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Message: <blockquote data-quote="topdecktiger" data-source="post: 129603652" data-attributes="member: 1459051">Sorry, the facts of the deal have just contradicted what you said. The Raycom deal is not simply expiring. ESPN is buying out Raycom. The Raycom deal ran through 2027. However, now Raycom will only show games through 2019. The contract isn't expiring. Raycom is simply being bought out by ESPN.Now, that gets to the next point. ESPN owns ALL the rights to the ACC, including the Raycom games. Even if the ACC goes to 9 conference games, ESPN already owns those rights. ESPN owns every single right for the ACC. So, by your logic, the ACC can't make any money. However, they are going to make money. From USA Today: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/columnist/george-schroeder/2016/07/21/acc-media-days-tv-network-means-stability/87413384/">There are the obvious financial ramifications of adding a conference network. Though no one would discuss specifics, once launched in August 2019, the ACC’s network will likely add between $5 million and $8 million to each school’s budget (and for the next two years, in the run-up to launch, the ACC’s rights deal will increase).</a> So, the estimates so far are around $5 million per school. Also note, the ACC will get an increase payout until the network launches. Well, ESPN has already paid for those rights, and now they just agreed to pay more money. According to you, ESPN is "paying twice" for the rights. Well, they aren't, because of the reason I've been telling you. The subscription fees are not the same thing as the rights fees. The subscription fees don't have anything to do with the rights to the games themselves. Even in that quote, it differentiates between rights fees and subscription fees. Face it, you simply don't understand how the business works. You are wrong, and these developments clearly prove it.</blockquote>

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