(05-24-2013 02:39 PM)JunkYardCard Wrote:  

(05-24-2013 01:48 PM)jaminandjachin Wrote:  And somehow that "fee" is far less that what a school would pay after signing a GOR. So Maryland is whining that the exit fee is ridiculous but a GOR is not. They are whining about having their movement restricted with an GOR is the ultimate in conference restriction right now.

Maryland would say that they agreed to the GOR, so any restrictions are self-imposed.

The ACC's $50 exit fee is a restriction placed on them by others. It's totally different.

I agree to an extent JunkYard and respect your opinion, and I still wonder what the difference between $20 million and $52 million is? No where do I read that MD opposed the exit fee prior to the addition of Syracuse and Pittsburgh.
No lawsuit was filed by MD when raised to $20 million or the proposal to calculate the exit fee by 1.5 x the AOB (or whatever the factor).
What I have a hard time coming to grips with is that it "appears" that Loh used the ACC's exit fee and terms as leverage against the B1G in negotiating their entrance. No other team has been/was "fronted" money against future earnings in order to join as far as has been reported. No other team has gotten/going to receive a travel premium for entrance in the B1G.
I've just got a problem with Maryland "crying foul" when they used that same ball to hit a homerun.