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[QUOTE="btstimpy, post: 667263, member: 2673"]
I hear you. And that is how the ACC thinks and why I want the ACC to add UConn. We don't yet have an ACC Network.
 
The Big Ten's model is cable boxes. The BTN contract with the Cable Provider says that the BTN gets more subscriber fees from ALL the cable boxes in the area if the Big Ten has a school located in the area. They don't care if no one watches the BTN, just that they pay for the BTN when they pay for their cable box.
 
You have 3.6 million in Connecticut. How many are in New York State? They don't have to watch SUNY Buffalo. They just have to have a cable box. That's why they added a failing Athletic department in Maryland and a struggling one in Rutgers. New Jersey and Maryland have lots of cable boxes.
 
Some here are suggesting that the Northeast Cable Companies will fight this model. I know that the Big Ten Network thinks it can force these fees on the Cable Companies.
 
An again, I don't think anyone wants to watch Michigan play SUNY Buffalo in football or basketball. At least not at the level of disparity we'll find today.
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