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I've never understood the TV market thing, so any insight is appreciated. Which conference is best positioned from a TV/BCS perspective? The SEC, period. How many major markets do they control? Which is 2d? Big 10, PAC 12? Which markets do they control? What does it matter that you get a market like Houston, when UH may be the 4th best draw on a sat in Houston. or a San Diego or Dallas? What comes from having non-CFB markets like Philly, New York, DC and Boston (meaning folks there care little for the local team, if there is one)? I mean the northeast has the most eyeballs, but is, at the end of the day, more of a pro football region than it is college FB. Is the argument we will have lots of folks who will pay for another channel (say, $10/year) to watch BE olympic sports (in terms of a BEN) or watch CFB games they can already see (in terms of ESPN contract)? I'm sure there is a logic, but I never see it - not when small towns in the south dominate the sport, followed by small cities hosting teams far away from Pro FB. I would appreciate a media 101 primer.