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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129603390" data-attributes="member: 1428007">Are you slow or something?&nbsp; It's understood by EVERYONE that ESPN owns all ACC rights and I've said it many times.What you don't seem to understand is ESPN paid for those rights already.Someone has to buy back rights from Raycom, although more recent articles make it seem as though they will simply let the sublicense expire, whereas previous reports stated the rights were owned though 2027.If espn already paid for these rights and they did -- then obviously they aren't going to just give the ACC more money for those same rights.&nbsp; Their will be some arrangement under which espn is compensated for paying double for the same rights.&nbsp; They'll take a higher percentage for a long period until paid back.The PAC 12 is going through this now, one of the reasons their media rights distribution is low.Further, recent articles pointed out the ACC may play more conference games in order to increase inventory and espn wants them to do this.&nbsp; 7 more football games added to the 31 from Raycom/ fox creates 38 for the network.&nbsp; Still haven't seen financial details or why you think espn is just giving the ACC additional money for the same rights they already own.&nbsp; that makes no sense whatsoever.&nbsp; The ACC will receive less money from a network until espn is compensated or they'll buy them and then transfer to espn</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 129603390, member: 1428007"] Are you slow or something? It's understood by EVERYONE that ESPN owns all ACC rights and I've said it many times. What you don't seem to understand is ESPN paid for those rights already. Someone has to buy back rights from Raycom, although more recent articles make it seem as though they will simply let the sublicense expire, whereas previous reports stated the rights were owned though 2027. If espn already paid for these rights and they did -- then obviously they aren't going to just give the ACC more money for those same rights. Their will be some arrangement under which espn is compensated for paying double for the same rights. They'll take a higher percentage for a long period until paid back. The PAC 12 is going through this now, one of the reasons their media rights distribution is low. Further, recent articles pointed out the ACC may play more conference games in order to increase inventory and espn wants them to do this. 7 more football games added to the 31 from Raycom/ fox creates 38 for the network. Still haven't seen financial details or why you think espn is just giving the ACC additional money for the same rights they already own. that makes no sense whatsoever. The ACC will receive less money from a network until espn is compensated or they'll buy them and then transfer to espn [/QUOTE]

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