Clemson Sues to Escape ACC

[rcade]

Here's more news that will be of no concern at all to SMU fans: Clemson has also filed suit to get out of the ACC grant of rights.

https://sports.yahoo.com/what-does-clemsons-lawsuit-against-the-acc-mean-here-are-4-key-questions-on-move-that-could-have-massive-implications-211611971.html

The ACC adding SMU, Stanford and Cal to stay above a school minimum isn't sitting well with Clemson or FSU.

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The league, currently at 17 members, is required to have 15 members to satisfy the ESPN agreement. Falling below the number opens the door for the network to end the contract — one of the primary reasons that the conference added three schools (SMU, Stanford, Cal) last year in a controversial expansion movement not supported by three members (we’ll get to that later).

Those three schools significantly lower the ACC's average TV audience per school.

[keith]

Just like when Marshall, So Miss and ODU bolted early from C-USA, when schools start the process to leave a conference, it's a fait accompli.  It's inevitable with only the timing (and $) to be worked out.

This whole musical chairs of conference realignment used to be interesting, now I find it almost laughable.