The solution is unequal revenue sharing and a compensation model dependent upon performance on the field/court. There is also the very real likelihood that if the FSU case is heard in North Carolina that the judgment could essentially bind FSU to the ACC for the full duration of the contract. That's why they are desperate for a ruling in Florida venue (which they will not get).
Who knows what will eventually happen but if I had to guess FSU and Clemson negotiate their way out of the ACC in the 2030-2032 time frame. They'll forfeit the remaining years of TV revenue as well as the rights to their home games through 2036. The ACC will use that $200-300m war chest to lure Utah and Arizona as travel partners for CAL/Stanford. Both schools rely heavily on CA for students and long for the academic affiliation with CAL/Stanford. Utah has already made comments suggesting its time in the Big 12 could be short, especially if Yormark goes the private equity route.
In fact if the ACC loses FSU and Clemson it's media value drops and ESPN might want to pay less. I hope that the ACC stays intact but if it does implode then the BIG 10, SEC, and BIG 12 will pick it apart and the conference as we know it may go the way of the PAC.
The main reason FSU,Clemson, and perhaps North Carolina, want out is the grant of rights that the ACC is tied to for another 12 years is the annual payout is significantly less than the BIG 10 and SEC . This gap is growing annually and if you want to play big time football you need to make big time money. If ESPN wants the ACC to be successful they need to level the monetary playing field . I have not seen any indication that they are willing to do this.
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