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[QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 1538151, member: 833"]
That is a strawtastic argument of things I didn't say.  I said the case of expansion is just okay, not great.  Nice try though.

The only way those schools keep the Big 12 in existence is if one or more of the new schools establishes themselves as a national power in the next 10 years.  It also protects the non-Texas/Oklahoma schools from wandering the desert if Texas should leave them.  What happens to Iowa State or Kansas State if there is no Big 12?  If they have 10 years to incorporate new members, they may be able to survive Texas' departure in 10 years.  Their hand is strongest right now.

I have made that first argument in the past and you have argued the other side, so I am not going to bite.  A case could be made that UConn is a $2MM a year program right now and that is it.  If you believe that, then why aren't you calling for the football program to be shut down?  Can't have it both ways Whaler.

The only reason most of the P5 programs are getting the revenue they get is because they are behaving like a monopoly.  Likewise, the main reason that programs like UConn are getting the meager revenue they get is that they are outside the monopoly.  It is hard to argue that this is free market pricing.
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