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ScottVib · 10-13-2003, 09:03 AM

The ACC had no choice they found out that the Football deal offered Still went down after adding Miami and Virginia Tech. Not only that but the hoops deal went down because of Miami and Virginia Tech (the dilution of the conference means fewer marquee matchups).

The ADs at several schools were vocal in only being in favor of expansion if it kept them whole. Meaning they kept their 9.7 million dollar pay out. Well after expanding by only 2 schools that didn't happen, they had less income then they had before coming in and now 2 extra mouths to feed. The title game became necessary because they need the extra 7-10 million to come close to breaking even and the Boston Market might increase the TV deals slightly.

The ACC thought it would make a huge profit on this expansion, but now they're struggling to break even on the deal.

Edit - Markets weren't the only reason it had to be BC. Without BC the long shot chance the Big East had of landing ND is gone, and the ACC had to make sure it didn't happen. Besides now they can get the warm fuzzy feeling that they are righting the "past injustice" of BC's rejection.

10-13-2003, 09:03 AM	#14
ScottVib High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: My Computer	The ACC had no choice they found out that the Football deal offered Still went down after adding Miami and Virginia Tech. Not only that but the hoops deal went down because of Miami and Virginia Tech (the dilution of the conference means fewer marquee matchups). The ADs at several schools were vocal in only being in favor of expansion if it kept them whole. Meaning they kept their 9.7 million dollar pay out. Well after expanding by only 2 schools that didn't happen, they had less income then they had before coming in and now 2 extra mouths to feed. The title game became necessary because they need the extra 7-10 million to come close to breaking even and the Boston Market might increase the TV deals slightly. The ACC thought it would make a huge profit on this expansion, but now they're struggling to break even on the deal. Edit - Markets weren't the only reason it had to be BC. Without BC the long shot chance the Big East had of landing ND is gone, and the ACC had to make sure it didn't happen. Besides now they can get the warm fuzzy feeling that they are righting the "past injustice" of BC's rejection. Last edited by ScottVib : 10-13-2003 at 09:05 AM.