Virginia Tech looking towards getting ready for ACC network

Great article by David Teel on cost and needed infrastructure for Tech to be ready for launch of ACC network. Hint it ain't cheap.

http://www.dailypress.com/sports/teel-blog/dp-teel-time-acc-network-vt-u...

"We're going to get new toys to play with and get better at our jobs," Walls said.

Babcock, the Hokies' athletic director, ballparks the infrastructure cost at $5 million-$7 million. His colleagues at the University of Virginia concur.

THE CENSUS BUREAU says the average new American home is 2,687 square feet. Brian Walls, a director for Virginia Tech's HokieVision, estimates his team will need more than 5,000 square feet to accommodate the ACC Network.

The expansion will include two linear control rooms, an audio booth within each control room, a server room to house CPUs (central processing units), equipment storage areas and offices for new staffers.

Lots of new staff and equipment needs in here.

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