UConnDan97
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going from 10 to 12 was not a football move. Memphis and Temple did not bring enough value to justify it from a football perspective. It was an act to rebuild the basketball conference with schools that played football.
If we stay in the conference, I'm basically indifferent. But I think the additions were meant to keep the football and hoops schools together if UConn and/or LV left.
I think without question that their respective basketball prowess helped to put them in the league, no doubt (although I think Temple is a good solid football team too). But I'm also wondering how much it factored in that they were in big cities rather than not. In other words, a team like ECU with 50,000 butts in the seats and a cult following in their area does not cut the mustard in terms of "potential market growth". They are what they are. I'm wondering how much the cities of Philadelphia and Memphis affected the acquisitions.
I'm not saying that this line of thinking will work, but it seems to me that they are going to try to sit down at the tv negotiating table with the intent of selling new market growth rather than existing Big East market share.