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Message: [QUOTE="Fishy, post: 2146891, member: 38"] I don't have high expectations for the next contract. The networks are in cost-cutting mode and none of the potential streaming partners are going to overpay for a second-level conference. The conference has a little more leverage without the right to match, but then again, ESPN has a little more leverage in terms of not having to match some other bidder's promise of exposure. My hope would be that UConn would be able to retain some tier three elements, but the other conference members have no way to monetize their own tier three property, so it won't be a priority of theirs. I expect that the next contract will be similar to this one in terms of dollars, but lesser in terms of exposure. [/QUOTE]