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Message: [QUOTE="Storrs South, post: 4024242, member: 7275"] It's pretty galaxy brain thinking, but I'll play ball with it. I can only think of three reasons this would make any sense: [LIST=1] [*]Ability to get access to more NCAA tourney credits [*]Access to the MSG contract the week of conference tourneys (as opposed to the stunt the Big 10 did a couple years ago playing their tourney a week early then teams waiting a week till Selection Sunday) [*]With the SEC monopolizing football, the Big 10 monopolizes basketball with some of the biggest brands Michigan State, UConn, Nova, and maybe that's where Kansas comes into play for only bball and not a full member of the Big 10. [/LIST] FOX owns TV rights to both conferences so it in theory could happen if pushed by them and unlike why the Big East fell originally, the Big East teams would get a fractional share of TV $$ since most schools don't play football. FOX could market that pretty easily and make all parties more money than before to make it worth the while. No idea how this would work from a scheduling perspective but it's a cool idea. [/QUOTE]