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Message: [QUOTE="pj, post: 1259119, member: 2524"] You are overlooking the sensible nature of this idea. The only schools that the B1G would pair with UConn are in the ACC or B12 and locked up by GoR for ten more years. Yet, UConn brings huge markets in New England and New York and is worth a lot of money to the B1G - we would be non-dilutive (revenue neutral) even at the large payouts being discussed and would be of great strategic value locking up the northeast corridor. However, you can't have 15 football schools while playing a 9-game schedule, and the B1G will not want to be forced to a 10-game schedule in order to make a marginal add. A Notre Dame like football deal solves the football scheduling issue. It also allows the B1G to set conditions to full membership, such as upgrading the football stadium or building an on-campus stadium or gaining AAU status, while improving UConn's situation. [/QUOTE]