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Message: [QUOTE="dwalks93, post: 1598289, member: 5598"] When a conference is looking at expansion options a prospective team is judged by the other available teams, not the current members. BC can argue it brings more to the BIG than Purdue but that is not who BC is competing against for BIG admission. The deck is stacked against small private schools in urban areas. It is more difficult to build facilities in cities, it is more difficult to build the huge alumni bases that drives demand, and it is more difficult to be the "main event" in a city. Does that mean the BIG will not consider a private school? I'd say no...In fact if the ACC dissolves several private schools will probably get strong consideration from the BIG. These schools include ND, Duke, Miami, GT, Syracuse, and BC. The problem for BC is ND, Duke, Miami and GT all appear to be better options. It seems unlikely the BIG will take on multiple private schools without adding additional flagship/large state public programs. I may be bias toward UConn but if the BIG needs to choose between Duke/UConn or a Duke/BC I like UConn's chances especially if taking BC involves a messy GOR battle. The biggest issue for UConn will be the competition with the other available flagship schools like UNC and UVA and large state programs like VT and FSU. [/QUOTE]