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Message: [QUOTE="CL82, post: 4025170, member: 44"] Yeah, I absolutely do mean to CBS deal. Our games in our first year of independence while coming off predominantly losing seasons for the prior six years are going to be broadcast nationally. Do you seriously not understand that is strong indicator of brand value? You seem confused about a fairly straightforward concept. Let me make one more pass at it. The American football deal, and a net basis, is worth less than the Big East basketball only deal. Stop to think about that for a moment given that football typically represents about 80% of a conferences media deal. Essentially, being a member of the American football is valueless. It’s a pretty tough hill to die on to suggest that is preferable to independence. Independent of that, the bulk of the Americans games were going to be on ESPN plus and thus only accessible over the internet. UConn football, as an independent, has a better deal than that in terms of accessibility. Explain to me how going FCS would save a football program any significant money. I get the sense that you really have no understanding of the finances behind college athletics. Finally, if you want to talk University Connecticut football, why wouldn’t you go to the football board? Do you understand that we have different boards for different sports here, right? #[I]trollbetter[/I] [/QUOTE]