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[QUOTE="Phillymoose, post: 3916313, member: 254"]
This is true, but if the ACC does not make any moves - then the countdown to its demise begins.  FSU and Clemson are not going to accept their 'competitors' raking in twice the cash for long.   The players are going to get a paid a big chunk - so the SEC is making moves to preserve the profit margin, but to also set themselves up to attract the best talent.

This is a closed system - and ESPN and maybe the SEC are (hopefully) smart enough to see it.  If you destroy the ecosystem - the apex predator in that system eventually dies too.  ESPN may be happy it has a great deal with the ACC, but the value of that deal will diminish as the product weakens (because the schools can't compete).  You can't have it both ways.

And, yes, the world needs ditch diggers too.  Watching the Globetrotters is a lot less fun, and less lucrative, without the Washington Generals.  It is interesting to watch this all unfold - especially when you consider the schools that were simply 'lucky by birth' - e.g. Vanderbilt and Northwestern.
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