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Message: [QUOTE="EdSaid, post: 4235146, member: 10651"] The Big10 network is only around 15 years old. It was started as a joint network with the conference and Fox after negotiations with ESPN went south. The union quickly became a cash cow, distributing $21 million to each school per year after 3-4 years. Today the distribution is over $50 million per school per year. One of the reasons for their huge success is the clout of the Big10's combined alumni. They have a large and influential population spread out across the entire country and they demanded their local cable companies carried the new Big10 Network. It also helps with the continued success of Big10 football and men's basketball. The network exploded and every other conference tried to replicate the success. A few years ago Fox sold off a lot of its assets to Disney (who owns ESPN), but NOT the Big10 Network [/QUOTE]