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[QUOTE="Sea Goat, post: 4744320, member: 3716"]
Money moves the needle - plain and simple.

March Madness makes a ton of money - it largely finances the NCAA.  In 2022, the NCAA had March Madness revenues of $1.14B.

Can March Madness money be controlled like CFP money?  You want BB to move the needle?
Is this a way to do it?

We definitely get a seat at that table and we would have done pretty well financially this year.  People argue that the NCAA would not be able to finance other sports or D II or D III athletics generally without March Madness revenue.  Why is the burden on BB to do so?  BB would definitely move the needle if March Madness revenue was distributed akin to how CFP money is distributed.  Further, nothing would root out the smug under performers in various conferences faster than getting access to March Madness revenues.  If you have a dud member that is a chronic "taker",  (Oh, who could that be?)  UConn would be an attractive replacement solely because of BB.  Just think about the discussions concerning UConn joining a conference. "Yea, they are working at rebuilding football right now, but they have been the most successful team and biggest earner in BB for the last 25 years."
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