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Message: [QUOTE="bendm, post: 4346197, member: 9151"] new theory. With the NBC deal expiring in '25, ND isn't going anywhere until they figure out how much their next deal is worth. By all accounts they will be [I]very [/I]well received as a streaming partner, on NBC's peacock for example, so they don't join B1G/FOX after all. Meanwhile the SEC/ESPN is on the defensive after the USC/UCLA moves. SEC/ESPN takes the opportunity to expand/solidify their footprint by preemptively adding UVA/UNC/Clemson/FSU as ESPN can dissolve the ACC GOR. B1G/FOX counters by adding UW/Oregon and Miami/Gtech in the heart of SEC country. Both conferences wind up with 20 teams as projected all along. Cal/Stanford/AU/ASU/UU/CO join the Big12 creating another 20 team conference. WSU/OSU join the Mtn West. The 8 leftover ACC schools (Cuse/BC/Pitt/VT/Duke/Wake/NC St/Lville) add UConn, Memphis, and USF to end up at 11. you can take this one to the bank. [/QUOTE]