Re: So many are convinced that we are OUT of the ACC

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I think Clemson is just doing its due diligence.

Mar 20, 2024, 9:47 AM [ in reply to Re: So many are convinced that we are OUT of the ACC ]

I read the law suite (minus the redacted stuff), and I would summarize it as Clemson politely asking for the courts to clarify the contract because of some vague points. Using these vague points as cover, this allows a court to step in and rule. The facts will then be on the table, and there is no more guess work for anyone. If Clemson gets a favorable ruling, that might be the leverage to get more money from the conference. Maybe we could stay. It also may be what is needed to make the determination to jump to another conference. Hopefully this provides the info to make the best decision.

One item that I think Clemson donors should ask about is in regard to the ACCs operating cost, and how it's used with a multiplier to seek a large withdrawal penalty/payment. Clemson is using an argument that it would not have been able to know how much the ACCs operating budget would increase over 10 years.
I think in 2013 it was 17million. If you allow for inflation/ etc (2% target) that would mean the operating budget would be about 23-24 Millon today. The ACCs operating budget is 47 million. Why is it so much more? Where is the oversite from the conference's members in regard to this "non-profits" cost to operate? How has the scope of the conference increased by 2-fold? That is another 2 million a year roughly to each member. If we are so concerned about the money, begs to ask, what is going on?

This is what is making me sick about College Athletics. It was always a slush fund for the people running the show. And the excess is crazy. The kids/ athletes see this as well. And they are now asking/ what about me? How much of this increase in operating budget is "fat"? This money is supposed to be about enriching the schools. These people are placed in charge of a lot of state-owned universities and are supposed to be making sound fiscal decisions for the betterment of the school. I hope that is happening. But looking at just some top sheet numbers, my eyebrow is definitely raised.

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Judge Keller® said:

willingly and eagerly signed this agreement.

No one forced us. We chose to do it. It was a bad deal for us, but crying foul now is ridiculous.

It does not help or hurt our case as the landscape was much different than when the contract was signed. There will be a settlement and we will be out. Only question is how much and that depends on the legal arguments and how much heat the ACC can absorb.

One other point as you seem inexperienced with contracts. Contesting contracts happens all the time because the conditions the contract was built on are ever changing. Sone changes can be absorbed, some require a contract modification and others are a deal breaker. A contract is not a suicide pact where one party has to go down with the ship due to things outside of their control.

So many are convinced that we are OUT of the ACC

Hope youre right***