(06-04-2012 11:10 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(06-04-2012 10:47 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(06-04-2012 08:22 PM)General Mike Wrote:  

(06-04-2012 07:31 PM)TripleA Wrote:  Sounds like a rationalization for taking two teams that don't really help in FB, or in the TV contract, and won't keep FSU from leaving, if they want to, and get an invite.

Well while I do think their value is overrated, the addition of Pitt and Syracuse did allow the ACC to renegotiate their contract from 12.9M per team to 17M per team. When you throw in the shares they get, they were worth an extra 80 something million to the ACC.

Is that correct? I thought I read where they were already getting $12.9M now, and that didn't change, and they don't really get to 17 until several years from now, and the average over the life of the contract is 17, and nothing substantially changed with the addition of 'Cuse and Pitt.

I could be wrong, b/c I don't follow it, but I KNOW I read that somewhere, hopefully other than a message board, lol.

And even if they did make a big difference, Swofford is still a hypocrite, which was my original point.

You are wrong...they added a net $4.1M per team to include Cuse and Pitt. The contract starts less than $17.1M but increases to much more by the end...it is graduated like all the other conferences. Be careful reading B12 misinformation. The contract allows a 5 and 10 year look in.

ACC also added 3 to 4 years to their deal at under market prices. Whatever money ESPN is paying in 2020 will be below the market value. ESPN is the only one who made out like bandits. The only thing ACC did was by adding 2 teams they are able to renegotiate the TV deal.

By getting more money, ACC gave up the following:

1. Added 4 years to the backend of their deal. Those 4 years could be worth mega bucks.
2. Gave ESPN more inventory by increasing conference games from 8 to 9.
3. Agreed to play more week night games like FRI games.

You see, ESPN got plenty back for what they paid. ESPN is the winner here. Oh yeah, Swofford is the ultimate scumbag so if ACC is raided to pieces it would be justice and karma.