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Message: [QUOTE="Kolumbo, post: 5048895, member: 4613"] First, I am reading that it is all about athletics revenue and investing in the Big 12 Conference. I don't see anything about investing in the actual schools. If it is about having equity in the schools, that would seem to be very complicated. Second, I could see a large influx of capital helping the Big 12 distance itself from the ACC. By making the right additions, the Big 12 would be much closer to the P2 and the ACC would be the best of the G6 - pending the outcome of the ACC membership changes of course. In that scenario, Big 12 revenue would certainly grow quickly while the ACC's would drop off. I don't think it will happen, but that is the scenario we're laying out. Third, perhaps the media deal would be structured to pay the conference say 90% of the total payout and pay 10% directly to the PE Fund. In this way the conference members would still be getting more money given the revenue growth and the PE Fund would get its revenue stream. The percentage and time period would impact the ROI. Even if the Big 12 members don't get significantly more than they get now, they are getting stability and solidifying their positions in the "P3" So I see how it could work given the right circumstances. [/QUOTE]