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Message: [QUOTE="CTGoonie, post: 1602940, member: 764"] Having a semi-interesting Twitter conversation with our pal Dennis Dodd. It started with me questioning why he mentions BYU often. DD: Where the hell did you get that idea? Me: I've just seen you more than others pushing them for B12 consideration. DD: Cincinnati and BYU are most common names mentioned. That's fact. Already out there. Pushing? No. There's nothing in it for me. Me: Maybe I'm being a homer but for what the B12 needs (network, east coast tv for fox, brand) Uconn should be their #1 choice. DD: B12 expansion conversation starts with 1 question: Who's going to pay for it? No money in the system re rightsholders. No two schools bring pro rata. Even during realignment ESPN wasn't particularly pleased it had to pay more for SEC and SEC Network. With expansion B12 would have to split NCAA money 12 ways instead of 10. Why do that? Me: Having a network would certainly help bridge the gap between the B12 and SEC/B1G. They won't ever match them but getting to 12, expanding their footprint is the only path forward. Stay at 10 and OU leaves DD: There's no footprint to expand. As I said, no two teams bring pro rata. You expand to earn MORE money, not stay even. What does "bridge the gap" mean? In any financial universe B12 is going to be behind SEC and Big Ten. Forever. The trail SEC by $9 million per school right now. Let's say by some miracle they get to within $5 million. Still in third place.OU CAN'T leave. They've all signed a grant of rights until 2024. Me I never said they would approach the earnings of the B1G or SEC. GoR's can certainly be negotiated and in any case 2024 is not that far away. Without a network the B12 will be 4th or maybe even 5th.B12 needs east coast eyeballs. Fox would love to have Uconn basketball to help their abysmal ratings.By the way I remember a couple years ago you had said Uconn was on the top of the B1G wish list. What happened there? DD: First of all, a couple of years. Shoot me that link. Me: I'll look for it. Thanks for taking the time to respond.blogs.courant.com/uconn_football…Looks like the actual story isn't available anymore. Since that article Uconn has only improved their brand (and won several NC's). DD I wouldn't say losing AQ status is exactly improving brand. Remember, it's still all about fb. Proof: Kansas was THIS close to moving to Mountain West in 2010 when B12 was breaking up. Didn't really matter it had top 5 bkb program. Me: Fb is getting better with Diaco as their coach. Uconn didn't earn their demotion to the G5 so it's unfair to say we have to earn our way back in. [/QUOTE]

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