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Well if its against the bylaws he doesn't have the authority. Now, if you are saying ESPN had a legal right to rely on him, that is certainly possible.

I don't have access to the Athletic, but someone was quoting it quoting the FSU lawsuit. Apparently ESPN had until 2021 to exercise its option to extend the ACC contract from 2027 to 2036. ESPN has not guaranteed an extension of the contract. Commissioner Phillips extended their option to 2025 without getting the required 2/3 vote of the membership. So its possible ESPN can't simply extend the current contract at the current rate to 2036. The contract would be out to market. That is one of their arguments that the ACC has not acted in the interests of its members. (note-I'm not getting into all the legal stuff about whether ESPN could rely on Phillips approving it-that's a different issue). Since there was no guarantee of a contract past 2027, that is another of FSU's arguments. There was not sufficient consideration for extending the GOR to 2036.

Not only that, they can't take a photograph or copy verbatim from the agreement! Guess the lawyers sent people with good memories. I remember a few years back the Clemson or GT AD was complaining they didn't even know what the future payouts were going to be. Not a lawyer, but a CPA. Its downright bizarre. Never heard of anything like it where one party was not allowed a copy of a contract. That's the type of thing that would kill the ACC if it were a jury trial.

Nobody will take them until this is resolved. But I'm pretty sure they've had discussions with university presidents who have said, "of course you will be invited---after you get out."

I don't think there is any doubt that the 3 years exit fees, which will be north of $120, million are unenforceable. It isn't clear how much Texas and Oklahoma paid, if anything (it was a really odd deal), for the exit fee vs. GOR, but nobody else has paid more than Maryland's $31 million.

The exit penalty of 3 times revenue is clearly excessive and almost certainly is not enforceable. The GOR is the sticking point. FSU signed up with their eyes open. They've got 12 football seasons left under it.

https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/article/fsu-acc-grant-of-rights-challenge-espn-lawsuit-florida-state-seminoles-223750795/ Well its on. "...1. Ashburn said the penalty package for exiting the GoR along with "severe" "withdrawal penalty" is estimated at more than $570 million. FSU's complaint will be that it is "a violation of Florida statutes." 2. Belief is that this is an unenforceable penalty: "Both the grant of rights individually and the severe withdrawal penalty are collectively an unenforceable penalty." 3. Breach of contract. FSU believes the ACC diluted television contract rights. 4. Breach of fiduciary duties include duty. Basically, FSU doesn't feel like the ACC took care of its members and maximize its value. "The whole purpose in the relationship with the ACC was for them to appropriately look out for their members, and also to maximize their revenues, and they utterly failed to do that." 5. Fundamental failure of contractual purpose. 6/7. Unconscionability and violation of public policy. "We are prepared to file this complaint today," Ashburn said. "We are hopeful you will authorize us to do so....""

this could have been done before all the lawsuits. The only big issue was whether future NCAA tourney revenues would be applied against lawsuits. WSU/OSU got their way. Those are 100% theirs (except to the extent they have to pay 2/12 of the players' lawsuit.

The SEC would still be ahead competitively. Bit 10 would have more population centers. The 2024 SEC would still have won 17 of the 25 BCS/CFP titles and done it with 8 different teams. The hypothetical Big 10 would have 8 by 5 different teams.

Yeah. The conference network model will be pretty much gone in another decade. It will be a streaming service. I think Wetzel's sources in this article that say UNC and UVA are the top targets for both conferences are stuck in 2013. In the Sic-em analysis, FSU is #9 and Clemson #10 in viewership. UVA is near the bottom of the P5. That is what matters now. If they start looking seriously, after Notre Dame, the top choices will be FSU and Clemson. https://sports.yahoo.com/florida-state-leaving-the-acc-would-have-massive-ramifications-for-the-future-of-college-athletics-154632042.html "...On a competitive level, it doesn’t make sense, but the repeated conventional wisdom is that if ACC schools were available for poaching then North Carolina and Virginia might be the first choices. Academics, demographics and the ability to extend a league's footprint into new territory would win out. That’s what they say at least. For now. “Everything changes if schools are truly available,” one Big Ten source said. “Despite what is said, there has been no reason to examine all of this, so [it’s] hard to know...."”

Well he basically just dropped 4 of the 5 newest P5 members, keeping BYU. SMU, UH, UCF, Cincinnati are out in his list. Find it hard to justify Wake Forest, however.

https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-oregon-state-washington-state-working-on-agreement-with-wcc-for-non-football-sports-195102049.html 2Pac looking to affiliate with WCC on basketball and several non-revs. They have a deal with the MWC for football only.

https://footballscoop.com/news/ucla-coach-chip-kellys-radical-college-football-plan Think the horse is out of the barn with Big 10 and SEC expansion and mega-contracts, but this is Chip Kelly's proposal to partly put the Genie back in the bottle. 4 sixteen team regional conferences each with 8 team divisions in one TV contract but in a separation from the rest of FBS who would be in a separate 4X16 group and TV contract.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39150367/florida-state-discussing-future-acc-following-cfp-snub FSU seriously looking at their options. This report is from Pete Thamel and ESPN.

We got our hotel room in the quarter pretty cheap a couple weeks ago, but they went way up the next day. Driving in from Houston as we waited too long for reasonable air fare. Haven't gotten tickets yet. Kind of waiting to see.

I'm tempted to give you a neg for not showing the bonus feature.

https://www.sfgate.com/collegesports/article/pac-12-death-date-networks-layoffs-san-ramon-18554440.php So Pac 12 network dies a couple days before the LHN. Everyone laid off by June 28.

aggy is still Texan. They are like the obnoxious cousin who got sucked into a cult. You feel sorry for them and don't want them around, but not so much hate.

No, that would have to be an Xer. aggy won 3 gains against us in the 35 years after they won their MNC in 1939. DKR was told one thing when he was hired. "Beat OU!"

Well 8 SWC schools, OU, Okie St., Nebraska. I don't know who was on the list, but I get to 11 pretty quick.

Most long time SEC fans don't really consider aggy, pig or Mizzou part of the SEC.

Georgia hates Florida, Auburn and Georgia Tech the way we hate OU. And Tennessee, South Carolina and Clemson (when they play them) are pretty solid rivalries as well.

When I was in school it was Land thieves Pig 7-11 thieves A&M The pooooor aggys had been bad for so long, they weren't in the top 3. At least Cougar High was competitive.

"...The most important questions for fans: Who’s in The Club? Membership in the new division is murky. How many can afford it? That number is probably 30-50 universities, industry experts contend. How many will afford it? Maybe that number is higher, as programs scratch to avoid being left out. Twice during his speaking engagement Wednesday, Baker mentioned 100 universities. FBS is at 133. The Power Four is at 69. “Most of the schools in the autonomy conferences will feel that’s something they want to do,” Livingstone said...." Interesting that the Baylor president is considered one of the more powerful people.

https://sports.yahoo.com/how-will-we-pay-for-this--college-leaders-react-to-ncaas-new-subdivision-proposal-165436131.html Dellenger talked to some movers and shakers on their reaction. "...While plenty of questions go unanswered about the model, Baker answered a few during his time on the dais Wednesday. In the most important reveal, the NCAA needs congressional assistance to make his proposal work. Baker is asking for a “little” antitrust exemption as well as protection from college athletes being deemed employees. Why drop his proposal now without congressional legislation needed to codify such? Maybe it’s a way to show Congress how serious the NCAA is to change. Or maybe Congress is well on its way to passing that legislation. “Does he know something we don’t?” asks one athletic director. “If not, we are going to get sued again.” To be sure, the congressional wheels are turning. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and their staffs are making progress on federal legislation, U.S. Senate aides tell Yahoo Sports. There seems to be a compromise on at least one important subject: addressing employment. Discussion continues on granting the association at least a narrow legal protection...."