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Message: [QUOTE="Storrs South, post: 4014597, member: 7275"] Their football program is just such an anchor (sounds familiar) and the high brow institutions may look down on Kansas despite being AAU (then again Colorado is similarly ranked in USNWR). The most likely scenario as you note is probably just sticking with the Big XII. The conference tournament is already in Kansas City every year and they would get to exert tremendous influence in the "Zombie Big XII." The money will be significantly less than the $38 million a year in the Big XII currently, but obviously not as bad as the AAC $7 million a year ($14-16???). It's way behind the big boys of the SEC & ACC & BIG 10, but good enough for Kansas that is primarily investing in basketball anyway. The only way Kansas goes to the Big East is if FOX is willing to make it worth their while financially (we still don't know how UConn's addition to the Big East affects contract value as they haven't come to the negotiating table yet so maybe it happens especially with FOX losing OU/UT T1 content). Otherwise, the Big XII would have to dissolve somehow (no idea how this happens since most schools have nowhere to go), OR the Big XII is told by TV partners to take on Memphis, USF, UCF, and Cincy and determine they don't want any part of it. [/QUOTE]