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Message: [QUOTE="NYUConn, post: 1834655, member: 6274"] Realistically, could the Little 8 get a deal any better than the current American or MWC? I'd bet anything that they couldn't from ESPN. When the Big East lost the core of it's football conference the second time - WVU/SU/Pitt/Lou - they dropped their TV deal about $100 million per year to what The American has today. I have to think they would do the same to the Big 12 after the loss of Texas and Oklahoma. The only thing that may save the Little 8 is the fact that their TV deal is spread out over ESPN and FOX. FOX needs content (tho less so after the B1G deal), so that haircut might not be as severe. Ultimately you're right, it's all about giving the Little 8 time to figure out what's next. However, it's a pipe dream to presuppose that part of what figuring out what's next for the Little 8 includes restructuring the TV deal to any kind of P5 level. [/QUOTE]