Question regarding TV Contract/Expansion/Renegotiation

Hoping someone could help out and offer insight.

I'm thinking the last time the ACC expanded we renegotiated the TV contract because we added 2 more teams...If I'm not mistaken, that was what allowed us to do it.

If still true...the ACC holds all the chips to do it again. If the 45m is accurate...that's a pretty significant amount of money to start a conversation in fear of not get anything in return. If I'm the ACC, I use that to get ESPN in my corner and push ND and UCONN to come all in. Let them negotiate with ND/NBC and make it a win/win. UCONN is a given.

I see some people suggest NAVY, but really? I don't see it. Give me UCONN for BB and let FB be what it is. Bringing in UCONN for BB would make the ACC almost ridiculous. The additional payouts for the tournament would more than make up what they don't bring in FB.

I looked at some population figures...and if you add up the states in the ACC footprint (ND and UCONN included) it's 100m. Next closest is SEC with 95m, but 26m of that is TX. Big 10 comes in at 85m. If you throw in states that the ACC would "touch"...175 MILLION. That's a LOT of people...more than half the US population.

What do you think we could get from that scenario opposed to what we have?? I would think A LOT.

Posted: 05/17/2016 at 4:17PM

Question regarding TV Contract/Expansion/Renegotiation -- RoanokeGobbler 05/17/2016 4:17PM

UConn does not have a lot to offer besides academics -- BigCrumpy 05/18/2016 11:50AM

UConn adds more than academics. -- HOO86 05/18/2016 4:26PM

A big (major?) problem with UConn's football program -- VTHokie2000 05/19/2016 11:54AM

Re: UConn does not have a lot to offer besides academics -- UCHusky90 05/18/2016 12:44PM

NCAA Tournament payouts would not make up for UConn's football -- Roanokie 05/18/2016 11:10AM

ACC should stand pat and see if B12 starts to break apart, -- wwhokie1 05/18/2016 09:07AM

If UConn was worth it, they would already be in the BIG or B12 -- Mr. Touchdown 05/17/2016 5:59PM

UConn will end up somewhere in a power 4 / 5 conf -- marcbvtgm 05/17/2016 10:55PM

I think the ACC needs to stand pat for awhile. UConn -- goldendomer 05/17/2016 5:32PM

That scenario would be great, but requires ND to join. -- HOO86 05/17/2016 5:26PM

No. The ACC does not need another partial and does -- hokie4ever 05/17/2016 8:10PM

I think the league needs to get to 16. -- HOO86 05/18/2016 01:18AM

ACC didn't learn anything from the train wreck Big East. -- Maroon Doom 05/17/2016 10:08PM

Would the ACC be better off if they had cut that deal with the B12? -- Mr. Touchdown 05/20/2016 09:28AM

That twinge is pride effing with you -- Colonel Jessup 05/18/2016 08:11AM

I hated the deal at first, but have come to accept it. Its good for ACC. -- wwhokie1 05/18/2016 12:47PM

Not its preference, but would have taken a partial Big 12 spot -- TerryD 05/18/2016 07:47AM

Yep. Don't fool yourselves thinking gaining access to east & SE states... -- EDGEMAN 05/18/2016 08:28AM

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