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[QUOTE="pj, post: 1675016, member: 2524"]
You can't turn down the B12 for a mere promise to be considered in the future. The fact is that UConn, and every other leading university, will always be considered. Nor does it help for them to give us their metrics.

You would leave for a firm, contractually binding commitment. It doesn't have to be immediate entry, but it would probably be an invitation for all sports but football, football goes independent and gets a 6-game per year scheduling alliance with the B1G, and football is #15 school into the conference once they find a #16.

If they can't make a commitment and the B12 offers, you take the B12 and tell (a) the B1G, look, we'll try to meet your metrics and will leave the B12 for you later, so keep us under consideration; and (b) the B12, look, we know you care about money and want new entrants from the G5 to accept a lower payout; as long as we are under a lower payout, we should have easier exit rights. (Privately, you design the terms to allow you to leave for the B1G if the offer comes through.)
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