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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 3528954, member: 1423"]
It is absolutely a big deal. First of all, Fox knew quite well that there was an MLB conflict. But instead of allowing another carrier to pick up the rights, it had Yes (which it owns) sit on them for its own lucre. Second, the move sent many hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of SU and GT fans scrambling for streaming sources. Some didn't think it was a big deal, but many others got cut off. That's why these black-out/side deals are so odious. They reduce viewership dramatically, by some estimates 40%. It's a dirty practice that goes back to early nepotism days with Swofford sending regional game$ to his son at Raycom (remember MSG+?). For some reason, this has persisted with the new ACC NW even though it could easily have been eliminated. Just require "buy-and broadcast". Any ACC game sold to a regional carrier MUST be aired in the teams' prime viewing areas  - full stop. ACC schools deserve that. Instead, ESPN/ACC are allowing league football games to be blacked out for 'subscription leverage' by sleazy media companies (FOX) . . . at the expense of member institutions, their recruits and their fan-bases. That's not right.
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