much--but DO NOT FORGET--ACC has media rights and [B]does not have to split dollars 50%-50% with competitor[/B] (like Rose and Champion for PAC 12/BIG and SEC/Big 12--to get teams it wants it would need to only pay-out more than the tier below the Rose/Champions/Orange...and also ACC controls Orange Bowl dollars even if it is a semi final bowl and no ACC team in it. ESPN is doing everything possible not to let the ACC get hurt in all of this...the ACC is all in with ESPN and is the EAST Coast conference...so ESPN is working overtime on keeping the ACC competitive including (again source) trying to make sure FSU does not go by-by...and that Notre Dame needs a conference as generally indicated in CBS's Dodd's write-up. As read below, Notre Dame may not make it to a bowl game in 2012 and 2013 as it has used up its BE tie-ins (of course BE could bend over again in some way) In fact, Swarbrick is quoted as saying at end of article: [B]"We can't fix the next two years, but after that we need some greater predictability--could that mean conference tie in[/B]" ? It is going to be interesting over the next month or so...so hold on for a up and down ride but the ACC feels it will come out okay...so in the mean time...go 'Cuse--make us proud!! [url]http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/dennis-dodd/19924817/unless-its-bcs-notre-dame-suddenly-a-bowl-outlier-the-next-two-seasons[/url] [/QUOTE]

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