I edited solely to tone down my rhetoric. No need to talk in uncivil tones... but if you can't read between the lines then I am sorry. The teams on the outside looking in are pissed. They are pissed they are in this league, pissed for having to pay to get here, pissed for getting pittance from the pay outs from the other teams leaving... they (and Aresco) will do what it takes to try to black ball teams in. Look what the ACC did a few years back... It won't be that high for this league but it will go up to protect their bottom line. Uconn will be in the minority since ESPN put the target on their back with three others. Majority will be the vote and Uconn will be stuck. Believe me the new deal in the conference will be pretty iron clad in my opinion. And I stand by my opinion on this case hence the word "could" was my first word.
Real winner was Houston being named to Group A.
Do you realize how much money these guys are making by joining?
$1 million bonus
$2 million BCS autobid money
$2 million in money from this year's NCAA tourney credits run up by current BE members
$1.6 million more than they would have in the NCAAs.
AND, if UConn ever leaves, they get whatever exit fees and NCAA credits are left over, plus the credits to come AND UConn's exit fees
AND the money from UConn women's basketball!
They are getting $7 million already. How much more can they want?
With all the blood and sweat UConn put into this conference over the years, while schools like Providence mooched off the most successful tourney team, UConn is getting about $20 million over the next 7 years. That's $3m a year. If Uconn leaves in 2 years, they pay $5m to get out, end up with $6m profit from the fees, $4m in BCS and leftover NCAA creds from 2013. That's $5m total--less than what the new schools will make.