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[QUOTE="Zissou, post: 2971339, member: 7920"]
This deal is middle of the fence.  Not enough to pay for football, but enough promise to not do anything else with football.

The AAC and most football conferences always have had a mindset that football drives the dollars, so a "football only" membership in the AAC could make sense.  There is already the Navy precedent.  Pay ~80% of the revenue to UConn for football, and let the rest of the program go Big East.  Lower costs for Non-Rev sports, much better basketball conference, regional opponents, and still keep football.

But what about the Men's and Women's basketball programs?  Although UConn offers its own following for its own women's program, no one else values the women's game as there is low viewer interest.  The AAC is already on record as putting a low value on Men's Basketball.

When the Big East is talks about a possible 11th team, I think they are only talking about UConn.  I can't see adding Dayton, VCU, or Wichita State.  UConn would bring value.

The process forward for UConn should now include talks with the Big East.  The bar is set for the AAC deal with ESPN.  What would Fox do for renewing the Big East contract early if UConn were to join?  How much money is on the table in early renewal?
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