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[QUOTE="Exit 4, post: 1834754, member: 2268"]
Seems like it and that still could be the final conclusion, but I think it may take a full year to get to that point.  I suspect 3-5 months ago many of the L8 schools were oblivious to their reality (particularly beyond the ADs) and the conference has needed the drama of expansion to flush out all the politics and the cards held by OU, UT and the media players.   Plus the ACCn and GOR extension changed everything - a seminal point in CRA history.   In addition, the L8 needed to have the expansion school dog and pony show in order to get themselves all up to speed on their reality and the reality of what is available.

There is still a chance that all the effort that went into expansion this summer/fall will be utilized in the next year or two for a repositioned B12... a B12 future w/o UT and OU.   The uncertainty of the cable box world puts some pressure on the L8 and even OU and UT to come up with a vision that binds as many of schools as possible through at least the length of the ACC GOR.

Lastly, the two reasons to expand by four now - FOX/ESPN $ and the opportunity to help make the expansion stronger for the 2025 media deal.
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