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Message: [QUOTE="The Viking, post: 1712049, member: 1599"] Dodd still brings up an interesting point. Right now the Big 12 can guarantee 1 billion in their coffers over the next 10 years if they add 4 teams soon. Doesn't matter how good they are in football, whether they can bring a network (doesn't matter now), whether they are good academically, etc. They basically have ESPN and Fox by the balls. And considering they can dictate terms to the new teams (which team is going to say no to 10 mil a year and maybe eventually 15 mil a year 5 years down the road if the Big 12 lays out those terms?) why wouldn't they? After they give the newbies their cut they can still hold on to approx 500 mil or 50 mil per team over 10 years.....extra cash to be had. Why would you say no when you know there is a chance the league ceases to exist anyway once the B1G contract re-opens and the Big12 contract is on the verge of expiring? The question is what 4 teams are taken...I would think from a football recruiting standpoint Cincy and a Florida team are in. That would leave 2 teams...and perhaps for those final 2 teams non-football factors play into it. Do the "presidents" want academic integrity and a school that is at least "competitive" across the board in all sports like UConn? You can scrap the Colorado school (who cares about Denver market now). Memphis (a 1-2 year football mirage perhaps with awful academics?) Houston (still can't see Texas wanting Houston considering how well Herman is already recruiting as a G5 member over Texas). BYU (sure although the Sunday thing who knows)..... Would they take 2 Florida schools? I can't see that happening.... anyway, now that I've had a few I still think if the Big12 is just looking to cash in as much as possible over the next 9 years, maybe UConn has an outside shot still, especially when the Big 12 is impressed when we win the College World Series. [/QUOTE]

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