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Originally Posted by digamma
Come on CU, I agree with you on this, but there's no need to embellish stuff. Clemson is what, a year or so out from trying to tack on a Student Activities Fee to tuition?
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They did add a student activity fee. $125/yr/student. A the time it was dded they were the only power 5 school that didn't have one and they are now 3rd lowest.
They also are proposing to add a $250 premium student ticket fee to guarantee students reserved seats in the lower bowl. Those are AD revenue drivers for sure. None of that takes away from the $$$ donated by the AD to the general University fund and the 1 Clemson fund.
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Originally Posted by digamma
The Grant of Rights is a great marketing ploy, but we all know contracts are broken all the time and buyouts are not paid in full. It's the starting point of the negotiation, which for the ACC as a league is still a very good spot to be.
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That is just it. it isnt a marketing ploy. The league member literally "granted away their rights to TV revenue" to the league in exchange for a guaranteed spot in the league. There is no reason for the ACC to negotiate a beak up. Fine, leave. You gave us your rights to money. Its really that simplistic.
The buyouts are an entire separate matter. The ACC willingly removed and waived the previous $50MM buyouts in exchange for the GOR.
That is what makes the legislation have so much teeth. The league waived a $50MM agreement in exchange for your signature. If you want to talk about breaking the GOR the $50MM reinstated PLUS our 10 year revenue number is a starting point.
You guys think I am approaching this as if defending the ACC. I'm not I am approaching this as the damned league has handcuffed its cash cows. While BC, Wake and a few others sit back spend nothing and collect checks.
I'd wager anything I owned on this fact, the Big 12 will cease to exist before another team leaves the ACC prior to 2026