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Originally Posted by Logan
In related news, the ACC reached a new TV deal with ESPN. $155 million annually, more than double what was received from the prior ESPN/Raycom deal. I'm sure there was a ton of language put into the deal in the event that any teams leave, but at $13 million annually per team there's a lot less incentive for someone to leave for the SEC. Also likely to reduce the chances of expansion in the conference.
ESPN outbids Fox for ACC television rights - Triangle Business Journal: |
Not sure this changes the expansion dynamic much. It is a much better deal than people thought the ACC would get, for sure, but it is still going to be no match for SEC money. And I know the SEC deal contains escalator clauses if they add teams and/or markets (i.e., Miami, Dallas or Atlanta). I would be surprised if the ACC deal wasn't similar.