[Spiny_Norman]

We’re essentially pimping our football program out, sending them cross country multiple times per season in exchange for revenue designed to keep the other programs afloat. Except wait a minute, we’re only getting pennies on the dollar in this deal so those programs’ futures are still tenuous at best.

Even a 30% ACC share will be more than they could get from any other available option. Yes, there will be a sizeable hole in the AD budget. I expect that the powers that be have an idea on how to close it through some combination of more money from somewhere (even more aggressive fundraising? draw on the AD endowment?) and cost cutting (which may include cutting sports). So yes, I agree with you that some sports will probably be sacrificed on the altar of ACC football TV money. But in other options, they might have had to cut even more sports.

[Spiny_Norman]

We’re essentially pimping our football program out, sending them cross country multiple times per season in exchange for revenue designed to keep the other programs afloat. Except wait a minute, we’re only getting pennies on the dollar in this deal so those programs’ futures are still tenuous at best.

Even a 30% ACC share will be more than they could get from any other available option. Yes, there will be a sizeable hole in the AD budget. I expect that the powers that be have an idea on how to close it through some combination of more money from somewhere (even more aggressive fundraising? draw on the AD endowment?) and cost cutting (which may include cutting sports). So yes, I agree with you that some sports will probably be sacrificed on the altar of ACC football TV money. But in other options, they might have had to cut even more sports.