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The gap isn't sustainable. ACCN has to deliver. The AD's are all over it.

Meanwhile, Maryland is a mess. It cost them $76 million (minimum) to join the B1G. They don't pay off the $45 million loan for the BTN and get a full share until 2021. The recent B1G TV deals with Fox and ESPN run thru 2023. Think they'll also make up the $31 million ACC exit hit by then? If so, how? According to your citation, they cleared $12K last year. That doesn't go very far toward offsetting that exit payment. It would have been impressive if they were running a multi-million surplus, but they aren't. Their outside revenues are still about $15 million short of their expenditures.

Then you throw out attendance figures like Maryland is going to make a fortune off of ticket sales; but they still play at Byrd (51,000 capacity) and they still don't have many football fans.

The B1G has done a great job with their media deals...no one is debating that. But saying Maryland made a good move is not as simple as looking at a total revenue figure. Maryland (around $15 million) and Rutgers ($23 million) are two of, if not the two most heavily subsidized P5 programs. This even with their B1G earnings the last 2 years.

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Posted: 09/02/2016 at 2:58PM

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According to posts B1G loaned Maryland 11.2 Mill -- BigCrumpy 08/31/2016 11:35AM

Maryland made a good move if it was about nothing but money. The ACC -- goldendomer 08/31/2016 5:10PM

It was money and..... -- Vippie1 09/01/2016 10:18AM

THey were deep in the hole financially, however -- Mercury 09/01/2016 10:59AM

Maryland will always be in a deep hole financially. -- HOO86 09/01/2016 12:24PM

Wasn't MDU considered the "WVU of the ACC" when it came to fan behavior? ** -- EDGEMAN 09/01/2016 1:30PM

The Hoo fans I know say so. ** -- VaTechHokiesACC 09/02/2016 10:37AM

Perhaps being attacked by flying bottles counts? -- HOO86 09/02/2016 8:39PM

Yes. The ACC lost its place to go be insulted and vandalized. -- HOO86 09/01/2016 1:51PM

I remember it being an advance against future payments. -- HOO86 08/31/2016 12:57PM

Per prior reports, the loan covers the BTN buy in fee and will be deducted -- daveinop 08/31/2016 4:48PM

They make more money than all but 2 ACC schools, BEFORE full B1G payments. -- chuckd4vt 08/31/2016 5:01PM

No horse is too dead to beat ** -- ren_hoek 09/01/2016 4:03PM

They are 12K in the black w/ the 3rd highest subsidy fraction in the top 50 -- daveinop 08/31/2016 5:00PM

They have more revenue than all but 2 ACC teams. Nuff said. -- chuckd4vt 09/01/2016 08:56AM

Apples to oranges...but I'm sure you will argue. -- VTBB 08/31/2016 9:58PM

So the extra tens of millions of dollars won't help their financial problem -- chuckd4vt 09/01/2016 12:07AM

Numbers do not seem to be your friend ** -- daveinop 09/01/2016 10:40AM

Explain how Florida makes tens of millions more than FSU or USC than Clem. -- chuckd4vt 09/01/2016 4:25PM

Relevance...to anything? FWIW, Florida will always -- daveinop 09/01/2016 6:12PM

Observing that both make more $ than VT does it. -- chuckd4vt 09/01/2016 10:07PM

Do you have more than 3 songs on your playlist? ** -- daveinop 09/02/2016 09:59AM

But they are the most important $ongs. -- chuckd4vt 09/02/2016 11:00AM

The gap isn't sustainable. ACCN has to deliver. The AD's are all over it. -- daveinop 09/02/2016 2:58PM

These same ADs and Presidents were -- chuckd4vt 09/03/2016 09:40AM

You are free to feel as miserable as you wish** -- daveinop 09/04/2016 5:59PM

Is it an extra "tens of millions" of dollars? -- VTBB 09/01/2016 10:11AM

Will UMd paying off debt a few years early be worth it in the long run? ** -- marcbvtgm 09/01/2016 08:32AM

"fuzzy math" ** -- daveinop 08/31/2016 9:01PM

Maryland is a financial mess -- HokieJoeHokie 08/31/2016 8:13PM

All those midwest teams seem to be selling a ton more tickets. -- chuckd4vt 09/01/2016 12:09AM

Attending a game from out of town in College Park is a major hassle Chuck. -- HOO86 09/01/2016 12:36PM

Uhmm... ACC leadership should do what is best -- RTFC 09/01/2016 10:52AM

"Hey Moose, Rocco, help the Terp find his wallet." ** -- mancunian 08/31/2016 1:18PM

I do so prefer the personal touch you get with "hired goons". ** -- Late 80s Hokie 08/31/2016 1:52PM

Yes, that was well known. MD had agreed to cut a number of major Olympic -- Hokebury 08/31/2016 12:49PM

Am I reading right? Nebraska is still buying their way in? AND -- Late 80s Hokie 08/31/2016 12:45PM

You did read that right. -- HOO86 08/31/2016 12:54PM

Those amounts seem random; not based on when they joined? ** -- WestyHokie 09/01/2016 12:28PM

I thought that too, but they are not random. -- HOO86 09/01/2016 12:51PM

So the ton of money Maryland is getting is the same -- Maroon Doom 09/01/2016 4:42PM

Less actually, but close. -- HOO86 09/01/2016 5:12PM

Wow, thanks. That's a progressive way of thinking vs. the usual ** -- WestyHokie 09/01/2016 1:21PM

The gap isn't sustainable. ACCN has to deliver. The AD's are all over it.

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