ESPN promised the SEC an ACC Network would never happen:

ESPN's inability to sign @finebaum to an extension has come despite the SEC wanting the deal to get done & it exposes lingering tensions over the launch of the ACC Network, which ESPN promised the SEC would never happen: https://t.co/AbLyu0LozV

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) June 28, 2018

https://www.outkickthecoverage.com/paul-finebaum-unsigned-espn-drama-builds-sec-espn-relationship/

In fact, Outkick has been told that the SEC told ESPN in no uncertain terms to get the Finebaum contract done and ESPN has still been unable or unwilling to follow through. This exacerbates recent tension in the SEC-ESPN relationship that has threatened to explode into public view over ESPN’s decision to launch the ACC Network, a move undertaken despite what sources say was a promise made by former ESPN president John Skipper to former SEC commissioner Mike Slive that ESPN would never partner with another conference to create a network.


https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/clay-travis-on-espn-conf-networks.220513/

We all know Clay is an idiot. The point of this is not to discuss or argue Clay Travis
But this tweet of his is in regards to the SEC network. Supposedly Finebaums negotiations aren’t going well.
What struck me was the statement ab the ACC network. That ESPN promised the SEC that our network would never get up and running
Is the SECs influence over ESPN causing the delays in ACC network release?
Will the SEC keep the ACC from ever getting what it needs?