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Originally Posted by I. J. Reilly
For some reason I was thinking that any change in conference composition would void the existing deal. So it wasn’t so much that aTm would add value, but that they would allow the SEC to renegotiate after the Pac-12 set such a high bar. If that’s not the case then I don’t really see why the SEC is pushing for this.
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What the article seems to suggest is that there's a potential to void the contract but only if the change in composition is
substantial. The question being raised here is the one that's always been in my mind, whether A&M + any mentioned one other would qualify as
substantial under the terms of the contract.
If the networks did a reasonably good job in the language, I doubt this does much to change the terms. Where the article goes that I hadn't thought about much is whether any increase would be enough to cover the additional payout. For the SEC to take this stupid step & then lose money would be quite comical to me.