Originally Posted by
cf-62
Except that Maryland does not owe the ACC a "penalty" of $52M. They owe the ACC an exit fee, approved unanimously by the ACC presidents, including Maryland's president, months before Maryland's back-room deal to move conferences. That is not a punitive fee. It is a contractual obligation.
Uhhhh... The vote was 10-2, with FSU joining the Maryland Sofaburners in opposing.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013