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[QUOTE="Whitey23, post: 417052, member: 216"]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][SIZE=14px]Maryland's move creates an opening, and perhaps some instability, in the Atlantic Coast Conference. After adding Notre Dame as a partial member (all sports but football and hockey) in September, ACC presidents voted to increase the league's exit fee to $50 million. Maryland and Florida State were the only to schools to vote against it. An ACC official, who requested not to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the situation, said the league's legal council has determined that the exit fee is binding. Maryland is expected to seek a reduction in the buyout.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
 
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][SIZE=14px]"There are no loopholes," the official said.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
 
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][SIZE=14px]Florestano was asked whether the possibility of a $50 million fee to exit the ACC gave her any pause.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][SIZE=14px]"We're still debating what that figure is and how we're going to deal with it," she said.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
 
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][SIZE=14px]The ACC could look to add UConn to fill Maryland's spot, but others in the league — especially Florida State and Clemson — will be watching closely to see how the exit fee is handled.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
 
[FONT=arial][COLOR=#333333][SIZE=14px][url]http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2012/11/19/maryland-big-ten-conference-realignment/1714169/[/url][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT]
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