As some of have tried to point out before, the ACC TV contract so many people call "pathetic" is misportrayed a LOT these days. We see out base number from last year ($13.1M per school) compared to the B10's total average dispersal of $23M per school in some articles.

Now for some numbers: last years ACC dispersal averaged $17M per school. Makes it sound a little closer, right?. Now another number: roughly $4M for adding Pitt and the Cuse and another $2M for adding ND and UL. That adds up to $19.1M for TV alone.

Surprise surprise...ESPN finally put out a solid estimate to compare to other Conferences. It's buried in the article lnked but it's there. And remember it's for TV alone.

The After The Dust Settles new number is now magically $19.1M per school for TV alone. And we should still get around an extra $4M per school per year from NCAA Bowl and Tourney revenue as well. That drives the otal expected payouts to around $23M per year.

I will remind some of us that this number is not based on "best case projections" for Conference Network monies like the numbers Maryland swallowed, but on signed contracts.

espn.go.com/college-sports/sto...lion-media-deal

In your zeal to portray the ACC TV deal in the most favorable light possible -- that $19m. number is "expected" with ND in everything but football while Big Ten, PAC12, Big12, bank "at least" $20m. and the SEC something "exceeding" that -- you buried the most interesting nugget:

"Cincinnati president Santa Ono recently sent each ACC president video descriptions of the Bearcats' $70 million upcoming stadium renovation and holiday cards in hopes of helping land an ACC invitation, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported Tuesday."

Seems Bristol is not done telling Swofford what to do.

We have this debate year-round. The numbers are presented. The numbers are ignored.

Here were the numbers from May 2012 per ESPN:

espn.go.com/blog/playbook/doll...dergo-makeovers

When you add everything up, I think the ACC will still be 5th in terms of revenue from media deals, bowl revenue and other sources of external revenue, but it's pretty close especially between the PAC and the Big 12. The addition of Notre Dame really makes the difference much smaller. The concerns that most schools like UVa probably have is will the SEC near future changes (renegotiations based on additions of Mizzou and aTm plus revenue stream generated from SEC Network) and BTN payout predictions (normal plus with the additions of Maryland and Rutgers) be enough to make that difference more significant. Today and in the near future, the ACC is okay. I think it's more about the long term future and what those border conferences will make. The ACC schools have operated with inferior athletic budgets relative to most of he Big Ten and SEC schools for years. I don't think a lot of people who feel that money is going to be the primary driver really undersand that. In other words, it's going to have to be a BIG bump in dollars for it to really make sense.

I think Swofford made a 15 year deal in part to lock in the schools if they stay in for the first 2-3 seasons. As the media deal has its escalator clause, the exit fee will grow each year also, meaning that if anyone is going to make a move, they probably should make it now. If the operating budget goes up $1.1MM each year (which is likely), that obviously means the exit fee will go up $3.3MM every year and double over the course of the 15 year deal.

The escalator clause is also something that prevents some folks from doing the calculation. The ESPN deal will not garner each ACC school $19.1MM the first year, for example. But all of the conferences have similar clauses in their wording.

It's unfortunate that our geography is such that the comparison is always the SEC and the BiG because if it was the Big 12 and Pac 12, the ACC would be in much better shape as on paper, being an east coast conference should have a lot of benefits to those two leagues. If FSU continues to be good and Notre Dame brings what we hope they bring to the football menu, I think we should get a bump in the look in clause from ESPN. I'd love to see the ACC get Notre Dame to commit to six football games instead of five. It would make a big difference and wouldn't be much of a compromise for Notre Dame.

Only a lunatic woould try to link the ACC contract to Cincy's desperation.

--- TylerBloodyTyler wrote:

In your zeal to portray the ACC TV deal in the most favorable light possible -- that $19m. number is "expected" with ND in everything but football while Big Ten, PAC12, Big12, bank "at least" $20m. and the SEC something "exceeding" that -- you buried the most interesting nugget:

"Cincinnati president Santa Ono recently sent each ACC president video descriptions of the Bearcats' $70 million upcoming stadium renovation and holiday cards in hopes of helping land an ACC invitation, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported Tuesday."

Seems Bristol is not done telling Swofford what to do.

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