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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 1848536, member: 549"] Title change again... ;) [URL='http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-football/hc-big-12-expansion-uconn-1018-20161017-story.html']Big 12 Won't Expand, UConn's Power Five Dreams On Hold; Herbst Says She's Not Surprised[/URL] >>Benedict was asked if he was upset that [URL='http://www.courant.com/topic/sports/espn-HOC792-topic.html']ESPN[/URL], a Bristol-based corporation that gets tax breaks from the state of Connecticut, might have played a role in the Big 12's efforts to nix expansion, which would have cost the network more money. "Not truly understanding all the ins and outs of their contracts and their conference relationships, it would be hard for me to comment on whether it was good idea or bad idea," Benedict said. "ESPN is a partner in our [American] league. I think ESPN has done an amazing job helping college athletics. "I would say I am very interested in having a dialogue with ESPN now that this is over and talking about how we can partner with them. We are the state flagship university. They reside in the state of Connecticut. I think we should have a relationship like many other universities do with big corporate partners do in their states. I look forward to those conversations.<< [/QUOTE]