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[QUOTE="TruDomGopher, post: 1273598, member: 4159"]
Let me take a whack at this.

The first component of value is the population base and ability to exploit it via cable fees.  It doesn't matter if someone actually watches; they just need to pay the cable bill.

The second component of value is advertising.  This [U]does[/U] require eyeballs on sets watching.  Viewers will show up when the right games show up.

UConn, by every metric, is valuable--and stuck.  Personally, it offends all sensibilities to see a school the caliber of UConn in this situation.  Because of UConn's geographic positioning, New York's flagship vacuum, and top-tier branding, UConn is the great unclaimed prize in realignment.

Anger on this board?  Undoubtedly.  And there are some here just to share our support while we wait for the B1G to get over their issues and get UConn on board where they belong.

I, for one, really want to see UConn in the B1G basketball lineup.  (Then I plan on hanging around and talking smack when the Gophers play.)
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