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[QUOTE="billybud, post: 1195639, member: 3850"]
There has to be a reason, usually monetary,  for a conference to expand.

With the B1G almost certainly approaching contract negotiations, it should be known in the near future whether those negotiations make expansion desirable for the conference/media.  The demand for quality sports TV viewing has been on an upswing.  ESPN is chortling and selling ads, the BTN is making record money...I'd guess that the odds would be very good for B1G expansion.

I suspect that the Big 12 has not expanded solely for the reason that the media contractors would not guarantee that the current individual payouts would not suffer.  Since the Big 12 does not have a conference network like the B1G, the dynamics of adding a program are different.

The ACC currently does not have a driver for expansion.  With a ACCN at least two to three years out (if at all), no contract negotiations going on, the only thing that could drive expansion would be the five year "look in".  If ESPN said it would make it worthwhile, the ACC could add a program, and wait for ND before adding another.
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