(06-02-2019 06:25 PM)JRsec Wrote:  The best course of action for the ACC people is to just keep your mouth shut until the numbers are in for real. If officials pump up expectations and it comes in flat or worse it's a huge negative. If the numbers come in higher than the public expects then it is an unmitigated success.

Agreed. Always better to lower expectations.

Personally, I expect the ACCN to do pretty well. It is launching at a time when the ACC is at a peak of performance in both football (well, Clemson) and basketball, and, the ACC gets the benefit of ESPN's learning curve having launched the SECN.

FWIW, FSU is anticipating a $3m boost in the first year of the ACC, and that probably is a conservative figure because it is for budgeting purposes.

The ACCN likely will not bring in BTN or SECN money but it will do quite well and add a nice and growing pot of cash for ACC schools. We shall see soon enough.