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Message: [QUOTE="Rufus, post: 5160235, member: 7277"] They are afraid of losing money. That's the only thing I can think of. I honestly have no idea what the monetary value of UConn would be to the Big 12, but their people must think it will cost them money to add UConn and they aren't convinced that future basketball revenues would make it worth it. This is the only possible explanation I can think of. The 4 corner schools of the old PAC-12 either added value or didn't subtract value. The 4 G5 additions the year prior may very well have cost the Big 12 money, but they were desperate at that time and wanted strong football brands. Another possible explanation may be the Big 12 is hoping the ACC explodes and they can get some decent brands not wanted elsewhere like they did with the PAC schools. This may never happen, so I have no idea if this is even in their discussions. My bet is its the money. [/QUOTE]