(06-05-2019 02:05 PM)OrangeDude Wrote:  Thanks for this info nole. Won't speak to FSU's specific woes but in terms of the ACCN I have been cautioning posters for a while now not to expect more than $5-7 million range the first couple of years. And forgot all about the fact that the recent $3 million bump would go away and make that technically a $2-4 million bump in actuality.

Still I remain optimistic that the ACC will eventually become third in conference payouts and that would be the best we could ever hope for. We simply don't have the number of brands that the SEC and B1G have in the sport that drives the $$$ train.

Cheers,
Neil

Agreed. I think the conversation is that gray area. We could be 3rd and $20-$25 million behind the P2 hypothetically. That would be a problem.

The other issue with 3rd is the Big 12 keeps their tier 3, so OK and UT get an extra $9-$15 Million from that.....so 3rd doesn't really tell the story.

The real bottom line is, we have to stay within a certain amount of the P2 IMHO to remain viable. I think anything more than $10-$15 Million (and we are way past that) causes big issues as it adds up over time.

When the SEC renews their TV contract in 2024, this gets accelerated.