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[QUOTE="Cusefan69, post: 4296844, member: 5764"]
So an article I read earlier today indicated that the ACC exit fee is 3x the ACC operating budget.   The article from the Courier Journal (Louisville) indicated that would be ~$100 million.   That is just the exit fee.   Then you have the grant of rights.   The article indicated Maryland sued the ACC for the exit fee only and the ACC agreed to 60 cents on the dollar.   Again that is just the exit fee.  
I would not expect the ACC to agree to a reduced figure less than 90 to 95 cents on the dollar given the potential of 5 to 6 brands could leave and would cripple the ACC.  This  is not a one off scenario. So that's $500 to $600 million to be split amongst ~9 teams.  Now add either a projected GOR payout every year OR a huge payout onetime that  is negotiated. That will be a seriously substantial payment.
So why on earth would those schools who will not get SEC/Big offers leave?  If Syracuse doesn't get offered and the conference doesn't dissolve due to 10 teams being offered (no idea if that's a magic number), then they are still likely to get some big big bucks(hundreds of millions per team)as a settlement.  For those thinking the GOR can be beaten legally you are partially correct,  it can be settled legally at likely an obscene dollar value.  Unless those teams stay for another 12 years.
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