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Podcast: NORTH CAROLINA SPORTS NETWORK
Episode: ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips gives annual State of the Conference Address in Charlotte
Description: Commissioner Jim Phillips firmly believes in the future of the Atlantic Coast Conference amid the uncertainty of realignment and the wholesale changes to the model of college athletics itself.
He was ready to tell everyone why, too, as the league opened its preseason football media days Monday.
Trading his typically reserved comments for a more assertive message, Phillips touted the gains made from years of working to improve the ACC’s financial standing. He promised the league will fight “as long as it takes” in legal cases against Florida State and Clemson as those member schools challenge the league’s abilit...