New documents in Clemson’s suit with the ACC revealed a strategy that might help the school win its lawsuit with the conference.
and the Atlantic Coast Conference are involved in two different lawsuits right now — one in Pickens County and one in Mecklenburg County .
Well, for now, both cases will continue on parallel tracks. But, new documentation emerged that shed some light on how Clemson might strategize its way out of the conference, if that is its ultimate goal.published a story on Sunday that examined additional information from documents that were part of Clemson’s suit against the ACC in South Carolina. These documents, which were part of the filing on April 17, were redacted due to what the ACC considered “trade secrets.
That seems like perfectly normal contractual language. But that’s not the whole argument. Clemson is putting an emphasis on the word “is.” Why?If the Tigers left the ACC, they wouldn't be a "conference institution" in the present tense — "is" — as written in the ESPN deal. According to Clemson's lawyers, the ESPN contract doesn't speak to a school that "was" a member.
Clemson is making several arguments in its suit. But this is one it might rely upon to get a favorable ruling.
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