AMELIA ISLAND, FLORIDA – On the first day of the ACC's spring meetings at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island, the league's “Magnificent 7” was exposed.
News broke that officials from the “Magnificent 7” schools – Clemson, Florida State, Miami, UNC, NC State, Virginia and Virginia Tech – had been working behind the scenes for weeks.
They were trying to figure out ways to (a) increase revenue because they believe they bring significantly more value to the league and (b) perhaps devise a way to make a clean break from the ACC and form their own conference.
To do so, the biggest hurdle (mountain) to clear is the league's supposedly ironclad Grant of Rights, which runs through 2036.