UNC has joined Florida State and Clemson for unequal revenue sharing among ACC schools moving forward, claiming the Tar Heels — like the Seminoles and Tigers — deserve more of the pie compared to other league programs. UVA will soon join as well many have said.
FSU currently represents 70% more viewers than the ACC average and Clemson's not far behind. The numbers show that FSU and Clemson represent 51% of all 4.0 million viewership games in the ACC over from 2014 through 2022.
- Story By Brad Crawford.
SOURCE: North Carolina, Florida State, Clemson, and Virginia are all negotiating to join the SEC.
What role will Clemson, Florida State, Miami and UNC play in CFB realignment?
Virginia Tech is a program with tremendous fan support and history, but it has struggled in recent years and doesn’t grant access to a massive TV market. If the ACC does break up, how big the B1G and SEC are willing to get will likely determine whether or not the Hokies have a spot.
(VT story seems similar to WVU. It will depend on how big SEC and Big 10 want to go)
Perhaps smaller programs like Wake Forest and Boston College would be willing to take a smaller piece of the revenue pie in order to keep profit-drivers like Clemson, FSU and Miami in the fold. That sort of arrangement could keep the ACC’s blue bloods competitive financially with the Big Ten and SEC powers.
And for the less-profitable programs, a smaller ACC revenue output would still likely be larger than what they could get negotiating a separate TV deal without the leverage of having premium brands on their side.
FSU currently represents 70% more viewers than the ACC average and Clemson's not far behind. The numbers show that FSU and Clemson represent 51% of all 4.0 million viewership games in the ACC over from 2014 through 2022.
- Story By Brad Crawford.
SOURCE: North Carolina, Florida State, Clemson, and Virginia are all negotiating to join the SEC.
What role will Clemson, Florida State, Miami and UNC play in CFB realignment?
Virginia Tech is a program with tremendous fan support and history, but it has struggled in recent years and doesn’t grant access to a massive TV market. If the ACC does break up, how big the B1G and SEC are willing to get will likely determine whether or not the Hokies have a spot.
(VT story seems similar to WVU. It will depend on how big SEC and Big 10 want to go)
Perhaps smaller programs like Wake Forest and Boston College would be willing to take a smaller piece of the revenue pie in order to keep profit-drivers like Clemson, FSU and Miami in the fold. That sort of arrangement could keep the ACC’s blue bloods competitive financially with the Big Ten and SEC powers.
And for the less-profitable programs, a smaller ACC revenue output would still likely be larger than what they could get negotiating a separate TV deal without the leverage of having premium brands on their side.