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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 4300321, member: 1414"] Even if I agreed with the first two paragraphs (in which I find grains of truth), the solution "lets add Memphis and Gonzaga" is nonsensical. Gonzaga is one of the absolute worst positioned schools for NIL. Tiny, west coast and in Spokane. That's a recipe for terrible exposure. Memphis is certainly better off but wouldn't change anything for the Big East. I'm not sure people get NIL. The money isn't coming from the schools. It's about how many fans you have (especially some that have deep pockets), plus local or national businesses that can benefit from your athletes promoting them. P5 TV money doesn't mean squat. The advantage P5 schools have is that they are huge and well known. Part of the "well known" comes from playing D1 football. Big publics have an edge with bigger alumni networks. UConn's primary advantage is that it's the only game in town. It dominates locally, and there is enough money in the state that can hire UConn players to promote their businesses (and people like Paige will go national). DePaul doesn't move the needle in Chicago the same way. Or Marquette in Milwaukee. Or St. Johns in Queens. [/QUOTE]