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Message: [QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 1035587, member: 652"] Once the ACC buys back the rights that Fox Sports and Raycom subleased from ESPN on the ACC's request the ACC Network will be able to be formed. It took the SEC about 3 years to buy back the 3rd tier rights for 14 schools now the ACC's situation is different because it isn't 14 schools they are buying back from, but a competitor network in Fox. I think Fox will need fair compensation and ESPN is going to make the ACC pay it if its them to handle the Network negotiations stuff, but it will happen. Fox and Raycom will realize that is better to get paid off then waiting the sub-lease out as eventually it will run out and if they can get paid they will do it. ACC Network I believe has greater potential than a SEC Network because the SEC's programming after football will really be subpar outside of baseball. The ACC will have brands in Basketball, Lacrosse, Baseball to go with Football which can improve. [/QUOTE]