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Message: [QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 1422573, member: 833"] The MWC walked out the door from the WAC with a TV deal in hand. Why they would like the amalgamation: 1) Revenue - BYU is probably revenue neutral, but the other schools would all likely improve their revenue situation by joining the proposed conference, since it would almost certainly command a better contract than the current MWC or AAC. The revenue hurdle to beat in either league is so low. 2) Scheduling - BYU and Army have trouble filling their schedule, and Boise, Cincinnati, UConn and now Navy fill their schedule with turnips that fans don't care about. The ability to fill their schedule with quality competition, particularly with late October and November games, is solved. 3) The real hole in my plan was recognition from other conferences and ability to schedule other teams. The reconfigured G5 message board fantasy conferences all had the same problem: No one that mattered gave a spit. People could suppose or make assumptions, but really it was just a bunch of dorks arguing with each other about stuff that would never happen. As of yesterday, that is no longer the case. The Big 10 just said they cared, and will treat some G5 teams differently from others. I feel pretty good about all the teams finding basketball homes. [/QUOTE]