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Message: [QUOTE="Husky25, post: 1583478, member: 2839"] My point is that the Big Ten saddled [I][B]themselves [/B][/I]with the arbitrary rule that any invite must also be AAU. The Big Ten was formed to make athletic scheduling easier. No other organization is enforcing the AAU criteria on the Big Ten, nor could they care much less, least of all an academic association. If selling content to the NYC DMA is sooooo important and UConn is the final access point to it, the Big Ten should be able to find a way around their own arbitrary rules. After all, they invited a school who they knew ouster from the AAU was imminent. If not, they can only blame themselves if they lose out. That said, I absolutely believe that an invite to the Big XII does not necessarily close the Big Ten door with respect to UConn. [/QUOTE]