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According to @Forbes @FSU_Football has 59 active players in NFL with career earnings at nearly 500 million! @WCTVpic.twitter.com/4MRpvO43py
Friday, April 29, 2016
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital named NICU to honor College of Medicine
http://www.fsunews.com/story/news/2016/04/26/tallahassee-memorial-hospital-named-nicu-honor-college-medicine/83474388/
"On April 6, the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare made an announcement that their neonatal intensive-care unit, or NICU, would be named The Florida State University College of Medicine Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, honoring the hospital’s partnership with the university.
Paula Fortunas, the President of the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Foundation, says that the hospital has had a "positive, ongoing partnership since the FSU College of Medicine was created."
This partnership includes the receipt of funds from FSU Dance Marathon, an annual event where participating students stay on their feet for 20 hours in order to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network and FSU College of Medicine Pediatric Outreach Programs. According to John P. Fogarty, the Dean of the College of Medicine, the college receives annually half of the Dance Marathon earnings, then donates one third of that money to TMH.
Fogarty estimates that over the past ten years, the College of Medicine has donated $1 million to TMH pediatric programs.
Because of the significant amount of donations that the college has made over the years, Fogarty says, "I had asked to have some acknowledgement that this would not have been possible without the College of Medicine and Dance Marathon."
Paula Fortunas is also a member of the Executive Council of TMH, where she brought the request of dedication for approval. The council decided to dedicate the name of the NICU to those who have worked to donate time and resources, agreeing with Fortunas to "show gratitude to the College of Medicine."
FSU ties college football's winningest program in first-round NFL Draft picks
http://www.tomahawknation.com/2016/4/29/11524120/fsu-ties-college-footballs-winningest-program-first-round-nfl-draft-picks
Before Florida State had ever kicked off, Michigan had five first-round selections, its first in 1941. 28 years later, in 1969, FSU's Ron Sellers became the school's first first-rounder. But while the nation is still chasing that Michigan win total, after last night's selection of Seminole Jalen Ramsey by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the fifth overall pick, the 'Noles have caught the Wolverines regarding first-round NFL Draft picks, at 43.
And FSU has done so by running away from Michigan over the last 20 drafts. During that span, the 'Noles have had 28 players chosen in the first round. The Wolverines? 11.
There are still some teams left for the Seminoles to catch, and, not surprisingly, they've all been playing ball a lot longer than Florida State-- by an average of more than half a century (50.5 years, to be exact). Some are more long-term pursuits, but a few of them could be tracked down in the very near future. Here are the college football programs with the most first-round NFL Draft selections, along with the year in which their respective football programs kicked off:
- USC: 79 (1888)
- Ohio State: 74 (1890)
- Notre Dame: 66 (1887)
- Miami: 62 (1926)
- Alabama: 52 (1892)
- Florida: 51 (1906)
- Texas, Tennessee: 45 (1893, 1891)
- Oklahoma: 44 (1895)
- FSU, Michigan: 43 (1947, 1879)
Noticeably absent from the above list is FSU's chief present rival for ACC supremacy, Clemson. The Tigers now have 28 first-round picks. They've been playing football since 1896.
Thursday, April 28, 2016
FSU 2013 Title Team and NFL draft
Clemson AD on ACC Network
I do NOT have warm fuzzies on this.....suspect FSU gets tricked into another bad GOR extension along with a weak network.
http://theclemsoninsider.com/2016/04/28/acc-network-picking-up-steam/
In 2014, the Southeastern Conference generated $347 million in television money. According to forbes.com, $300 million of that came from ESPN between rights fees and the conference’s share of profits from the SEC Network.
In its first year, the SEC Network kicked off around $112 million for the SEC.
According to reports late last week, the Big 10 Conference and Fox Sports are close to a new media rights deal that could rival or surpass the SEC’s. Fox already owns 51 percent of the Big Ten Network. Early projections say the new deal could make more than $40 million for Big Ten schools.
So what does this mean for the Atlantic Coast Conference, whose member institutions could make just half of what their Big 10 brothers are making next year?
Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich told The Clemson Insider earlier this week the ACC is paying close attention to what is happening with the other Power 5 Conferences and there is a sense of urgency by the conference going forward in terms of where it is in its discussions with ESPN and a possible plan to start an ACC Network.
The ACC Network, according to Radakovich, is the first thing ACC Commissioner John Swofford thinks about when he goes into his Greensboro, N.C. office every day. Talk of a conference network will be one of the hot button items on the agenda when the league’s athletic directors get together in Amelia Island, Fla., for their annual spring meetings in a couple of weeks.
Does the ACC worry about falling behind the Big Ten or the SEC in rights fees because it has not started its own network, yet?
Radakovich: “We do. There is no question. That is why the urgency of moving forward with this network is top of (our) mind each and every day.
“The ACC has had its best two years in competitive national rankings than it has had in a lot of years. Football, basketball … There are some really good things going on in this league. The real question is, without some additional revenue, can we sustain it. That’s where the urgency is.
“Do we have to be where the Big Ten is? I don’t know if we will ever get there. If that is an aspiration, then it could be an aspiration that we chase forever. Do we need to get to where the SEC is? They have been ahead of us right now. How do we get in the game? That is what we need to be able to do as a league is get in the game and that is what this network will allow us to do.
“When you start to wonder how many dollars and those types of things are coming in, you don’t know. That’s tough to account for right there because we don’t know. You don’t know and I don’t know. When those dollars come into Ohio State, how much of those dollars go to the university? How much of those dollars are taken by the university to run the general university and not specifically the athletic department? How much of that happens at Illinois, or Iowa, or Penn State? Maybe it’s none or maybe it’s a lot. The same thing within the SEC, how many of those dollars, when the President sees those new monies coming in, do they take a piece of that to help operate the rest of the university? Maybe they do, maybe they don’t.
“It’s clear they’re bringing in more revenue than we are and we have to be able to help mitigate that at some point and time, and the network is a way to do that.”
Does ESPN have a deadline when it comes to creating an ACC Network?
“I hope at (the spring meetings) we get a really good update from the league as to where we are. I know there is a lot of work going on within the league office and our consultant is actually handling the negotiations. I know with Commissioner Swofford that is the first thing he thinks about every time he walks into the office.
“What we have to understand is if we get a network, this is not only revenue coming to the Atlantic Coast Conference, but is also a revenue producer for (ESPN). So as they look to expand their opportunities of revenue, this is a pretty good way to do it. We have a lot impetus on both sides to be able to get this done.
“I think the one reason why it has been kind of pushed back a little bit, and I think you guys have heard this before is the distribution channels and the ability for ESPN to get on the Comcast, the Time Warner and the DirecTV. Those are really done during their contract negotiation periods or renewals with those cable providers and those start to happen in 2018, ‘19 and ‘20.
With the changing landscape in television and the different ways people watch television now, how have those things slowed down the process of getting an ACC Network?
Radakovich: “Our partner is ESPN. They own our rights through 2026-’27 in our current agreement. They are a really good partner to have because, while they had a serious of layoffs within their company, you have to look back at the history of ESPN and see their mediocre growth for a long period of time and just like any other business they have to say ‘Have we gotten too big in certain areas? Let’s trim ourselves back. We are a publicly traded company and a subsidy area of Disney.’ They have to do things differently than what an athletic department might have to do or a university would have to do.
“I will put my bet on the really smart people on ESPN to understand how to monetize live sports television because it is not a weekly serial sitcom or something else that it is easily DVR and watched at another point in time or movie. Live sports are really a unique situation as it relates to television. They are at the forefront of owning rights and being able to create those types of monetization of those rights.
“How are we going to gather it in five years? I have no idea. But will it be paid for? Probably, in some way shape or form.
“It goes a little beyond the cord cutting. You can cut the cord, but you better have some type of line that brings the information to you. Even in your own house with WiFi, you have to able to have something to bring that in. Then the idea of paying for that particular bundle of service, it moves away from your cable operator and into another way to consume that information.
“We are putting our dollars on the ESPN horse in this race, knowing they have motivation to go out and monetize this right they have already purchased.”
http://theclemsoninsider.com/2016/04/28/acc-network-picking-up-steam/
In 2014, the Southeastern Conference generated $347 million in television money. According to forbes.com, $300 million of that came from ESPN between rights fees and the conference’s share of profits from the SEC Network.
In its first year, the SEC Network kicked off around $112 million for the SEC.
According to reports late last week, the Big 10 Conference and Fox Sports are close to a new media rights deal that could rival or surpass the SEC’s. Fox already owns 51 percent of the Big Ten Network. Early projections say the new deal could make more than $40 million for Big Ten schools.
So what does this mean for the Atlantic Coast Conference, whose member institutions could make just half of what their Big 10 brothers are making next year?
Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich told The Clemson Insider earlier this week the ACC is paying close attention to what is happening with the other Power 5 Conferences and there is a sense of urgency by the conference going forward in terms of where it is in its discussions with ESPN and a possible plan to start an ACC Network.
The ACC Network, according to Radakovich, is the first thing ACC Commissioner John Swofford thinks about when he goes into his Greensboro, N.C. office every day. Talk of a conference network will be one of the hot button items on the agenda when the league’s athletic directors get together in Amelia Island, Fla., for their annual spring meetings in a couple of weeks.
Does the ACC worry about falling behind the Big Ten or the SEC in rights fees because it has not started its own network, yet?
Radakovich: “We do. There is no question. That is why the urgency of moving forward with this network is top of (our) mind each and every day.
“The ACC has had its best two years in competitive national rankings than it has had in a lot of years. Football, basketball … There are some really good things going on in this league. The real question is, without some additional revenue, can we sustain it. That’s where the urgency is.
“Do we have to be where the Big Ten is? I don’t know if we will ever get there. If that is an aspiration, then it could be an aspiration that we chase forever. Do we need to get to where the SEC is? They have been ahead of us right now. How do we get in the game? That is what we need to be able to do as a league is get in the game and that is what this network will allow us to do.
“When you start to wonder how many dollars and those types of things are coming in, you don’t know. That’s tough to account for right there because we don’t know. You don’t know and I don’t know. When those dollars come into Ohio State, how much of those dollars go to the university? How much of those dollars are taken by the university to run the general university and not specifically the athletic department? How much of that happens at Illinois, or Iowa, or Penn State? Maybe it’s none or maybe it’s a lot. The same thing within the SEC, how many of those dollars, when the President sees those new monies coming in, do they take a piece of that to help operate the rest of the university? Maybe they do, maybe they don’t.
“It’s clear they’re bringing in more revenue than we are and we have to be able to help mitigate that at some point and time, and the network is a way to do that.”
Does ESPN have a deadline when it comes to creating an ACC Network?
“I hope at (the spring meetings) we get a really good update from the league as to where we are. I know there is a lot of work going on within the league office and our consultant is actually handling the negotiations. I know with Commissioner Swofford that is the first thing he thinks about every time he walks into the office.
“What we have to understand is if we get a network, this is not only revenue coming to the Atlantic Coast Conference, but is also a revenue producer for (ESPN). So as they look to expand their opportunities of revenue, this is a pretty good way to do it. We have a lot impetus on both sides to be able to get this done.
“I think the one reason why it has been kind of pushed back a little bit, and I think you guys have heard this before is the distribution channels and the ability for ESPN to get on the Comcast, the Time Warner and the DirecTV. Those are really done during their contract negotiation periods or renewals with those cable providers and those start to happen in 2018, ‘19 and ‘20.
With the changing landscape in television and the different ways people watch television now, how have those things slowed down the process of getting an ACC Network?
Radakovich: “Our partner is ESPN. They own our rights through 2026-’27 in our current agreement. They are a really good partner to have because, while they had a serious of layoffs within their company, you have to look back at the history of ESPN and see their mediocre growth for a long period of time and just like any other business they have to say ‘Have we gotten too big in certain areas? Let’s trim ourselves back. We are a publicly traded company and a subsidy area of Disney.’ They have to do things differently than what an athletic department might have to do or a university would have to do.
“I will put my bet on the really smart people on ESPN to understand how to monetize live sports television because it is not a weekly serial sitcom or something else that it is easily DVR and watched at another point in time or movie. Live sports are really a unique situation as it relates to television. They are at the forefront of owning rights and being able to create those types of monetization of those rights.
“How are we going to gather it in five years? I have no idea. But will it be paid for? Probably, in some way shape or form.
“It goes a little beyond the cord cutting. You can cut the cord, but you better have some type of line that brings the information to you. Even in your own house with WiFi, you have to able to have something to bring that in. Then the idea of paying for that particular bundle of service, it moves away from your cable operator and into another way to consume that information.
“We are putting our dollars on the ESPN horse in this race, knowing they have motivation to go out and monetize this right they have already purchased.”
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Most NFL 1st Round Draft Picks
Pick Six Previews
Most 1st Round Draft Picks, last 5 years:
14- Alabama
7- FSU, A&M
6- Florida, LSU
5- UNC, USC, Washington, Wisconsin
Pick Six Previews @PickSixPreviews 4 minutes ago
Most 1st Round Draft Picks since 2000:
28- Miami
21- FSU
20- USC
19- Alabama, Ohio State
18- Florida
16- Texas
15- LSU
14- UGA, Tennessee
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Most 1st Round Draft Picks, All-Time:
79- USC
69- Ohio St
64- Notre Dame
61- Miami
51- Alabama
49- Florida
45- Texas, Tenn
44 OU
43 Michigan
Big 10 to double ACC payout
http://www.dailypress.com/sports/teel-blog/dp-teel-time-babcock-acc-channel-clarity-post.html
"Fans’ craving for news on a potential ACC channel created misunderstanding of remarks Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock made during a Hokie Club function Saturday.
“I said that I hoped we would have some kind of clarity, one way or the other, by the end of the calendar year,” Babcock told me Tuesday evening via phone, “and we’d likely get an update at our meetings in May. That was it. I’m quite sure that’s what I said. I’m always very careful about what I say on the (subject).”
"With the Big Ten negotiating extensions of its television contracts and the conference projecting annual per-school distributions north of $40 million, about double current ACC payouts, Babcock and his fellow ACC athletic directors are as eager for news as their donors and fans."
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Big Ten’s annual revenue would reach a whopping $44 million per
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2016/04/25/Media/Big-Ten.aspx
"Why did the Big Ten do such a short deal?
When conference media deals expire:
| Conference | Year |
| Big Ten | 2022-23 |
| Pac-12 | 2023-24 |
| Big 12 | 2024-25 |
| ACC | 2026-27 |
| SEC | 2033-34 |
Media negotiations typically come down to timing and leverage, and the Big Ten’s six-year deal with Fox is no different. The length of the deal means that the Big Ten will see a sizable increase now, while leaving it in position to take another bite from the apple when this deal expires in 2022-23. The Big Ten, by bucking the trend of doing long-term deals that go out anywhere from 12 to 20 years, will be able to go back to the table before any of its conference brethren. In the most recent cycle of contract renewals, the Big Ten went last, which originally was thought to be an advantage. The other leagues theoretically would complete their deals, and the Big Ten would come in and obliterate them all. Sources tell us that the first half of the Big Ten package will fetch around $250 million annually from Fox. The second half of the negotiations will determine if this theory was right or wrong."
"Recent reports indicate that Big Ten schools are projecting $44.5 million in annual revenue by the first year of the new TV contract (2017-18) for 12 of its 14 schools. Maryland and Rutgers aren’t fully vested until they’ve been in the conference six years. The majority of that revenue will come from the league’s media contracts. The Big Ten Network pays $8 million per school annually. If the new deal eventually reaches $500 million per year, as Commissioner Jim Delany has sought, that would average $35.7 million per school once all of the schools are able to take a full share. Combined with the BTN revenue, the Big Ten’s annual revenue would reach a whopping $44 million per school."
LB U?
Pick Six Previews
LB U? Most LB's drafted since 2000:
15- FSU, Georgia, Ohio State, USC
14- Miami
12- Oklahoma
11- Florida, Penn State, Tennessee
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LB U? Most LB's drafted in Common Draft era (1967):
58 Penn State
55 USC
50 Ohio St
41 Nebraska, ND
39 OU, Tenn
37 Miami
36 Bama, Michigan
https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/cbs-did-linebacker-u-fsu-4.124287/
http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaaf/wri...u-alabama-florida-state-miami-michigan-or-usc
I tried to copy and paste this info but it came out like crap so I linked it.
Linebacker U Comparison
Team
NFL StartsProBowlsDraftPicks1stRDPicks
1.Miami 553 10 9 0
2. USC 527 8 13 4
3.Michigan540 1 6 0
4. FSU 464 3 14. 3
Bama was 5th. Fsu draft picks is double Bama at 7. This was for the last 10 years.
https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/cbs-did-linebacker-u-fsu-4.124287/
http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaaf/wri...u-alabama-florida-state-miami-michigan-or-usc
I tried to copy and paste this info but it came out like crap so I linked it.
Linebacker U Comparison
Team
NFL StartsProBowlsDraftPicks1stRDPicks
1.Miami 553 10 9 0
2. USC 527 8 13 4
3.Michigan540 1 6 0
4. FSU 464 3 14. 3
Bama was 5th. Fsu draft picks is double Bama at 7. This was for the last 10 years.
Monday, April 25, 2016
Two Florida State University graduates are heading to Oxford University on scholarship
Tallahassee Democrat
Two FSU graduates land full scholarships to Oxford University http://dlvr.it/L8Wz1q pic.twitter.com/wR1DILBASK
Two Florida State University graduates are heading to Oxford University where they will have their studies fully paid through the Frost Scholarship Programme.
It marks the third consecutive year that FSU has had two graduates named Frost Scholars to Oxford. The scholarship is supported by the Phillip and Patricia Frost Philanthropic Foundation. Phillip Frost is a Miami-based billionaire in the pharmaceuticals business. His wife, Patricia, is a retired educator and member of the State University System’s Board of Governors.
Beginning their studies at Oxford University this fall will be Barbara Dietrick and Eleni Jaecklein, both 22. Both will study biological sciences.
Dietrick, who will delay her acceptance into the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine until fall 2017, will be seeking a master’s degree in clinical embryology at Oxford.
“I am absolutely indebted to the Phillip and Patricia Frost Philanthropic Foundation for supporting my aspirations to become a leader in biomedical science,” Dietrick said in a release. “In addition to the inspiration from my family, the knowledge I will gain from the Master of Science in Clinical Embryology program will allow me to further investigate disease mechanisms and how physicians and scientists can collaborate to use clinical embryology to improve health and quality of life.”
Jaecklein will work on a master’s degree in integrated immunology at Oxford.
“When I began my studies at Florida State University, I never imagined that I would be attending graduate school at the University of Oxford,” Jaecklein said. “I look forward to studying at this world-class university and participating in research directed by pioneers in the field of immunology. I am looking forward to becoming involved in the Oxford community and beginning this next phase of my studies.”
Jaecklein got involved in research early at FSU, having conducted genetics research in the spring of her sophomore year in the laboratory of biological science Associate Professor Karen McGinnis.
Dietrick and Eleni Jaecklein are among 10 students selected this year from within the State University System earning full one-year scholarships in STEM field such as science, technology, engineering and mathematics, according to FSU.
Craig Filar, director of the Office of National Fellowships at Florida State, said Dietrick and Jaecklein represent what the scholarship supporters look for in talented student researchers in science.
“This is the third year of the Frost Scholarship Programme,’’ Filar said. “Florida State University has been fortunate to have two scholars named to each of the three cohorts, giving us a total of six scholars in three years, now that we have added Barbara and Eleni.”
Filar went on to say, “This highly competitive program encourages FSU students to recognize themselves as competitive for admission into Oxford University in the sciences. The Phillip and Patricia Frost Philanthropic Foundation shares this belief that the education our students receive as undergraduates at Florida State University prepares them to excel at Oxford University.”
Chosen for the 2014-15 Frost Scholarships at Oxford were Lawrence Dunn, who planned to pursue a master’s degree in mathematics and the foundations of computer science and Samantha Siegel, who was to study pharmacology.
Selected last fall were FSU graduates David Miller and Richard Rogers.
Miller, a resident of Tallahassee, planned to study medical anthropology at Oxford this fall, while Rogers planned to study pharmacology."
Possible Gaines Street Renovations
Not sure the COT will let this happen (usually they keep FSU from branding), but would be nice.
http://www.genesisgroup.com/disciplines/details/ROUNDABOUT%20DESIGN
http://www.genesisgroup.com/disciplines/details/ROUNDABOUT%20DESIGN
Most DL drafted
Pick Six Previews
D-Line U? Most DL drafted since 2000:
22- LSU
19- FSU, UGA
18- Texas
17- Florida
16- Alabama, Ohio St
15 Miami, Tennessee
14 Auburn, Clemson
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D-Line U? Most DL drafted in Common Draft era (1967)
49- Miami
45- LSU
44- USC
43- Nebraska
42- Florida, FSU
40- Alabama
39- Notre Dame, OU
ACC TV Contract Troubles
https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/update-on-new-big-ten-tv-contract.123642/page-2
DotCom 4/23/2016
"Spoke to a Big10 contact yesterday and he says they are estimating that once this deal kicks in all told the TV split will work out to about $45 million per school, and possibly higher. That's approximately $20 million more per year than what FSU will make in the ACC.
FSU is stuck with the GOR for a while unless it can argue breach of contact. Since they hide that agreement in the ACC's version of Fort Knox it's tough to say exactly what the ACC promised back then.
While people want to put all the blame on Swofford he was just doing what he felt was best for the ACC, and getting FSU to sign off on the GOR was in the conference's best interest. It's not his responsibility to protect FSU. That falls on the president and the BOT who it looks like screwed up three years ago.
You can't just say it will all work out and FSU will be fine, or point to the financial numbers from over a year ago think athletics will keep chugging along as it is now. A $20 million or more disparity per year against programs you compete against will put FSU at a major disadvantage that will only get deeper as the financial gap widens. "
http://chopchat.com/2016/04/24/fsu-sports-affected-by-bad-acc-television-contracts/
FSU Sports Affected By Bad ACC Television Contracts
As the ACC continues to play second fiddle to other conferences with their TV contracts, schools like FSU and others in the league are suffering.
In recent days, news has come out regarding a new television deal for one Power Five conference. This deal will bring more games to one of the four major over-the-air networks, while keeping ESPN happy by continuing the put games on the “Worldwide Leader”.Sorry, FSU fans…I’m not talking about the ACC, because that would require the league to actually think outside the box. Nope, it’s the Big Ten who will be inking a new deal with FOX Sports to carry more of their games on both the big network and their cable provider. At the same time, the league will sign more of a secondary deal ESPN to still televise games in football, basketball and more. So while the Big Ten, Big XII and Pac-12 will be doing deals with FOX as well as ABC/ESPN and the SEC is comfortable with CBS and ESPN, where is the ACC? Why, they’re stuck in a deal with that four letter network that has them playing football games on Friday nights like they are on par with the Sun Belt Conference and not a Power Five league.
In essence, commissioner John Swofford as made it clear that, while football is the cash cow for the league, men’s basketball is always going to be the first child and get taken care before everyone else. As long as Duke-UNC and other games on the hardwood get exposure and the syndicated ACC Network is breathing, everything is good. At the same time, football powers and brand names like FSU, Clemson and Miami are stuck playing second fiddle to other conferences when it comes to television views. Last regular season, just eight games featuring ACC teams were broadcast on ABC, with six of them involving one of those three schools mentioned. This is a conference that, along with the SEC, has had two teams playing for the national title over the last three seasons. This is not a conference that should have their games being relegated to ESPN2 or a variety of stations across the country that you have to check your local listings on a weekly basis to see where the game will be broadcast.
FSU strengthens pipeline to NFL
FSU FootballVerified account
Making history: We've had an @NFL record 29 draft picks in the last 3 years.
#NFLDraftpic.twitter.com/GFaskVLYVI
http://floridastate.247sports.com/Bolt/Fisher-strengthens-pipeline-to-NFL-44999027
Jimbo Fisher has had 36 draft picks alone in 2011-15, an average of 7.2 per season (we’re not counting the 2010 NFL draft class since Fisher took over as FSU's head coach in January 2010). FSU’s total over the last five years is second to only Alabama among ACC and SEC schools.
Jalen Ramsey, a likely top-5 pick on Thursday, would give FSU a first-round pick in four straight drafts (QB Jameis Winston in 2014, WR Kelvin Benjamin in 2014 and QB EJ Manuel, Bjoern Werner and CB Xavier Rhodes in 2013).
Among those who could be drafted this coming week¬end: Ramsey, place-kicker Roberto Aguayo, defensive linemen Nile Lawrence-Stample and Giorgio Newberry, safety Lamarcus Brutus and linebackers Reggie Northrup and Terrance Smith. Aguayo is projected as a third-round pick, while Lawrence-Stample and Smith are projected as sixth- or seventh-rounders.
Draft picks since 2011
A comparison of ACC and SEC schools
Alabama – 37 (14 first-round picks)
Florida State – 36 (seven first-round picks)
LSU – 33 (six first-round picks)
Georgia – 28 (four first-round picks)
Miami – 26 (two first-round picks)
Florida – 25 (six first-round picks)
Clemson – 24 (four first-round picks)
North Carolina – 21 (five first-round picks)
South Carolina – 21 (three first-round picks)
Notre Dame – 20 (four first-round picks)
Arkansas – 20 (no first-round picks)
Louisville – 18 (four first-round picks)
Mississippi State – 16 (two first-round picks)
Auburn – 15 (four first-round picks)
Texas A&M – 15 (seven first-round picks)
Missouri – 15 (four first-round picks)
Virginia Tech – 13 (two first-round picks)
Tennessee – 10 (two first-round picks)
NC State – 10 (no first-round picks)
Boston College – 9 (two first-round picks)
Pittsburgh – 9 (two first-round picks)
Syracuse – 9 (two first-round picks)
Virginia – 8 (no first-round picks)
Kentucky – 7 (one first-round pick)
Vanderbilt – 7 (no first-round picks)
Wake Forest – 7 (one first-round pick)
Georgia Tech – 8 (no first-round picks)
Duke – 4 (one first-round pick)
Mississippi – 4 (no first-round picks)
Friday, April 22, 2016
The ACC and ESPN have decisions to make
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/big-ten-television-deal-could-set-table-for-next-conference-realignment/15652491/
"When combined, even if the other half is less than what FOX is paying, it's possible the Big Ten will generate over $30 million per year for each conference member. Throw in Big Ten Network revenue, digital rights and championship reimbursements, every athletic department could make roughly $40 million each season through 2024.
For comparison, the ACC pays out an average of under $25 million per school."
"FOX's half of the Big Ten will be renegotiated by 2023-2024. The Big 12 has a media rights agreement with ESPN and FOX that runs until the 2024-2025 season. The PAC-12 has a similar deal with ESPN and FOX running through the 2024-2025 season. Notre Dame's contract to televise football games on NBC will expire in 2025. The ACC's exclusive deal with ESPN wraps up a season later, in 2026-2027."
"FOX's half of the Big Ten will be renegotiated by 2023-2024. The Big 12 has a media rights agreement with ESPN and FOX that runs until the 2024-2025 season. The PAC-12 has a similar deal with ESPN and FOX running through the 2024-2025 season. Notre Dame's contract to televise football games on NBC will expire in 2025. The ACC's exclusive deal with ESPN wraps up a season later, in 2026-2027."
"The ACC and ESPN have decisions to make
So, about that long-rumored dedicated ACC channel from ESPN ... Prospects for such a venture certainly don't look great from my point of view, but there's been speculation the conference could get a bump in rights fees in July if the network doesn't materialize.
During last summer's ACC football media event, commissioner John Swofford explained to David Teel of the Daily Press "the other alternative is larger rights fees (from ESPN)" if the ACC and the network felt the distribution wouldn't be "great" when the channel went live. When asked specifically if a deadline existed with ESPN related to a rights-fee increase, Swofford vaguely explained on 99.9FM The Fan that any partnership can be altered in any way the two parties so choose.
Regardless, it's clear that ESPN and the ACC must make a decision sometime soon. Whether the money in lieu of a channel would be satisfactory enough to keep up with the Big Ten and the SEC is another matter.
Same goes for the ACC and any long-term, exclusive arrangements with ESPN after the current deal expires in 2026-2027.
If I was in Swofford's golf shirt, I'd start laying the groundwork for a more robust digital distribution strategy. If ESPN doesn't want to work on a standalone streaming option for the conference, take a game usually assigned to Raycom and put it on a ACC Digital Network streaming app (something different from browser only web streaming currently available). The point here is to be first movers for whatever is next, much like the Big Ten was ahead of the pack when it came to a cable channel.
I'd also take another lesson from what the Big Ten is doing with FOX and leverage the ACC's massive inventory of sports programming to multiple networks. ESPN will always be a willing partner, but they don't have to be the only network.
NBC would be an obvious choice for Swofford or his successor to approach, along with Notre Dame, for a new broadcast partnership. The trick is convincing Notre Dame they could make more money as a full-time member of the ACC, which would allow the conference to package football home games on NBC and road contests on ABC/ESPN.
And who knows, while the market is currently soft for digital broadcasting rights, a company like Amazon or Facebook might be more inclined to invest in live sports ten years from now.
There's still time to figure all this stuff out, but the bottom line for the ACC is to fully recognize its worth rather than settle for a comfortable relationship with ESPN."
During last summer's ACC football media event, commissioner John Swofford explained to David Teel of the Daily Press "the other alternative is larger rights fees (from ESPN)" if the ACC and the network felt the distribution wouldn't be "great" when the channel went live. When asked specifically if a deadline existed with ESPN related to a rights-fee increase, Swofford vaguely explained on 99.9FM The Fan that any partnership can be altered in any way the two parties so choose.
Regardless, it's clear that ESPN and the ACC must make a decision sometime soon. Whether the money in lieu of a channel would be satisfactory enough to keep up with the Big Ten and the SEC is another matter.
Same goes for the ACC and any long-term, exclusive arrangements with ESPN after the current deal expires in 2026-2027.
If I was in Swofford's golf shirt, I'd start laying the groundwork for a more robust digital distribution strategy. If ESPN doesn't want to work on a standalone streaming option for the conference, take a game usually assigned to Raycom and put it on a ACC Digital Network streaming app (something different from browser only web streaming currently available). The point here is to be first movers for whatever is next, much like the Big Ten was ahead of the pack when it came to a cable channel.
I'd also take another lesson from what the Big Ten is doing with FOX and leverage the ACC's massive inventory of sports programming to multiple networks. ESPN will always be a willing partner, but they don't have to be the only network.
NBC would be an obvious choice for Swofford or his successor to approach, along with Notre Dame, for a new broadcast partnership. The trick is convincing Notre Dame they could make more money as a full-time member of the ACC, which would allow the conference to package football home games on NBC and road contests on ABC/ESPN.
And who knows, while the market is currently soft for digital broadcasting rights, a company like Amazon or Facebook might be more inclined to invest in live sports ten years from now.
There's still time to figure all this stuff out, but the bottom line for the ACC is to fully recognize its worth rather than settle for a comfortable relationship with ESPN."
How many Non-Elite Powers have won the NC in the past 25 years?
https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/how-many-non-elite-powers-have-won-the-nc-in-the-past-25-years.123864/
"College football's top schools are broken down into three groups by those Internet dorks like me that spend a lot of time on various message boards going all the way back to the halcyon days of the 1990s when rec.sport.football.college (RSFC) ruled the earth.
Those groups are:
- Blue Bloods - Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State, USC, Alabama, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas
- Near Bloods - Penn State, Tennessee, LSU, Georgia, Auburn
- New Bloods - FSU, Miami, Florida
For those that don't follow such things ... Blue Bloods all have one thing in common (UNTIL THIS VERY YEAR) and that is that they all must have the following things:
- Multiple National Championships
- Minimum of 800 wins (used to be 700 back in the 1990s)
- Winning Percentage of at least .700 (both Nebraska and USC fell to .699 after last season)
- Notre Dame -- .732 -- 892 -- 11 / 8
- Michigan -- .730 -- 925 -- 11 / 2
- Ohio State -- .722 -- 875 -- 8 / 6
- Oklahoma -- .720 -- 861 -- 7 / 7
- Alabama -- .718 -- 864 -- 16 / 11
- Texas -- .710 -- 866 -- 4 / 4
- USC -- .699 -- 813 -- 11 / 7
- Nebraska -- .699 -- 880 -- 5 / 5
- Penn State -- .685 -- 856 -- 2 titles in modern poll era
- Tennessee -- .680 -- 820 -- 2 titles in modern poll era
- LSU -- .650 -- 770 -- 3 titles in modern poll era
- Georgia -- .649 -- 787 -- 1 title in modern poll era (they claim 1942 as well)
- Auburn -- .629 -- 741 -- 2 titles in modern poll era
- Florida State -- .680 -- 522 -- 3 titles in modern poll era
- Florida -- .630 -- 701 -- 3 titles in modern poll era
- Miami -- .629 -- 596 -- 5 titles in modern poll era
Think about that! Only the Elites Powers seem to actually win the national championships.
Washington in 1991 (25 years ago!) is the only non-Elite Power to have won a national championship in the past 25 years. And no Non-Elite Power has won one in the past 24 years.
And Washington could argue that they are 17th on the list of all-time college football programs based on winning percentage and total wins. Arizona State ranks 17th in winning percentage while U-Dub is 18th, but the Sun Devils were a non-major conference school up until the '70s when they, along with Arizona, joined the Pac 8 to form the Pac 10. Arizona State was akin to a WAC school before that.
So U-Dub is actually right there in the "Sweet 17" all time.
Now look back 50 years ... going all the way back to 1966. Since that time there have only been a total of, including Washington again in 1991, seven Non-Elite Powers that have won a national championship. Obviously a lot of this time span didn't include the era of the New Bloods so it was kind of easier to win the titles.
- Michigan State (a former Power Program) shared the title with Notre Dame in 1966
- Pitt (a former Power Program) won the title in 1976
- Clemson won the title in 1981
- BYU won the title in 1984 (very controversial)
- Colorado and Georgia Tech (a former Power Program) shared the title in 1990
The take away here ... expect for the Elite Powers to continue to win almost all of the national titles in the coming years. Oregon and Clemson have gotten close as of late, but they are the outliers here in the equation.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
B1G TV Deal Coming Out Like a Fox
https://frankthetank.me/2016/04/21/b1g-tv-deal-coming-out-like-a-fox/
" In effect, we’re about to enter into a world where Rutgers and Northwestern are going to earn significantly more TV money than Florida State, Oklahoma, USC and even Alabama and Notre Dame. The Big Ten schools were already ahead before through its creation of the BTN (which everyone should remember how bold and risky that move was a decade ago compared to taking guaranteed money from ESPN), but the gap is going to be blown through the roof if the conference ends up with around $500 million per year for its TV rights without even taking into account the BTN portion. "
"It will also be interesting to see how schools in other conferences (particularly the ACC) are going to adjust to an environment where each Big Ten school could be receiving nearly $60 million per year in media revenue starting in 2017 (as estimated by Awful Announcing), which would lap the SEC’s revenue (much less any of the other power conferences). A few million dollars per year difference in TV revenue may not have been enough to sway the most valuable schools (e.g. Texas, North Carolina, etc.) to switch conferences, but when we’re looking at an eight figure annual gap, it could change the dynamic quite a bit."
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
ESPN needs to be a better partner to the ACC, after Big 10 rights deal revealed.
Another pipe dream from a delusional ACC fan who really thinks hope is a strategy for the ACC. Well, that is the problem, it is the only strategy the ACC has.
ESPN has repeatedly shown it views the ACC as 2nd class. This only changes the likely hood of the ACC being poached....it does not increase the odds ESPN treats the ACC better.
http://allsportsdiscussion.com/2016/04/19/espn-needs-to-be-a-better-partner-to-the-acc-after-big-10-rights-deal-revealed/
ESPN has repeatedly shown it views the ACC as 2nd class. This only changes the likely hood of the ACC being poached....it does not increase the odds ESPN treats the ACC better.
http://allsportsdiscussion.com/2016/04/19/espn-needs-to-be-a-better-partner-to-the-acc-after-big-10-rights-deal-revealed/
"Let’s just come out say it. Jim Delany is a genius when it comes to handling the Big 10′s media rights. More than 10 years ago, his vision led to the Big Ten Network. Now he’s managed to secure a deal with Fox that could be worth up $250 Million a year for 6 years for just half of the Big 10′s media rights that were up for grabs. Well respected College Football writer @DanWolken details how Delany one-upped his nearest competitor the SEC and the rest of the Power 5.
And the best part? If it’s a six-year deal, as Ourand reported, the Big Ten’s media rights will come up for bid again (and maybe again prior to that) before ESPN’s 20-year agreement with the SEC expires in 2034.
That’s astronomical money and will further widen the gap between the Big Ten, the SEC (which distributed $31.2 million per school last year) and everyone else. For all the talk about the Power 5 conferences, it’s a really a Power 2
Heck I’m prepared to call it the Power 1 when it comes to rights revenue. I doubt Big 10 gets $250 Million for the second half of their rights, but who knows. This is an ACCcentric blog though, and we want to know what this means for the ACC.
First of all ESPN needs to be a better partner here to the ACC. The Pac 12, Big 10, and Big 12 all have their rights split to a varying degree with Fox, conference networks, and other third-tier TV deals.
Unless the ESPN wishes to show Roller Derby again, it is running out of collegiate content to show. Even if they make a deal with the Big 10 to gain the other half of the media rights, judging from the Big 10′s initial Fox agreement here, it’s only going to be a short term deal. The Big 10 rights are up for bidding again. People may be cutting the cord, but they will be watching their sports someway, and ESPN could lose just about all rights to show Big 10 sports. It could happen. SEC Football is big, but it isn’t that big and it won’t sustain ESPN if they are struggling for content in a few years when the ACC contract ends. Certainly the ill-fated Longhorn Network isn’t going to help ESPN’s bottom line much either.
ESPN must look at the ACC as the valuable conference it is and significantly increase the payout to the ACC for their TV rights either in a yearly increase or a network.
In addition as an ESPN property it is time ESPN improves exposure of ACC sports. When there is more SEC Women’s Softball games on ESPNU and ESPN2 than ACC Baseball then that’s a problem I would say for the ACC.
When the Clemson Tigers spring game, a team than finished #2 in the country is relegated to ESPN3 that’s a problem. Mississippi State was on ESPNU. Yes SEC Football is better than ACC Football, but I’m not sure about the Bulldogs getting better coverage than the Tigers.
5-7 Missouri had 2 after 6 PM Saturday starts on ESPN and ESPN2 last year. That was the same number as Clemson and just 1 fewer than Florida State on those same channels.
Obviously ACC Basketball as the nation’s #1 conference, should dominate ESPN’s coverage. During conference tourney week that was the case, but I heard enough about LSU’s Ben Simmons to last a lifetime. Astonishing that a team that didn’t make the NCAAs had the same number of 6 PM or later starts on ESPN/ESPN2 as top 10 ranked Virginia.
ESPN was out maneuvered by Fox and lost significant portions of Big 12, Big 10, and Pac 12 sports in recent years. It’s time ESPN rewarded the ACC for it’s long term commitment to the network, it’s improved performance athletically, and the fact ESPN can’t afford to lose another property down the road."
Game changer for conference expansion?
With the BIG soon hitting $40-$45 million and the SEC already at $34 Million..........everyone else is just waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Note the B1G contract is only for 6 years. I find that very interesting.
http://www.onthebanks.com/2016/4/20/11464314/big-ten-tv-contract-rutgers-
"If the Ourand report in Sports Business Journal is accurate, it breaks down to $17.8 million per school....and that's for about half of what the conference is offering to the networks. This contract also does not include digital media rights nor the BTN package of games.
Sports Business Daily has reported that CBS wants to renew its package of men's basketball games, currently worth $12 million a year. That contract, like ESPN's, expires after next season.
Each Big Ten school, save for newbies Maryland and Rutgers, is expected to receive $40 million to $45 million a year in media rights once the new deals kick in. That figure was $20 million in 2009-10."
Note the B1G contract is only for 6 years. I find that very interesting.
http://www.onthebanks.com/2016/4/20/11464314/big-ten-tv-contract-rutgers-
"If the Ourand report in Sports Business Journal is accurate, it breaks down to $17.8 million per school....and that's for about half of what the conference is offering to the networks. This contract also does not include digital media rights nor the BTN package of games.
An interesting point made by USA Today's Dan Wolken is that this six year deal means that the Big Ten will be opening up bidding at least once more - more likely twice - before the ESPN deal with the SEC expires in 2034. That means there could be even more money negotiated by and for the Big Ten while the SEC is locked into a 20-year deal."
"The Game is Texas Hold ‘Em – And The Big 12 Doesn’t Have Enough Chips.
They are willing to pay $250 million a year to the Big 10 to broadcast 25 football games and 50 basketball games a year.
$250 million for half of the inventory.
The Big 10 currently gets $112 million a year for its entire 1st tier media rights, which expire after the 2016-17 basketball season.
So the immediate question is how much does ESPN still want to be involved with the Big 10? Live sports are still the Holy Grail of media outlets, and the Big 10 is second only to the SEC in its appeal to college fans. CBS is probably content to sit this one out, but NBC/Comcast and Turner Broadcasting are both expected to be bidders for the 2nd half of the package. If they match the first bid, that would mean the Big 10 would collect $500 million a year just for their 1st tier rights.
One other interesting note is that there is no mention of FS2 as a carrier of these contests. All games will be nationally televised on the FOX Network or FS1. Those networks are available on the basic packages, but have been woefully behind even ESPN 2 when it comes to ratings for college football - just ask the Big 12.
Speaking of the Big 12. IF the Big 10 gets a matching bid for the second part of the tier one package, they will be distributing over $35 million a year to each program - not including College Bowl, NCAA basketball or Big 10 network revenue.
The Big 12 tax return for 2014-15 stated that the league distributed $23.3 million to each program, including all revenue streams. The SEC hit $34 million with the first year of the SEC network payout.
There is no way the Big 12 can pull together the scraps out there for expansion and come close to anything like those numbers. Forget about poaching from the ACC, that is a non-starter.
Texas is fine as long as ESPN keeps the LHN money flowing. But if the administration is not working seriously on an exit strategy to a more secure long-term conference solution, they should be fired tomorrow."
"Big Ten poised to shift media rights from ESPN to Fox
The Big Ten will return to market to solicit bids on the second half of the package, according to the report. Among the potential interested parties are ESPN/ABC, CBS, NBC and Turner Sports.
Each Big Ten school, save for newbies Maryland and Rutgers, is expected to receive $40 million to $45 million a year in media rights once the new deals kick in. That figure was $20 million in 2009-10."
Jimbo Fisher would like to see upgrades to Florida State’s academic support facilities
http://seminolepost.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2016/04/20/jimbo-fisher-would-like-to-see-upgrades-to-florida-states-academic-support-facilities/
Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher says academic support is more of a priority because of the demands put on current day athletes.
Jimbo Fisher was asked by Warchant’s Gene Williams at his booster tour stop in Jacksonville on Tuesday what he’d like to see next and he did not hesitate.
“There is no doubt, an academic support system and an academic facility is going to be very critical,” he said.
Fisher said the demands on all athletes are greater than ever and academic support is crucial.
“Florida State is a tremendous academic school the criteria for getting into school. … Classes are all very demanding and very tough. We got to have the support system to surround those kids. That’s still the No. 1 reason, to be a good person to get a great degree and then play ball.
“An academic center and a lot of support in those areas are very critical for the future. Not only at Florida State, it’s one of those things that have to happen in college sports and college football. … keep surrounding those guys with support systems and keep developing them as people, making sure they understand situations, how to recognize bad situation, how to see good situations to stay into, get out of bad ones, keep developing as people and keeping those programs in place to helping these kids understand the pressures they’re under now.”
The Seminoles have taken major steps in the last nine months to enhance the educational process of off-field behavior, part of which was establishing a mandatory, non-credited course for athletes designed to provide in-depth instruction concerning life skills.
“Make no mistake, kids are under more pressure now than they’ve ever been in college athletics because of the exposure, social media, who they are, what goes on, expectations,” Fisher said. “Helping these kids deal with that and cope with that so they can perform well as a person, as a student and as a player.”
An endowed scholarship is getting up around $800,000 and rising
FSU Booster Rep
https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/fsu-releases-financial-statement-sees-17-2-million-revenue-increase.123498/
Right, a full scholarship is $50,000, a endowed scholarship is getting up around $800,000 and rising
https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/fsu-releases-financial-statement-sees-17-2-million-revenue-increase.123498/
Right, a full scholarship is $50,000, a endowed scholarship is getting up around $800,000 and rising
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
TOP SCHOOL REVENUE
http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/
| school | conf | total revenue | total expenses | total subsidy | % subsidy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | SEC | $192,608,876 | $109,313,651 | $0 | 0.00 |
| Texas | Big 12 | $183,521,028 | $173,248,133 | $0 | 0.00 |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | $167,166,065 | $154,033,208 | $0 | 0.00 |
| Michigan | Big Ten | $152,477,026 | $151,144,964 | $263,345 | 0.17 |
| Alabama | SEC | $148,911,674 | $132,354,913 | $2,616,895 | 1.76 |
| Florida | SEC | $147,105,242 | $125,384,443 | $1,856,122 | 1.26 |
| LSU | SEC | $138,642,237 | $121,947,775 | $0 | 0.00 |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | $134,269,349 | $123,017,251 | $0 | 0.00 |
| Tennessee | SEC | $126,584,033 | $113,413,325 | $0 | 0.00 |
| Penn State | Big Ten | $125,720,619 | $122,271,407 | $0 | 0.00 |
| Auburn | SEC | $124,657,247 | $115,498,047 | $4,293,893 | 3.44 |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | $123,895,543 | $118,691,112 | $7,850,256 | 6.34 |
| Florida State | ACC | $120,822,522 | $111,386,681 | $7,073,039 | 5.85 |
| Kentucky | SEC | $116,494,690 | $115,159,039 | $0 | 0.00 |
| Georgia | SEC | $116,151,279 | $96,559,307 | $3,212,769 | 2.77 |
| Arkansas | SEC | $114,172,847 | $97,106,539 | $0 | 0.00 |
| South Carolina | SEC | $113,172,545 | $107,430,044 | $0 | 0.00 |
| Minnesota | Big Ten | $111,162,265 | $111,162,265 | $6,919,096 | 6.22 |
| Michigan State | Big Ten | $108,687,274 | $108,283,151 | $702,284 | 0.65 |
| Iowa | Big Ten | $105,969,545 | $109,214,651 | $650,000 | 0.61 |
| Oregon | Pac-12 | $105,701,523 | $103,880,557 | $2,009,125 | 1.90 |
| Louisville | ACC | $104,325,207 | $101,624,437 | $7,139,281 | 6.84 |
| Washington | Pac-12 | $103,540,117 | $104,403,253 | $3,895,000 | 3.76 |
| Nebraska | Big Ten | $102,157,399 | $98,023,037 | $0 | 0.00 |
| UCLA | Pac-12 | $96,912,767 | $96,912,767 | $2,668,512 | 2.75 |
Ticket Sales and Rights/Licensing
http://www.scout.com/college/west-virginia/forums/4582-big12-conference/14696136-new-athletic-department-finances-are-out
"These lists are the P5 schools (again, public only) and I included the AAC and MWC as they are the home to most of the expansion "contenders".
As I suggested earlier, I feel like the "Contributions" (which includes large single donations and fundraising campaigns for major construction) and the "Subsidy" (including fees charged to students and funds that the university mus take on) categories tend to distort this list when looking at overall revenue. These are things that can either very wildly from year to year, or, in the case of subsidies, not the ideal way you want to be financing your athletic department. That's not to say huge donations and fundraising campaigns don't indicate a high level of health for your AD - it's just that on a year-to-year basis, it is hard to compare among institutions. See Oregon - who dropped from #1 last year to #21 this year.
So what are we left with? Ticket Sales and Rights/Licensing. How you do at the gate, locally and how you (and by association, your conference) does as a branding and media content at a larger level."
TICKET SALES
RIGHTS/LICENSING
TICKET SALES + RIGHTS/LICENSING
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