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Message: [QUOTE="Fairfield_1st, post: 5089006, member: 3005"] Hank, your argument for USF is mostly based on 2 things, location, location, location, and giving UCF a close rival. We both know that is nice and maybe back in the day that would have been enough, but not today. To be fair, UCF already gets the Big 12 into FL, so USF's location advantage is minimized. Given that BCU is irrelevant except for alums and current students, a case could be made that New England is untapped potential for eyeballs and prospective students and athletes. We also give a NY presence which could be leveraged for further visibility. As [USER=296]@ZooCougar[/USER] noted, UCF may not be interested in having USF competing for in-state recruits (see BC/UConn for another territory example), so there may not even be support. Conference expansion is about dollars, what does USF bring to the table and would it bring an increase in the league payout? Outside of 2016 & 2017, their football is not much better than ours. Given that they've had 2 7-6 seasons since, and including, 2018, I'll give them an ever so slight nod. When you consider basketball eyeballs, It's not even close that having the UConn men & women in their conference is preferred, especially with women's hoops being a somewhat untapped resource. Given that they're only 100 miles from UCF/Orlando, not a big increase in TV markets. We are talking about maybe the #4 school in the state after UF, FSU & UCF. Based on this simple analysis, I would think the B12 would value UConn as a better addition than USF. If Yormark really does split the football TV deal from the basketball, UConn's value is even clearer. That would be my counterargument. [/QUOTE]

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