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<blockquote data-quote="Mountaineer Steve" data-source="post: 129568138" data-attributes="member: 1495432">You must be kidding?&nbsp; You think there has been no FOI against public SEC schools to find out every details about their contracts?&nbsp; Talk about jumping to conclusion to slant your point. I found multiple credible sources, including ESPN,&nbsp; USATODAY and CBS stating the SEC does&nbsp; NOT have a GOR.&nbsp; In fact if I am not mistaken they are the only P5 conference without one.&nbsp; Here is just twoThe ACC becomes the fourth league with a grant of rights, along with the Big Ten, Pac-12 and Big 12. The SEC is the only conference among the &quot;power five&quot; leagues that does not have a grant of rights.<a href="http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9200081/acc-media-rights-deal-lock-schools-okd-presidents">http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9200081/acc-media-rights-deal-lock-schools-okd-presidents</a>But now, with the ACC locking its members, the five power conferences can't really raid each other anymore. The ACC, the Pac 12, the Big Ten and the Big 12 all now have a &quot;grant of rights&quot; agreement. The SEC doesn't have one, but it doesn't really need one. If any of those five leagues feel the need to expand, they'll have to dip into the Mountain West or the American Athletic Conference (formerly the Big East). And at this moment, there doesn't appear to be a reason to do so.<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/04/23/bcs-college-football-playoff-realignment-era/2108411/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/04/23/bcs-college-football-playoff-realignment-era/2108411/</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mountaineer Steve, post: 129568138, member: 1495432"] You must be kidding? You think there has been no FOI against public SEC schools to find out every details about their contracts? Talk about jumping to conclusion to slant your point. I found multiple credible sources, including ESPN, USATODAY and CBS stating the SEC does NOT have a GOR. In fact if I am not mistaken they are the only P5 conference without one. Here is just two [B]The ACC becomes the fourth league with a grant of rights, along with the Big Ten, Pac-12 and Big 12. The SEC is the only conference among the "power five" leagues that does not have a grant of rights. [URL]http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9200081/acc-media-rights-deal-lock-schools-okd-presidents[/URL][/B] [B]But now, with the ACC locking its members, the five power conferences can't really raid each other anymore. The ACC, the Pac 12, the Big Ten and the Big 12 all now have a "grant of rights" agreement. The SEC doesn't have one, but it doesn't really need one. If any of those five leagues feel the need to expand, they'll have to dip into the Mountain West or the American Athletic Conference (formerly the Big East). And at this moment, there doesn't appear to be a reason to do so.[/B] [URL]http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/04/23/bcs-college-football-playoff-realignment-era/2108411/[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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